First Draft with Sarah Enni

Join host Sarah Enni every Thursdayfor honest, meaningful conversations with storytellers about their unique perspectives on the creative process, and to provide more transparency about the professional side of artistic endeavors.

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Finishing an Unfinished Thing With Mac Barnett 04/07/2022

Finishing an Unfinished Thing With Mac Barnett First Draft Episode #351: Mac Barnett , two-time Caldecott Honor and #1 New York Times bestselling author of picture books like and with illustrator , and the book series with illustrator . Mac joins us to talk about , his new picture book with illustrator (hear . Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode: by Maurice Sendak David Foster Wallace, author of and by Jon Scieszka, illuistrated by Lane Smith Wanda Gág, author of Margaret Wise Brown, author of (hear Mac and other writers talk about Margaret Wise Brown and Goodnight Moon on ) by Gary Larson by Bill Watterson by Mac Barnett, illustrated by by James Gurney and its Dave Eggers, author of , , and and founder of and the non-profit (movie) by Ursula Nordstrom , Mac’s literary agent with Writer’s House The “,” by Julie Bosman for the New York Times , author and illustrator of bestselling picture books and Caldecott Honor book , talks about her newest picture book, . The two-time Caldecott Honor-winning author and illustrator of , , , and many more. She joins us to talk about the Farmer series: , , and , out now. Hear . , Caldecott Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the series, who is back with a book he wrote and illustrated: Hear his First Draft interviews and . by Jon Sciezka and illustrated by Julia Rothman by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Shawn Harris 🎙️ Enjoy this episode? Check out… , former National Ambassador for Children’s Literature and New York Times bestselling author best known for picture books with illustrator , including , , and more. Hear . . author, illustrator, and founder of Gallery Nucleus, talks about his debut picture book, . Hear . , visual artist, climate activist, and author and/or illustrator of several New York Times bestselling picture books, including , , and , joins us to talk about his newest picture book, . Hear his First Draft interviews and . Thanks for Listening! 🏆 Support the Show Join the First Draft , or make a monthly or one-time donation via or 🤳 Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni in , , or . 📫 Sign up for the to hear about news, recommendations, and upcoming events 👕💯 Get ✍️ Learn how the traditional publishing industry works in the Track Changes podcast mini-series. 👍 Rate, Review, and Recommend Take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you /episode/index/show/firstdraft/id/22694195

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Mess Stuff Up With Jon Scieszka First Draft Episode #341: Jon Scieszka , former National Ambassador for Children’s Literature and New York Times bestselling author best known for picture books with illustrator , including , , and more. Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode: by Giovanni Boccaccio , 2020 MacArthur Genius fellow, National Book Award winner, Newberry, Caldecott, and Coretta Scott King winner, former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, and #1 New York Times bestselling author of , , , and many, many more. She joins us to talk about her picture books with , and . Hear her . Dr Seuss, author of , and more by P.J. Eastman Franz Kafka, author of , , , and more Jack London, author of , , and more Edgar Allen Poe, author of , , , and more Jon’s , Jon’s series with , author of , and many more Thomas Pynchon, author of , , and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, author of , , and more Carlos Fuentes, author of , , and more former editor of The New York Times Book Review and former deputy editor of The New Yorker. He is currently a writer at large for The New York Times by Arnold Lobel and are autobiographical books written by Roald Dahl Vladimir Nabokov, author of , visual artist, climate activist, and author and/or illustrator of several New York Times bestselling picture books, including , , and , joins us to talk about his newest picture book, . Listen to his First Draft interviews and . by Mac Barnett and Jon Scieszka , author of seven critically acclaimed young adult novels including and Newbery Medal–winning author of talks about his newest collaboration with illustrator , . Listen to his First Draft interview . , author of , , and more with Daniel Salmieri (TV show) Jon’s autobiography, , a memoir by Gary Paulsen, author of , Caldecott Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the series, who is back with a book he wrote and illustrated: Listen to his First Draft episodes and . cartoon by Gary Paulsen by Bill Watterson , is one of six people to win two Newbery Medals, for her novels and , and author of Newbery Honor book , National Book Award finalist , as well as New York Times bestselling novels , , the series, and more. DiCamillo was the U.S. National Ambassador for Young People's Literature for 2014 and 2015. Her most recent novel, completes the trilogy of and . by Dave Pilkey, author of Shannon Hale, author of , , and more Adele Griffin, two-time National Book Award honoree and author of almost thirty books for Young Adult and middle grade readers, including , , and and . Hear her First Draft interview . , illustrator of , and more Katherine Paterson, author of , , and more Dave Shannon, author and illustrator of , author and illustrator of , , and many more The Treehouse books ( all the way to ) by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton , the museum that has Rembrandts available online , New York Times bestselling author of critically acclaimed books, including National Book Award finalist , Newberry and Printz-honored , Coretta Scott King Honoree , and his latest, middle grade , which was just named to the . Listen to his First Draft interviews and . Walter Dean Myers, author of , , Gene Luen Yang, former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and author and illustrator of The Rabbit hOle’s by Jon Scieszka and Thanks for Listening! 🏆 Support the Show Join the First Draft , or make a monthly or one-time donation via or 🤳 Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni in , , or . 📫 Sign up for the to hear about news, recommendations, and upcoming events 👕💯 Get ✍️ Learn how the traditional publishing industry works in the Track Changes podcast mini-series. 👍 Rate, Review, and Recommend Take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you! /episode/index/show/firstdraft/id/22004870