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What’s Your Process? Episode III with Alicia D. Williams
In our latest episode, Alicia D. Williams is back to talk about her writing process. We hope that you are enjoying our series with Alicia as much as we are.
Book Deal and Social Media with Alicia D. Williams
Colby: Holy smokes! This is our 99th episode. Crazy. I figured this little show would be lucky to make it to 25. Thank you to everyone that has tuned in. It means a lot. In today’s episode, debut author Alicia D. Williams talks about what it is like for a debut author to announce their […]
How Adam Gidwitz Went From Being a Terrible Teacher to an Amazing Author
Colby: I had a blast interviewing Adam Gidwitz for The Yarn on a car ride to an airport. He’s a great dude, and I think a lot of people are going to find his journey to publication fascinating.
Not on The Yarn: The Cult of Pedagogy
Colby: This past week I got an email from Mrs. Woolworth about the latest episode of The Cult of Pedagogy. Mrs. Woolworth is an amazing teacher in my district, that is always trying to get better. I subscribe to The Cult of Pedagogy podcast, but I hadn’t listened to the latest episode. Mrs. Woolworth’s endorsement […]
#TBT: Tracey Baptiste Talks About The Jumbies
Colby: Crazy that The Yarn is inching closer to 100 episodes. I thought it might be fun to start throwing it back on Thursdays to some of our previous episodes. It has been an honor sharing these episodes with you. Thanks for tuning in! The third book in Tracey Baptiste’s The Jumbies series, The Jumbies […]
‘Everything we do shapes us’ Todd Parr shares his journey to publication
Colby: I had a blast hanging out and getting to know Todd Parr for this episode of The Yarn. I was so happy that he turned out to be as amazing of a person as I built him up to be. The world is lucky to have him. I hope you like this episode of […]
How to Start a Nerd Camp
Colby Sharp, one of the creators of the first Nerd Camp, offers his advice for hosting your own version of the popular education camps with a literacy twist.
Ashley Herring Blake Discusses The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James.
Colby: I had a blast interviewing Ashley Herring Blake at the Texas Library Association Annual Conference. It is always interesting when I meet someone through an interview for The Yarn. I hope you enjoy the episode as much as I enjoyed getting to know Ashley.
The One Where Jess Keating Tells a Joke
I had a blast interviewing Jess Keating for this episode of The Yarn. Her World of Weird Animals series is fantastic. I hope you enjoy listening to the episode as much as I enjoyed producing it.