The Yarn
Travis Jonker and Colby Sharp
The Yarn takes listeners behind the scenes of children's literature. Each episode features an author or illustrator talking about how they create books for young readers.
Recent Episodes
#131 Colby & Travis - 2020 Year in ReviewDecember 30, 2020
#130 Mike Curato - FLAMER UnraveledDecember 13, 2020
#129 Christopher Paul Curtis - THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM Turns 25!November 25, 2020
#128 Matthew Cordell - HELLO, NEIGHBOR UnraveledNovember 19, 2020
#127 Kimberly Brubaker Bradley - FIGHTING WORDS UnraveledOctober 28, 2020
#126 Grace Lin - A BIG MOONCAKE FOR LITTLE STAR UnraveledOctober 18, 2020
#125 Abby Wambach - WOLFPACK UnraveledSeptember 26, 2020
#124 Oge Mora (Pt. 2) - SATURDAY UnraveledSeptember 23, 2020
#123 The Yarn Turns FiveAugust 29, 2020
#122 Oge Mora (Pt. 1) - THANK YOU, OMU! UnraveledAugust 19, 2020
#121 Jeff Kinney - DIARY OF A WIMPY KID (and More)July 29, 2020
#120 What is Bookshop?July 21, 2020
#119 Gordon C. James & Derrick Barnes - I AM EVERY GOOD THING UnraveledJune 21, 2020
#118 James Preller & Mary GrandPré - ALL WELCOME HERE UnraveledJune 15, 2020
#117 Jason Reynolds (Re-Release)June 02, 2020
#116 An Indie Bookstore During a Pandemic w/ Joanna ParzakonisMay 23, 2020
#115 Mitali Perkins - BETWEEN US AND ABUELA UnraveledApril 30, 2020
#114 Donalyn Miller & Colby - Book AccessApril 06, 2020
#113 Eoin Colfer - ARTEMIS FOWLMarch 31, 2020
#112 Sandra Neil Wallace - BETWEEN THE LINES UnraveledMarch 26, 2020
#111 Shannon & Dean Hale - THE PRINCESS IN BLACKFebruary 22, 2020
#110 A.S. King - DIG UnraveledFebruary 09, 2020
#109 Kate DiCamillo - WINN-DIXIE Turns 20January 22, 2020
#108 Colby & Travis - 2020 PreviewJanuary 05, 2020
#107 Colby & Travis - 2019 Year in ReviewDecember 24, 2019
#130 Mike Curato - FLAMER UnraveledDecember 13, 2020
#129 Christopher Paul Curtis - THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM Turns 25!November 25, 2020
#128 Matthew Cordell - HELLO, NEIGHBOR UnraveledNovember 19, 2020
#127 Kimberly Brubaker Bradley - FIGHTING WORDS UnraveledOctober 28, 2020
#126 Grace Lin - A BIG MOONCAKE FOR LITTLE STAR UnraveledOctober 18, 2020
#125 Abby Wambach - WOLFPACK UnraveledSeptember 26, 2020
#124 Oge Mora (Pt. 2) - SATURDAY UnraveledSeptember 23, 2020
#123 The Yarn Turns FiveAugust 29, 2020
#122 Oge Mora (Pt. 1) - THANK YOU, OMU! UnraveledAugust 19, 2020
#121 Jeff Kinney - DIARY OF A WIMPY KID (and More)July 29, 2020
#120 What is Bookshop?July 21, 2020
#119 Gordon C. James & Derrick Barnes - I AM EVERY GOOD THING UnraveledJune 21, 2020
#118 James Preller & Mary GrandPré - ALL WELCOME HERE UnraveledJune 15, 2020
#117 Jason Reynolds (Re-Release)June 02, 2020
#116 An Indie Bookstore During a Pandemic w/ Joanna ParzakonisMay 23, 2020
#115 Mitali Perkins - BETWEEN US AND ABUELA UnraveledApril 30, 2020
#114 Donalyn Miller & Colby - Book AccessApril 06, 2020
#113 Eoin Colfer - ARTEMIS FOWLMarch 31, 2020
#112 Sandra Neil Wallace - BETWEEN THE LINES UnraveledMarch 26, 2020
#111 Shannon & Dean Hale - THE PRINCESS IN BLACKFebruary 22, 2020
#110 A.S. King - DIG UnraveledFebruary 09, 2020
#109 Kate DiCamillo - WINN-DIXIE Turns 20January 22, 2020
#108 Colby & Travis - 2020 PreviewJanuary 05, 2020
#107 Colby & Travis - 2019 Year in ReviewDecember 24, 2019