Yamile is the author of Scholastic’s Blizzard Besties, the upcoming picture book Where Are You From? and many more books to come!
Find Yamile on Twitter: @YamileSMendez. Her website is YamileSMendez.com.
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Show Notes:
Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet
Coffee is for closers only watercolor by Samantha Hahn
Well-Read Women by Samantha Hahn
Make Art, Make Money: Lessons from Jim Henson on Fueling Your Creative Career by Elizabeth Hyde Stevens
Marianne Murphy’s Society6 page (flamingoboots)
Random Acts of Kittens by Yamile
On These Magic Shores by Yamile
Furia by Yamile
Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers
Cynsations - Cynthia’s blog
Yamile’s agent Linda Camacho’s interview on Cyn’s blog (note: she has since switched agencies and has a newer interview here)
New Visions Award for Authors of Color
Jaime Kim - illustrator of Where Are You From?
Clarissa Wong editor of Where Are You From?
Elise Howard at Algonquin Books
Christina Bryza (Our Episode 9 guest!)
Ally Condie (Our Episode 7 guest!)
Dog Man series by Dav Pilkey
Robert Polk (Inteview via Bookish Babes)
The Last Voyage of Poe Blythe by Ally Condie
About Truer Words:
Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.
You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.