This year, Boyds Mills is partnering with The Children’s Book Podcast. As partner, we’ll be helping to bring some of our friends, faculty, scholarship recipients, and alumni onto the show.
This roundup features Ellen Oh, Lil Miss Hot Mess, Andrew W. Shaffer, Jennifer Rofé and Andrew Hacket.
The Writing Journey is So Chaotic with Ellen Oh
Ellen Oh, author of Jin Young, In Between (Crown Books for Young Readers), joins Matthew to talk about exploring the many ways that lead to an endpoint in the story.
Discovering Myself and Uncovering Our History with Andrew W. Shaffer
Andrew Shaffer, author of What Kind of Queen?: A Royal Biography of Drag Queen and Activist José Sarria (Harry N. Abrams), co-authored with Kyle Casey Chu and illustrated by Cindy Lozito, joins Matthew to talk about focusing the script when there’s so much content to cover.
The Journey of a New School Year with Andrew Hacket
Andrew Hacket, author of In This Classroom (Red Comet Press), illustrated by Arthur Lin, joins Matthew to talk about the journey of a new school year and never having exactly the same class again.
Still Out Here with Lil Miss Hot Mess
Lil Miss Hot Mess, author of Make Your Own Rainbow: A Drag Queen’s Guide to Color (Running Press Kids), illustrated by Olga De Dios, joins Matthew to talk about bickering about the things we fundamentally agree on.
A Gut Feeling with Jennifer Rofé
Jennifer Rofé, senior agent with the Andrea Brown Literary Agency, joins Matthew to talk about growing together and following that gut feeling.
