Candlewick Press Presents

• Burger Wuss book cover
• Feed book cover
• Yvain: The Knight of the Lion book trailer (and Tobin’s trip to France)
• M. T. Anderson poses for a scene in Matt Tavares’s ’Twas the Night Before Christmas.
• M. T. Anderson’s haunted house blog post for UPROXX

This episode contains material that might be inappropriate for younger listeners; discretion is advised. M. T. Anderson, author of Thirsty, Feed, The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party, and Yvain: The Knight of the Lion, tells Candlewick Press all about his early life as a fast-food employee and as a Candlewick intern. He also talks about banned books and shows off his singing skills (without laughing too much).

1. In this Five Questions (Plus One) video, Teresa talks about “The Broom Closet Murder,” and she shares her personal ghost story.
2. If Teresa could step into any painting, she would step into Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s At the Moulin Rouge.
3. Teresa shares a photo of a stack of Blackhope Enigma drafts and talks about the revision process in this blog post.
4. In this History Girls blog post, Teresa talks more about her research on corvids.

Teresa Flavin, author of The Blackhope Enigma, The Crimson Shard, and The Shadow Lantern, talks to Candlewick Press about what painting she would live in if given the opportunity and the first story she remembers writing as a child (a murder mystery called “The Broom Closet Murder”), and she tells a ghost story!

1. In this Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast blog post, Scott talks about Duct Tape Man, a weekly comic strip that he created for his college newspaper.
2. An aerial view of the territory Scott roamed as a child while in search of Bigfoot!
3. Scott wins a Hot Men of Children’s Literature Award from Betsy Bird at the Fuse #8 blog

Scott Magoon, illustrator of Big Mean Mike, talks to Candlewick Press about his days as a Candlewick employee, the time M. T. Anderson complimented him on his work, and Bigfoot! He also serenades us with a song from the musical Pal Joey.

• 1. Candlewick Press would like to thank the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Macaulay Library for granting us permission to use the birdcall sounds you heard in this episode of the podcast.
• 2. Annette talks more about her childhood and secret plans in this blog interview.

Annette LeBlanc Cate, author and illustrator of The Magic Rabbit and Look Up!, talks to Candlewick Press about what it was like to work on an award-winning cartoon on Comedy Central and her fascination with birds, and she practices her seagull impression. She also almost aces our birdcall quiz.

Ethan Murrow and Vita Murrow, the author/illustrator team behind The Whale, talk to Candlewick Press about playing together, creating together, and applying their talents to the world of picture book art. They also share their love story and talk about their childhoods. Oh, and there are strange farm sounds.

• 1. Annie’s blog post about fear
• 2. Annie’s blog post about anxiety
• 3. Annie’s podcast: Crossover Appeal
• 4. The airplane dress Annie wore for one of her debut author events
• 5. Annie’s blog post about giving without taking
• 6. The portrait of the sea captain by Pfötsch:

Annie Cardi at the Candlewick offices: