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September 9, 2024 by Travis Jonker

How THE SHIP Set Sail: Behind the Scenes of THE SHIP IN THE WINDOW on The Yarn Podcast

While driving home from a book event a couple weeks back, I turned on the recorder and talked about how THE SHIP IN THE WINDOW came to be.

September 4, 2024 by Travis Jonker

AND THEN, BOOM! Lisa Fipps Returns to The Yarn Podcast

Lisa Fipps returns to talk about her latest book And Then, Boom!

August 22, 2024 by Travis Jonker

Now on The Yarn: Newbery Honor Winner Gennifer Choldenko

Colby talked with Newbery Honor winner Gennifer Choldenko (Al Capone Does My Shirts) on The Yarn podcast this week.

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