Ryan T. Higgins, is my hero! Ok, that might be a little over the top, but I love his book MOTHER BRUCE and I love the path his career is taking.
Kris Remenar and Matt Faulkner: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 212
Kris Remenar and Matt Faulkner, author and illustrator of Groundhog’s Dilemma, stop by the podcast to talk about treating the process like a business partnership, a writer who can write to the child in us all, and how the best revenge is living well.
In a Village By the Sea: THE BEST BOOK EVER [THIS WEEK]
Five picture books reviewed, including gathering up lost things, cars of all sorts, and a hunt for a yeti. It’s the Best Book Ever (this week)!
Steven Malk: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 211
Steve Malk, literary agent at Writers House, returns to the podcast to talk about connections on a deeper level, the surreal feeling of seeing books on a bookstore shelf that you helped get published, and 20 years of representing talented folks working in children’s literature.
I Can Dance: THE BEST BOOK EVER [THIS WEEK]
Five board books reviewed, including a tour of iconic cities, sports for all types, and a spooky book of peek-a-boos. It’s the Best Book Ever (this week)!
Grace Lin: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 210
Grace Lin, author of Ling & Ting: Together in All Weather, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, and Dim Sum for Everyone, stops by the podcast to talk about seeing herself in books, sharing stories from her childhood, and the final book in her outstanding easy reader series.
David Fulk: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 209
David Fulk, author of Raising Rufus, stops by the podcast to talk about discovering your inner hero, exploring in the woods, and planners and pantsers.
Adam Lehrhaupt and Matthew Forsythe: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 208
Adam Lehrhaupt and Matthew Forsythe, author and illustrator respectively behind Please, Open This Book!, stop by the podcast to talk about keeping everything in tact and in the service of the story, leaving white space in the writing, and thinking of books sonically.
Christopher Denise: Picturebooking, Episode 40
Christopher Denise’s illustrations are stunning. Some are warm and tender. Some are breathtaking and epic. All are crafted with care.
Alexis Frederick-Frost: Let’s Get Busy, Episode 207
Alexis Frederick-Frost, contributing cartoonist to Gryphons Aren’t So Great, the newest story in the Adventures in Cartooning series, stops by the podcast to talk about bonding over ping pong, how it takes a stronger writer to write a shorter story, and empowering kids to tell their stories through simple pictures.