Fallout featured on Fuse#8

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We’re just a month away now… Here’s a cool new conversation about Fallout with Betsy Bird!

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Author Fan Face-off season finale

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We finished up the season with a little twist – me in the author’s hot seat in a BOMB challenge. Now I know why authors always said they were nervous at the start of the recordings… This student challenger is no joke!

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Author Fan Face-off Turns 50!

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Fifty episodes, that is – and counting. Recent shows have featured challenges with authors such as Jerry Craft, R.J. Palacio, Gordon Korman, and many more!

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Author Fan Face-off with Kate DiCamillo!

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You know we had to try for this one – today’s new Author Fan Face-off features the great Kate DiCamillo, taking a true super-fan in a Flora & Ulysses challenge. Can anyone keep up with these two?

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Kwame Alexander on AFF!

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Big day for Author Fan Face-off: the great Kwame Alexander challenges sharp-reading Stephen to see who knows THE CROSSOVER better. Can anyone keep up with these guys?

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Mr. Benedict on AFF!

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This is one we really wanted to do – in Author Fan Face-off #33, Trenton Lee Stewart takes on a true super-fan in a Mysterious Benedict Society challenge. Think you know this book? Well, see if you can keep up with these two!

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Author Fan Face-off updates

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We’re about to post our 30th episode of Author Fan Face-off, and starting to get some really nice attention. Here’s a new podcast from WAMC. And this very cool article with idea for how teachers can use the show – which was our whole motivation in the first place!

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Meg Medina on Author Fan Face-off!

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A big day for us at Author Fan Face-off: Meg Medina joins us for a MERCI SUAREZ CHANGES GEARS challenge!

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Lots More AFF!

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Super-librarian Stacey Rattner and I have been keeping up with our goal of doing one new Author Fan Face-off episode each week, posting new ones each Monday morning at 7:00 Eastern. Here’s the latest, with Adam Gidwitz and his wonderfully creepy fairy tale remix, A Tale Dark and Grimm. Subscribe to my channel for all the videos!

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Kidlit Distancing Social #33

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Just did this fun video interview with Children’s Book Insider – great chance to get into some details of craft and process.

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