'You want happy accidents and pleasant surprises,"-Kazu Kibuishi.  

Join Emily, Erica, and Sairah as they  talk with New York Times best selling author Kazu Kibuishi author of the Amulet series.  They get to talk about his writing process, favorite movie, and biggest pet peeve.  We also learn about his wife Amy Kibuishi and her upcoming graphic novel series REMA.

You can follow Kazu on Twitter and Instagram at @boltcity or at www.boltcityproductions.com.  You can follow Amy on Twitter at @amykibuishi

Our theme music was written, performed, and recorded by Jake Thistle.  You can follow Jake at www.jakethistle.com

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Annabelle and Zainab interview award winning graphic novelist Matt Phelan.   Matt won the Scott O'Dell Award for his book A Storm in the Barn and his is the illustrator of the new picture Won't You Be My Friend, a story about Mister Rodgers. 

Matt can be found on Twitter at  @MattPhelanDraws or visit him at his website  www.mattphelan.com

Music was written, performed and recorded by Jake Thistle.  Check him out at www.jakethistle.com

Graphic novelist Brenna Thummler talks with Emily and Sophia about her book Sheets.  A graphic novel about perseverance, friendship, and forgiveness.  To learn more about Brenna visit https://www.brennathummler.com/or follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @brennathummler 

For more information about Sheets and it's upcoming sequel Delicates check out https://www.lionforge.com/sheets/

Theme music was written and recorded by Jake Thistle.  Visit Jake at https://jakethistle.com

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Hello. This is our debut episode of the new podcast, Amongst The Books.  We are excited for you to join us as we bring you book reviews, recommendations and interviews!  My students and I are developing some great content for you. 

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Music provided by Jake Thistle.  Follow Jake at www.jakethistle.com