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March 15, 2024 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: I had so much fun interviewing Emily Calandrelli for this episode of The Yarn. She is doing so much to get kids excited about science and STEM. Be sure to check out the episode below where we talk about her new book, her hope for the book, and why she writes for books for […]
February 19, 2024 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: I first interviewed Ruth Behar for The Yarn back in 2017 for her book ‘Lucky Broken Girl’. As soon as I finished her new book ‘Accross so Many Seas’, I knew that I HAD to talk to her about the book. Writing a book for middle grade readers that follows one family for 500ish […]
December 8, 2023 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: This episode of The Yarn featured my first in-person interview since before the COVID-19 pandemic. It was pretty wild to interview someone sitting next to me, instead of interviewing someone through a screen. Debut author Christina Wyman stopped by my school recently to chat with me about her book Jawbreaker, and to spend a […]
October 29, 2023 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: We do not do many episodes that feature creators of young adult novels. Maybe one or two a year, but after reading Dashka Slater’s Accountable, I had to have her on the show. This is one of the most important and timely books of the year. I hope that you’ll check out both the […]
September 23, 2023 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: The Wild Robot is one of those series that leads so many readers to a love of reading. Getting the chance to talk to Peter Brown about this amazing series for The Yarn was so much fun. I hope you’ll give the episode a listen below, or on your podcast listening app of choice. […]
September 6, 2023 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: It feels like more and more people are consuming podcasts through video, so we thought it would be fun to start to release some of our episodes on video. Our first video episode features book creator Jarrett Lerner talking about his illustrated novel-in-verse A Work in Progress. You can listen to the audio only […]
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August 20, 2023 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: As soon as I finished reading Chris Baron‘s The Gray I knew that I had to talk to him about the book for The Yarn. I hope you enjoy listening to Chris talk about writing. I don’t think I have ever talked to anyone that LOVES to write as much as Chris does. Subscribe […]
August 6, 2023 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: I think Jarrett Lerner’s A Work in Progress is going to be one of the most popular new book in classrooms and libraries during the 2023-2024 school year. It is a captivating and important illustrated novel-in-verse. For the latest episode of The Yarn, I talked to Jarrett about what is was like writing about […]
June 13, 2023 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: As soon as I finished Aubrey Hartman’s The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor I wanted to talk to her about the book for The Yarn podcast. Poppy is a character that readers are going to fall in love with. This debut middle grade novel feels like an instant classic. I hope you enjoy my conversation […]
May 15, 2023 by Colby Sharp
COLBY: I had an awesome time chatting with author Laurel Snyder about her new book The Witch of Woodland. I am so excited for everyone to meet the book’s main character Zippy. She is unforgettable. I hope you’ll check out the episode below or you can listen on your podcast app of choice. Subscribe below […]
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