Podcast appearances and mentions of Shaun Tan

Giuseppe Castellano talks to cartoonist and author, Grant Snider, about how he aligns his creative life; what similarities there are between illustration and Grant's work in orthodontics; why artists should zigzag every now and then; and more.To learn more about Grant, visit grantsnider.com.Artists mentioned in this episode include: Shaun Tan, John Hendrix, Bill Watterson, and Mike Lowery If you find value in this podcast, you can support it by subscribing to our best-selling publication, Notes On Illustration, on Substack. Among other benefits, you will gain access to bonus episodes we call “Extra Credit”. | Visit illustrationdept.com for offerings like mentorships and portfolio reviews, testimonials, our alumni showcase, and more. | Music for the podcast was created by Oatmello.

Stuur me een bericht.Winny Ang heeft er een reis opzitten. Wanneer ze aanklopt heeft ze twee treinen genomen, waarin ze, naar buiten turend, het verstedelijkt landschap langzaam zag verdwijnen en plaatsmaken voor weidse vlakten. Het laatste halfuur legde ze af met een deelfiets, dwars door de velden, met minstens vijftien kilogram aan boeken op het rek. Want voor Winny zijn verhalen en atomen de dingen waaruit de wereld is opgebouwd. Een babbel over kunst en illustratie, mens-zijn en inclusie.In het gesprek bewandelen we voortdurend de grens tussen creativiteit en zorg, als die grens al bestaat. Vaak merken we dat we in het gesprek op dat ene woordje botsen: belonging; je thuisvoelen in de wereld.In deze podcast komen volgende illustratoren en kunstenaars aan bod: Oliver Jeffers, Sam Winston, Eleni Debo, Shaun Tan, Beatrice Alemagna, Enrika Verbruggen en Yayoi Kusama.Ben jij mijn volgende gast in Podlood? In de rubriek 'De Podloodlijn' bel ik met mensen die graag iets willen vertellen over een of meerdere tekeningen of illustraties, die in hun leven belangrijk zijn geweest.Wil je graag meer weten, of wil je meedoen en bellen met mij tijdens een opname van 'De Podloodlijn'? Stuur me dan een bericht via mijn website. Ik kijk ernaar uit!Meer Podlood? Voor meer info over de podcast en afleveringen, surf naar www.podlood.be. Voor nieuws en updates, abonneer je op Brief uit het atelier, de nieuwsbrief waarin schrijf ik over boeken of andere dingen waaraan ik werk en ook over nieuwe afleveringen van deze podcast. Je kan ook @kristoftekent volgen op Instagram. Je kan Podlood gratis steunen door de show in jouw favoriete podcast-app vijf sterren te geven, een positieve review te schrijven én een vriend of vriendin die veel voor jou (be)tekent over de podcast te vertellen. Dit helpt Podlood echt vooruit. Will je all the way steunen? De Podlood-pin is hét symbool van jouw appreciatie voor de show. Een podcast onderhouden brengt kosten met zich mee en jouw bijdrage helpt deze te dragen, in stijl. Je bestelt de pin op www.podlood.be. Podlood is een productie van en door Kristof Devos. Logo, cover art en branding door Kristof Devos. Theme song door Skilsel. ©Kristof Devos

Plukker du ut bøker på coveret? Synes du coveret har en betydning for hvilken bok du velger, og synes du det er viktig at coveret gjenspeiler innholdet i boken du vil lese? Hva med samme fortellingen som har forskjellige covere? Bibliotekarene Ragnhild Skår Nilsen og Anne Klovning på Sølvberget kikker på gode og litt mindre gode bokcover. De diskuterer om bokcoverene samsvarer med innholdet i boken, og velger det beste av tre cover på samme bok. I denne episoden handler det om "Ankomsten"/"Arrival" av Shaun Tan og "The labyrinth" av Simon Stålenhag. Begge er grafiske romaner som du kan låne på biblioteket. --- Innspilt på Sølvberget bibliotek og kulturhus sommeren 2024. Medvirkende: Anne Klovning og Ragnhild Skår Nilsen Produksjon: Anne Klovning

EPISODIO NÚMERO 200. Como buen episodio aniversario, las cosas no salen como se pautearon. La idea de Ignacia y Daniel era hablar del estupendo libro ilustrado de Shaun Tan en relación a sus méritos. Terminan hablando de la niñez, la soledad, la relación entre hermanos, la masonería privada de los juegos infantiles y la hermandad que inventan las amistades. 

Waneer Siska Goeminne aanbelt zie ik eerst de bos donzige zonnebloemen waarachter ze schuilgaat. Ze brengt een beetje zon mee, zegt ze, op wat anders een hele donkere dag lijkt.Siska is schrijver en heeft die titel altijd met zowel veel plezier als ernst gedragen, al zorgde dit er soms ook voor dat ze zichzelf uit het oog verloor. ‘Alles van waarde is weerloos' schreef Lucebert ooit.In deze aflevering hebben we het over kindertekeningen en over hoe Siska bij het schrijven van ‘Het hart van het meisje' begreep dat ze over zichzelf schreef en zo ongewild in een diepe val terechtkwam. Haar lichaam protesteerde en wilde alleen nog liggen. Het was het begin van een donkere periode waaruit Siska stilaan overeind krabbelt met een nieuw boek, dat ze niet toevallig samen met haar man en haar hartsvriendin maakte. We eindigen in de Leiestreek met Emile Claus, die lumineus de geboortestreek van Siska in het licht zet. Ik ben haar dankbaar, omdat ze ondanks haar angst om te spreken dit aandurfde, omdat ze een urenlange file uitzat om naar mijn atelier te komen, omdat ze de gans liet oversteken.Illustratoren en kunstenaars die aan bod komen in deze aflevering: Alain Verster, Sonne, Shaun Tan, Staf Roels, Kevin Sezgin, Frank Daenen, Tim Van den Abeele, Eva Hilhorst, Sebastiaan Van Doninck, Merel Eyckerman, Suzan 'T Hooft, Trui Chielens, Judith Vanistendael, Yvonne Jagtenberg, Sarah Verroken, Wim Opbrouck, Annemie Berebrouckx, Anne Westerduin, Rudi Bogaerts, Riske Lemmens, Lieve Baeten, Jan De Kinder, Emile Claus.Meer Podlood? Voor meer info over de podcast en afleveringen, surf naar www.podlood.be. Voor nieuws en updates, abonneer je op Brief uit het atelier, de nieuwsbrief waarin schrijf ik over boeken of andere dingen waaraan ik werk en ook over nieuwe afleveringen van deze podcast. Je kan ook @kristoftekent volgen op Instagram. Je kan Podlood gratis steunen door de show in jouw favoriete podcast-app vijf sterren te geven, een positieve review te schrijven én een vriend of vriendin die veel voor jou (be)tekent over de podcast te vertellen. Dit helpt Podlood echt vooruit. Will je all the way steunen? De Podlood-pin is hét symbool van jouw appreciatie voor de show. Een podcast onderhouden brengt kosten met zich mee en jouw bijdrage helpt deze te dragen, in stijl. Je bestelt de pin op www.podlood.be. Podlood is een productie van en door Kristof Devos. Logo, cover art en branding door Kristof Devos. Theme song door Skilsel. ©Kristof Devos

It's a time to add another middle-grade book to our shelf!Leo has come to share his debut novel Tuckshop Terrors with our listeners! Leo and Renata talk kids books, animation, giant toothbrushes, felt, school, great authors, and fish scales.TUCKSHOP TERRORSAUTHOR:               Leo BakerPUBLISHER:          Australian Society of Authors*** The Endless Shelf does not guarantee the safety of visitors to the podcave. Guests enter at their own risk and if they happen to leave the planet, Booky and Renata are not responsible. ***It's endless fun!Send comments to Renata & Booky:Support the Show.Follow us on instagram at endlessshelfpod! Booky keeps the fun in your feed.

Since 2014, the DBS Foundation Grand Award was introduced to recognise, reward and support businesses for impact, both Social Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). 10 years on, it has provided over $17 million dollars in grant funding to over 100 social enterprises and SMEs to scale their business model and deepen their social and/or environmental impact. We chat with Shaun Tan, Co-Founder, Inclus - one of 24 recipients of the grant this year & Claire Wong, Executive Director, DBS Foundation for more.   Presented by Emaad Akhtar  This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg) She produces Mind Your Business, Biz-How-To and Breakfast Special segments on the Breakfast Show. Do contact her for topics: C-Suite, SME, Startups, Healthtech, Sustainability, Property, Intergenerational Family Business, Industry Outlook, Fintech and trending businesses in town.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No Mondolivro de hoje, Afonso Borges fala do livro de Shaun Tan, chamado "Contos dos subúrbios distantes. Confira!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Katie Gamb.We discuss her time growing up in rural Wisconsin, her early love of illustrated books and how she approaches story-telling with her own work, her upcoming solo show at Beinart Gallery, and a whole lot more!Also mentioned in this episode: Hi-Fructose, Mark Ryden, Camille Rose Garcia, Haven Gallery, Clutter Gallery, Shaun Tan, Laurie Lipton, Carson Ellis, and Adam Stoner.Follow KatieWebsite: katiegamb.comInstagram: @katie_gambPatreon: katiegamb Follow the ShowWebsite: artaffairspodcast.comPatreon: artaffairsInstagram: @artaffairspodcastTikTok: @themichaelfaith© 2019-2024 michael faith

We dork out about the world's deadliest animal, our fave modern children's book illustrators, and the strange phenomenon that makes people need to poop when they visit a bookstore. FURTHER DORKSCUSSION:Mosquitos: Deadliest AnimalModern Fave IllustratorsShaun Tan - Lost & Found, EricOliver Jeffers - Here We Are, The Way Back HomeDave Mckean - Mirrormask, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two GoldfishJulie McLaughlin - Pride PuppyJoy Ang -Kobe Eats PizzaPawel Gierlinski - Oh Golly, Miss TrollyChris Haughton - Shh! We Have a Plan,  Oh, No, GeorgeRenata Lewska - The Loud Book, The Quiet BookKim Smith - Boxitects, Baker MakersSandra Boynton - The Going to Bed Book, Snuggle PuppyJon Klassen - I want My Hat Back, The SkullByron Eggenschweiler - The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt, The Strangest Thing in the SeaAxel Scheffler - Julia Donaldson collaborator, The Gruffalo, Room on the BroomBarbara Reid - Sing a Song of Mother Goose, Read Me a BookMichael Martchenko - All the best Robert Munsch books, The Paper Bag Princess, Mortimer, Murmel, Murmel, MurmelMatthew Forsythe - Pokko and the Drum, MinaElise Gravel - The Mushroom Fan Club, The Bug ClubPhoebe Wahl - Little Witch Hazel, Sonya's ChickensAnita Jeram - Guess How Much I Love You, Kids Goodnight, SamBONUS CONTENT:The Mariko Aoki phenomenon"GIVE ME THAT SKULL." -Jon Klassen, The Skull SOCIALS:Here's where you can find us!Lexi' Hunt's website and twitter and instagramBen Rankel's website and instagram and where to buy his book: Amazon.ca / Comixology / Ind!go / Renegade ArtsJess Schmidt's website, twitter and instagramDork Matter's website(WIP) and twitter and instagram and redditThis podcast is created on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Nations, which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, and the Kainai. We also acknowledge the Stoney Nakota Nation, Tsuut'ina, and Metis Nation Region 3.Help your dorky pals spread the word: share us on social media or give Dork Matters a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your pods! Thank you for helping us to share our love of all things Dork!

What is the difference between ch*tiya and dusht? Why are vegetarians evil? Why do Indians do the best bench pressing? Krish Ashok and Naren Shenoy join Amit Varma in episode 362 of The Seen and the Unseen for the most fun conversation ever. Really, ever. We got it certified. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out: 1. Krish Ashok on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, his own website and Spotify/Apple Music/Soundcloud. 2. Naren Shenoy on Twitter, Instagram and Blogspot. 3. We Are All Amits From Africa -- Episode 343 of The Seen and the Unseen. 4. A Scientist in the Kitchen — Episode 204 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Krish Ashok). 5. Narendra Shenoy and Mr Narendra Shenoy — Episode 250 of The Seen and the Unseen. 6. Masala Lab: The Science of Indian Cooking — Krish Ashok. 7. We want Narendra Shenoy to write a book. 8. Fixing Indian Education — Episode 185 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Karthik Muralidharan). 9. Kashmir and Article 370 — Episode 134 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Srinath Raghavan). 10. Indian Society: The Last 30 Years — Episode 137 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Santosh Desai). 11. The Life and Times of Shanta Gokhale — Episode 311 of The Seen and the Unseen. 12. The Life and Times of Jerry Pinto — Episode 314 of The Seen and the Unseen. 13. The Life and Times of KP Krishnan — Episode 355 of The Seen and the Unseen. 14. Natasha Badhwar Lives the Examined Life — Episode 301 of The Seen and the Unseen. 15. The Adda at the End of the Universe — Episode 309 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vikram Sathaye and Roshan Abbas). 16. Dance Dance For the Halva Waala — Episode 294 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Jai Arjun Singh and Subrat Mohanty). 17. Narendra Modi on climate change. 18. Yes Minister -- Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay. 19. Yes Prime Minister -- Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay. 20. The Overview Effect. 21. The Day Ryan Started Masturbating -- Amit Varma. 22. Security Check -- Varun Grover. 23. Nothing is Indian! Everything is Indian! -- Episode 12 of Everything is Everything. 24. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe -- Douglas Adams. 25. Arrival — Denis Villeneuve. 26. The Hidden Life of Trees — Peter Wohlleben. 27. Self-Esteem (and a Puddle) — Amit Varma's post with Douglas Adams's puddle quote. 28. Bittu Sahgal on Wikipedia, Instagram, Twitter and Amazon. 29. I Contain Multitudes -- Ed Yong. 30. Song of Myself — Walt Whitman. 31. How I Reversed My Type 2 Diabetes -- Episode 9 of Everything is Everything. 32. Fat Chance -- Robert Lustig on Fructose 2.0. 33. How Sugar & Processed Foods Impact Your Health -- Robert Lustig on The Huberman Lab Podcast. 34. Rahul Matthan Seeks the Protocol -- Episode 360 of The Seen and the Unseen. 35. Privacy 3.0 — Rahul Matthan. 36. Abby Philips Fights for Science and Medicine — Episode 310 of The Seen and the Unseen. 37. Shruti Jahagirdar's Twitter thread on Bournvita. 38. Shruti Jahagirdar is the Sporty One -- Episode 289 of The Seen and the Unseen. 39. The Incredible Curiosities of Mukulika Banerjee — Episode 276 of The Seen and the Unseen. 40. Seven Stories That Should Be Films -- Episode 23 of Everything is Everything. 41. What's Wrong With Indian Agriculture? -- Episode 18 of Everything is Everything. 42. The Walrus and the Carpenter -- Lewis Carroll. 43. There is no Frigate like a Book -- Emily Dickinson. 44. Why I'm Hopeful About Twitter -- Amit Varma. 45. A decontextualized reel of Dr Pal on The Ranveer Show. 46. The Liver Doctor's feisty response to the reel above. 47. The full interview of Dr Pal on The Ranveer Show. 48. The Gentle Wisdom of Pratap Bhanu Mehta — Episode 300 of The Seen and the Unseen. 49. Aakash Singh Rathore, the Ironman Philosopher — Episode 340 of The Seen and the Unseen. 50. Dunbar's number. 51. Snow Crash --  Neal Stephenson. 52. Carl Sagan and Neil deGrasse Tyson. 53. The Selfish Gene -- Richard Dawkins. 54. GianChand Whisky. 55. Beware of Quacks. Alternative Medicine is Injurious to Health — Amit Varma. 56. Homeopathic Faith — Amit Varma. 57. Homeopathy, quackery and fraud — James Randi. 58. Fallacy of Composition. 59. The Secret to a Happy Marriage -- Mike and Joelle. 60. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud -- William Wordsworth. 61. WD 40 on Amazon. 62. Dog Songs -- Mary Oliver. 63. The Evolution of Cooperation -- Robert Axelrod. 64. The Interpreter -- Amit Varma (on Michael Gazzaniga's split-brain experiments). 65. Human -- Michael Gazzaniga. 66. The Blank Slate -- Steven Pinker. 67. Minority Report -- Steven Spielberg. 68. Free Will -- Sam Harris. 69. Determined: Life Without Free Will -- Robert Sapolsky. 70. Behave -- Robert Sapolsky. 71. Noise -- Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony and Cass R. Sunstein. 72. Brave New World -- Aldous Huxley. 73. Cicada -- Shaun Tan. 74. Don't think too much of yourself. You're an accident — Amit Varma's column on Chris Cornell's death. 75. Are You Just One Version of Yourself? -- Episode 3 of Everything is Everything. 76. Lat Uljhi Suljha Ja Balam -- Bade Ghulam Ali Khan performs Raag Bihag. 77. Danish Husain and the Multiverse of Culture -- Episode 359 of The Seen and the Unseen. 78. Danish Husain's anecdote about Mahatma Gandhi and Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. 79. Pushpesh Pant Feasts on the Buffet of Life -- Episode 326 of The Seen and the Unseen. 80. Arijit Singh on Autotune. 81. How Music Works -- David Byrne. 82. Raga Lalita Gauri -- Mallikarjun Mansur. 83. Raag Lalita Gauri (1947) -- Kesarbai Kerkar. 84. Raga Vibhas -- Mallikarjun Mansur. 85. Mohe Rang Do Laal -- Song from Bajirao Mastani. 86. Raag Basanti Kedar -- Mallikarjun Mansur. 87. Travelling through Pakistan; from Karachi to K2 -- Salman Rashid on The Pakistan Experience, hosted by Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. 88. A rare video of Balasaraswathi dancing while singing Krishna Nee Begane. 89. Krishna Nee Begane Baro -- Madras String Quartet. 90. Albela Sajan -- Hard rock adaptation by Krish Ashok and Vijay Kannan. 91. [Don't Fear] The Reaper -- Blue Oyster Cult. 92. Krish Ashok's Sanskrit version of the song above. 93. Purple Haze -- Jimi Hendrix. 94. All That She Wants — Ace of Base. 95. Caste, Gender, Karnatik Music — Episode 162 of The Seen and the Unseen (w TM Krishna). 96. Brown Eyed Girl -- Van Morrison. 97. Astral Weeks -- Van Morrison. 98. Moondance -- Van Morrison. 99. Episode on Astral Weeks in the podcast, A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs. 100. In a Silent Way — Episode 316 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Gaurav Chintamani). 101. Advaita on YouTube Music, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram and Twitter. 102. Raman Negi on YouTube Music, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram and Twitter. 103. Greta Van Fleet and The Mars Volta on Spotify. 104. Shakti and Indian Ocean on Spotify. 105. Pink Floyd and Kendrick Lamar on Spotify. 106. Analysis of Food Pairing in Regional Cuisines of India -- Anupam Jain, Rakhi NK and Ganesh Bagler. 107. Krish Ashok's reel explaining the above paper. 108. Amitava Kumar Finds the Breath of Life -- Episode 265 of The Seen and the Unseen. 109. How to Show, Not Tell: The Complete Writing Guide -- Diane Callahan. 110. We Love Vaccines! We Love Freedom! -- Episode 27 of Everything is Everything. 111. Math Is Better Than the Brigadier's Girlfriend -- Episode 15 of Everything is Everything. 112. Chintaman and I -- Durgabai Deshmukh. 113. Kavitha Rao and Our Lady Doctors — Episode 235 of The Seen and the Unseen. 114. Lady Doctors -- Kavitha Rao. 115. Jeff Bezos on The Lex Fridman Podcast talking about one-way doors and two-way doors. 116. It is immoral to have children. Here's why — Amit Varma. 117. Population Is Not a Problem, but Our Greatest Strength — Amit Varma. 118. Our Population Is Our Greatest Asset -- Episode 20 of Everything is Everything. 119. ChuChuTV. 120. A Deep Dive Into Ukraine vs Russia — Episode 335 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ajay Shah). 121. The State of the Ukraine War -- Episode 14 of Everything is Everything. 122. King Lear -- William Shakespeare. 123. Churchill: Walking with Destiny -- Andrew Roberts. 124. Churchill and the genocide myth — Zareer Masani. 125. Perplexity. This episode is sponsored by CTQ Compounds. Check out The Daily Reader and FutureStack. Use the code UNSEEN for Rs 2500 off. Amit Varma and Ajay Shah have launched a new video podcast. Check out Everything is Everything on YouTube. Check out Amit's online course, The Art of Clear Writing. And subscribe to The India Uncut Newsletter. It's free! Episode art: ‘'Let's Dance" by Simahina.

In a special bonus episode for The Beliefs Series, James Valentine is joined by broadcaster, journalist, author, and academic; Wiradjuri man, Stan Grant.

James Valentine sits down with Jana Pittman at a stage in her life where she is looking inward and considering carefully what her beliefs are. How has family, the public, her career and relationships shaped who she is?

Hello to you listening in Canandaigua, New York!  Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Thoughts on Thursday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Question: What connects art and literature? The answer might sound too simple to be true. Imagination. And yet, the answer has never lost its truth.This from Australian artist, writer and filmmaker Shaun Tan:  “Being able to exercise your mind to imagine other ways of existing, and being able to get excited about that, to pre-visualize, to feel in advance something hopeful. Facts and logic don't seem to cut it with humanity. Even fear and crisis don't afford the proportional response – in the face of slow death we drag our heels and turn inward, we elect false leaders, we make excuses. The real motivation for change has to be positive, being able to imagine things already getting better. Stories have a huge role to play here, given that every significant change that's ever happened in human society has begun with someone telling a story, for better or worse. As artists and writers, we have a natural bias toward truth and honesty, so our stories can be strong and enduring. Not necessarily right or wrong, but able to advance the imagination towards positive, motivating feelings, to have conceptual enthusiasm, beyond the terror of facts and seemingly insurmountable problems.”Question: How does your art, your writing, your particular way of being in the world advance our human imagination and society? CTA: "Come for the stories - Stay for the magic!" Speaking of magic, I hope you'll subscribe, follow, share a 5-star rating and nice review on your social media or podcast channel of choice, bring your friends and rellies, and join us! You will have wonderful company as we continue to walk our lives together. You're invited:  Remember to stop by the website, check out the Services, arrange a Discovery Call, and Opt In to stay current with Diane and Quarter Moon Story Arts and on LinkedIn.  Stories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer's Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present: for credit & attribution Quarter Moon Story Arts

In this episode, James meets with Turbans 4 Australia founder Amar Singh, whose charity work won him the 2023 Australian Of The Year Local Hero award.As an Australian Sikh, Amar has worked tirelessly to promote multiculturalism and religious tolerance, connecting all walks of life through his charity.But what does he believe about the Australian way of life, parenting, religion and his career on the road as a truck driver.

This week you'll hear from commentator and journalist, Janet Albrechtsen. She is a columnist for The Australian and has written about topics from war to equal pay. Her headlines draw in readers but what does she believe?

In Head Room; The Beliefs Series, James Valentine sits down with high-profile Australians to find out about the fundamental aspect that drives everything they do; their beliefs. Beliefs about god, about work, about raising children, about cats and dogs.Long term ABC Journalist Chris Masters sits down with James Valentine for Episode Nine of Headroom: The Beliefs Series. Growing up in a large family of journalists and media professionals, Chris' beliefs are structured by the pursuit of the truth. How does his work influence his opinion and thoughts on the world?As a storied investigative journalist, Masters is no stranger to controversy or the courts. Most recently, he was defending his work in the much publicised defamation trial against Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts Smith. He's since written a book about the experience and has plenty of stories to share.

In Head Room; The Beliefs Series, James Valentine sits down with high-profile Australians to find out about the fundamental aspect that drives everything they do; their beliefs. Beliefs about god, about work, about raising children, about cats and dogs.

Episode seven of the Beliefs Series introduces you to Amna K-Hassan. In 2009 Amna founded a womens Western Sydney AFL team, the Auburn Giants. Since then she's been inspiring western Sydney and Muslim women to make sport part of their lives.

In episode six you'll meet artist, filmmaker, and author, Shaun Tan. You might know Shaun from his novel, The Lost Thing. He joins James Valentine to talk about how his beliefs influence his dream-like art and describes it as having its own language.

For this August edition of Blue Dot Book Club, Elmer joins Leah and Gray to talk about what they've been reading lately. THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: The Analog Sea Review Fairytale by Stephen King On Writing by Stephen King The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The Comfort Book by Matt Haig We Were Once a Family by Roxanna Asgarian The Gravedigger's Daughter by Joyce Carol Oates Drowning: The Rescue of Flight of 1421 by TJ Newman Multiple books by Shaun Tan

In episode five you'll hear from a familiar Australian.You know her handwriting, her humour and her wit. Cathy Wilcox is best known as the cartoonist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age newspapers. Her drawings dispel complicated political agendas and hard news as she draws on what makes a story unique and funny. She's made you chuckle and she's made you enraged and she does this all with her cartoons.

Episode four of The Belief Series offers insights into the mind of one of the world's best Didgeridoo players, William Barton. He's played with Philharmonic Orchestras in Sydney, London, and Berlin. Episode four offers insights into the mind of one of the world's best Didgeridoo players, William Barton. He's played with Philharmonic Orchestras in Sydney, London, and Berlin.

The latest episode brings you one of Australia's most famous directors, George Miller. Best known for his Mad Max franchise, Babe and Happy Feet. Miller's films have often been the face of Australian cinema. Hear about the moments that changed George Miller and how he saw himself.

In Head Room; The Beliefs Series, James Valentine sits down with high-profile Australians to find out about the fundamental aspect that drives everything they do; their beliefs.

In Head Room; The Belief Series, James Valentine sits down with high-profile Australians to find out about the fundamental aspect that drives everything they do; their beliefs.

In Head Room; The Belief Series, James Valentine sits down with high-profile Australians to find out about the fundamental aspect that drives everything they do; their beliefs.

Welcome to the brand new season of Head Room, The Beliefs Series, where James Valentine wants to know why people do what they do, and what they believe. Join James and a host of high-profile Australians to find out about their beliefs, principles, and core driving values that underpin all they do. Do you believe that people are good? Do you believe people can change? Should you binge TV? Do you think everything is getting faster? Which are better, cats or dogs? These are conversations that are as deep as they are wide. Guests range from the famous and celebrated through to people whose life and work means they've really had to work out what they think and why. Follow Head Room, The Beliefs Series, and you just might question your own.

Welcome to the brand new season of Head Room, The Beliefs Series, where James Valentine wants to know why people do what they do, and what they believe.Join James and a host of high-profile Australians to find out about their beliefs, principles, and core driving values that underpin all they do.Do you believe that people are good? Do you believe people can change? Should you binge TV? Do you think everything is getting faster? Which are better, cats or dogs?These are conversations that are as deep as they are wide. Guests range from the famous and celebrated through to people whose life and work means they've really had to work out what they think and why.Follow Head Room, The Beliefs Series, and you just might question your own.

L'ospite di questa settimana è Felicita Sala, illustratrice premiata dalla rivista Andersen come illustratrice dell'anno 2020. Con Felicita parliamo di Australia, Stati Uniti, Shaun Tan, cucina, e tanto altro.Un'illustratrice a metà tra due mondi, uno spirito libero. Ogni settimana una nuova storia, una vita, dietro le immagini. Se questo podcast ti piace, puoi seguirlo e condividerlo con i tuoi amici, ed aiutarmi cosí a diffondere la conoscenza di questi autori straordinari.Perché è un mondo bellissimo, ma non credo che se ne sappia molto, al difuori della cerchia degli appassionati.Per aggiornamenti, e per mandarmi i tuoi commenti, puoi seguire l'account Instagram @ilmondoinvisibilepodcast e la pagina facebook con lo stesso nome. Clicca qui per ricevere la newsletter de “il mondo invisibile” con i retroscena delle interviste, riflessioni sull'illustrazione e tutti i links agli argomenti di cui abbiamo parlato in quest'episodio. A presto!

In this episode of the SCBWI Podcast, we are joined by Shaun Tan!Shaun Tan grew up in Perth and works as an artist, writer and film-maker in Melbourne. He is best known for illustrated books that deal with social and historical subjects through dream-like imagery, widely translated throughout the world and enjoyed by readers of all ages. Shaun is the recipient of an Academy Award for the short animated film The Lost Thing, the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in Sweden and the Kate Greenaway Medal in the UK.https://www.shauntan.net/Follow Shaun Tan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shauncytan/Buy  Creature: Paintings, Drawings, and Reflections here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/creature-paintings-drawings-and-reflections-shaun-tan/18261950?ean=9781646142002and check out the rest of his books here:https://bookshop.org/contributors/shaun-tan-94745734-66e5-4e2b-8728-4db2dd8a090fSCBWI on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scbwi/SCBWI on Twitter: https://twitter.com/scbwiBecome an SCBWI member today: https://www.scbwi.org/join-scbwi/Shop the SCBWI Bookshop.org page: https://bookshop.org/shop/SCBWISupport the show

This week's episode is especially for fans of folklore and readers of marvellous myths. White Cat, Black Dog contains seven modern fairytales from Pulitzer Prize finalist Kelly Link, featuring illustrations by award-winning artist Shaun Tan. Each is inspired by a classic fable retold with a modern twist, breathing new life into old favourites with Kelly's signature imagination and wit. If you enjoyed Salt Slow by Julia Armfield or The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter then this collection is for you! White Cat, Black Dog by Kelly Link is published by Head of Zeus and available now. We recommend buying a copy from your local indie bookshop or you can visit our shop on Bookshop.org. 'This book is sublime' - Emma Straub Podcast produced and edited by Megan Bay Dorman Programmed by Matt Casbourne Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hej! Zapraszamy Was na przegląd przeczytanych ostatnio przez nas powieści graficznych! A w nim: pierwsza książka, o której mówimy, a w której nie ma słów! Będzie więc o mocy obrazu i tego, jakie znaczenie on sobą niesie. To „Przybysz” Shauna Tana. Będzie też trudna biograficzna historia byłej przymusowej pracownicy seksualnej, opowiedziana w komiksie pt. „Trawa” autorstwa Keum Suk Gendry-Kim. Następnie przyjrzymy się niespiesznym migawkom z życia dwóch kobiet w delikatnie narysowanym komiksie „Pestka”. A na koniec – komiks przyrodniczy! To świetne, pełne ważnych informacji „Wilki” Michała Figury oraz Aleksandry i Daniela Mizielińskich. Książki, o których rozmawiamy w podkaście, to: Shaun Tan, „Przybysz”, tłum. Wojciech Góralczyk, Kultura Gniewu; Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, „Trawa”, tłum. Łukasz Janik, Centrala; Lee Lai, „Pestka”, tłum. Jacek Żuławnik, Kultura Gniewu; Michał Figura, Aleksandra i Daniel Mizielińscy, „Wilki. Historie prawdziwe”, Dwie Siostry. Za „Pestkę” serdecznie dziękujemy wydawnictwu Kultura Gniewu, a za „Wilki” wydawnictwu Dwie Siostry. Partnerem odcinka jest Audioteka – dobrze opowiedziane historie. Podobnie jak rok temu, znalazłyśmy się wśród osób, na które można głosować w rankingu twórców, dzielących się swoją pasją do literatury w sieci, stworzonym przez Opowiem Ci! Możecie na nas głosować w kategorii „Podcast literacki”. Liczymy na Wasze wsparcie! https://ranking.opowiemci.com/glosuj/ Mamy Patronite! Jeżeli chcesz dołączyć do naszego grona Matronek i Patronów, będziemy zaszczycone! Dla tych, którzy zdecydują się nas wspierać, mamy spersonalizowane książkowe rekomendacje, newslettery głosowe, podziękowania na stronie i wiele więcej! Szczegóły tutaj: https://patronite.pl/juztlumacze Zachęcamy do odwiedzin na naszym profilu na Instagramie: https://www.instagram.com/juz_tlumacze i na Facebooku https://www.facebook.com/juz.tlumacze oraz na naszej stronie internetowej https://juztlumacze.pl/ Intro: http://bit.ly/jennush

Hello to you listening in Canandaigua, New York!  Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Thoughts on Thursday and your host, Diane Wyzga.Question: What connects art and literature? The answer might sound too simple to be true. Imagination. And yet, the answer has never lost its truth.This from Australian artist, writer and filmmaker Shaun Tan:  “Being able to exercise your mind to imagine other ways of existing, and being able to get excited about that, to pre-visualize, to feel in advance something hopeful. Facts and logic don't seem to cut it with humanity. Even fear and crisis don't afford the proportional response – in the face of slow death we drag our heels and turn inward, we elect false leaders, we make excuses. The real motivation for change has to be positive, being able to imagine things already getting better. Stories have a huge role to play here, given that every significant change that's ever happened in human society has begun with someone telling a story, for better or worse. As artists and writers, we have a natural bias toward truth and honesty, so our stories can be strong and enduring. Not necessarily right or wrong, but able to advance the imagination towards positive, motivating feelings, to have conceptual enthusiasm, beyond the terror of facts and seemingly insurmountable problems.”Question: How does your art, your writing, your particular way of being in the world advance our human imagination and society? CTA: "Come for the stories - Stay for the magic!" Speaking of magic, I hope you'll subscribe, follow, share a 5-star rating and nice review on your social media or podcast channel of choice, bring your friends and rellies, and join us! You will have wonderful company as we continue to walk our lives together. You're invited:  Remember to stop by the website, check out the Services, arrange a Discovery Call, and Opt In to stay current with Diane and Quarter Moon Story Arts and on LinkedIn.  Stories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer's Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present: for credit & attribution Quarter Moon Story Arts

What does art mean to you? Are you too hung up on 'what other people will think' to allow yourself to just be? In this episode of the podcast Joe talks to Australian author and illustrator Shaun Tan about these very topics. Shaun originally came on the podcast to discuss his latest book 'Creature' and then the conversation wove into something far deeper and expansive than either Shaun or Joe intended. Enjoy! About Shaun Tan Shaun Tan grew up in Perth and works as an artist, writer and film-maker in Melbourne. He is best known for illustrated books that deal with social and historical subjects through dream-like imagery, widely translated throughout the world and enjoyed by readers of all ages. Shaun is the recipient of an Academy Award for the short animated film The Lost Thing, the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in Sweden and the Kate Greenaway Medal in the UK. About 'Creature' From the creator of The Arrival, a collection of essays illuminating his thoughts and advice for writers and artists, young and old. Shaun Tan is one of the world's most highly acclaimed narrative artists—his stories and images are loved by countless young and not-so-young readers around the world. Drawing upon 25 years as a picture book and comics creator, painter, and film-maker, Creature explores the central obsession of this visionary artist, from casual doodles to studied oil-paintings. Beyond sketches for acclaimed works such as The Arrival, The Lost Thing, and Tales From Outer Suburbia, this volume collects together for the first time unseen and stand-alone illustrations, each resonant with unwritten tales of their own. Detailed commentary by the artist offers an entertaining insight into the endless allure of imaginary, non-human beings and what they might tell us about our so-called “normal” human selves. Artists, writers, students, dreamers, and anyone interested in the deeper undercurrents of creativity, myth, and visual metaphor will find inspiration in these pages.   Make sure to check out the NEW Dtalkspodcast.com website! Thanks to Empire Toys for this episode of the podcast! Nostalgia is something everyone loves and Empire Toys in Keller Texas is on nostalgia overload.   With toys and action figures from the 70's, 80's, 90's, and today, Empire Toys is a one-stop-shop for a trip down memory lane and a chance to reclaim what was once yours (but likely sold at a garage sale)   Check out Empire Toys on Facebook, Instagram, or at TheEmpireToys.com The DTALKS Podcast has also been ranked #9 in the "Top 40 Detox Podcast You Must Follow in 2020" according to Feedspot.com for our work in the Cultural Detox space. Thank you so much to the Feedspot team!  https://blog.feedspot.com/detox_podcasts/

Lisa Maza is a singer, actor, writer and film-maker. It is no surprise that she has accomplished such vast artistic endeavour, growing up surrounded by theatre-makers; her father being the legendary trailblazer, Robert Maza. Lisa made her stage debut at the age of eight, playing a little boy called ‘Pumpkinhead' in Robert Merritt's The Cakeman. It was the first all Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander-run production performed at the newly formed National Black Theatre, and was directed by Robert Maza. In 2007 she began co-writing with her sister, their autographically inspired theatre show Sisters of Gelam, which premiered at Malthouse Theatre in 2009. In 2011 Lisa travelled to London to perform in Belvoir's Production of The Sapphires. In 2016, Lisa performed in Kate Miller-Heidke's award-winning ‘The Rabbits', a collaboration between Opera Australia and Perth-based Barking Gecko Theatre Company, adapted from the picture book by John Marsden and Shaun Tan by librettist Lally Katz. In addition to her eclectic performance career, her theatre writing and documentary-making, Lisa has expanded her skill set along the way in a range of other areas that include theatre administration, tour managing, project management, MC work, and associate producing. Lisa performs in the triple Oliver Award winning stage show of Emilia which is making its Australian debut at Art Centre Melbourne from 10-27 November. The production will then tour to Canberra. Written by British playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm in the midst of the Me Too movement, this Australian production features a team entirely made up of women and non-binary creatives from diverse cultural backgrounds as they unite to celebrate women's voices through the story of this trailblazing forgotten woman. The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify, Apple podcasts or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Recipient of Best New Podcast at 2019 Australian Podcast Awards. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages). www.stagespodcast.com.au

Giuseppe Castellano talks to artist and writer, Shaun Tan about his new book, Creature: Paintings, Drawings, and Reflections—and what he learned from compiling twenty-six years worth of his work; how illustrators can avoid falling into the rabbit hole of self-imitation; why having fun might be the best guide for any artist's creative journey; and more.

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Ser de Luz ganó la dinámica para elegir tema. Y, afortunadamente para mí, eligió mi novela gráfica favorita. O tal vez es un libro álbum. Es uno de los puntos que discutimos. Se trata de un capítulo distinto a lo que solemos hacer. Pero igualmente significativo. Más introspectivo, personal e íntimo. Pero, como siempre, divertido a más no poder. Ojalá les guste! Redes: - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Comentario-s...- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comentarios...- Twitter: https://twitter.com/comentariosin3Recuerden seguirme. Además, solo tienen que contactarme por alguna de esas vías si es que se quieren convertir en patrocinadores de Comentario Sin Contexto. Con lo que contarán con beneficios exclusivos. Música original de G.AMusic: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4nQ... Programa patrocinado por Anchor: https://anchor.fm/dashboard --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ComentarioSinContexto/support

This is our 150th Episode! To celebrate, Giuseppe Castellano has compiled short highlights from Episodes 101 to 149.If this is the first time you've listened to our podcast, you'll hear from illustrators, agents, art directors, editors, publishers, and more.Through these 49 episodes, we covered a wide range of topics, including: best practices in building a portfolio and submitting it to art directors; the many varied paths our colleages have taken to find their illustration career; the power of illustration; and beating imposter syndrome and creative blocks.Our guests were (in order): Sari Levy-Schorr, Janna Morishima, Rashin Kheiriyeh, Ellen Kokontis, Darryl Cheng, Kay Fraser, David Macaulay, Ariel Schrag, Kirk Benshoff, Laura Roode, Giselle Potter, Liz Frances, Ben Zhu, Ren Renwick, Mela Bolinao, Vesper Stamper, Dave McMahon, Shaun Tan, John Hendrix, Richard Solomon, Traci Todd, Karen Katz, Guy Billout, Roy Freeman, Lauren Flower-Kim, Christopher A. Brown, Melissa Iwai, Lane Smith, Flavia Zorrilla Drago, Mary Azarian, Daniel Miyares, Tim Mendola, Mark Summers, Barry Moser, Richard Michelson, Emily Arnold McCully, Jane Dyer, Angela Navarra, Olivia Verdugo, Kellee Riley, Patrick Spaziante, Barbara McClintock, Judy Schachner, Maria Modugno, Nicole Tugeau, Greg Foley, Kat Irannejad, Arsh Raziuddin, and Roz Chast.Here's to forty-nine more!

Riflessioni, approfondimenti e consigli pratici su bilinguismo e multilinguismo con Najwa Saady, mamma bilingue arabo-italiana, insegnante e consulente per famiglie multilingui.La parte iniziale in inglese è il racconto di mia cugina Francesca Casalino. I tre libri che accompagnano la puntata sono “Lost in Translation" edito da Marcos y Marcos, “L'approdo” di Shaun Tan edito da Tunué e “L'onda” di Suzy Lee edito da Corraini.Trovate Najwa su Instagram come @armonia_multilingue e sul suo sito www.armoniamultilingue.comSe volete, potete scrivermi sulla mia pagina Instagram @montesstoriesCredits:Canzone della sigla: "Growing up" by http://www.lullatone.com/Grafiche: Elena Lombardiwww.lombardielena.com

O espetáculo EMIGRANTES parte da obra gráfica de Shaun Tan, “The Arrival”, no original, para contar histórias de migração e pensar os processos de adaptação e integração das comunidades migrantes. Conversámos com o encenador e fundador do Teatro Manga, Tiago de Faria, para saber mais sobre o espectáculo e sobre o seu trabalho. EMIGRANTES estará em cena de 24 a 27 de fevereiro na Escola de Mulheres.RecursosTeatro MangaEscola de MulheresMr Bird  (autor da música)Nicolás Fabian (autor do design)Subscreve no SpotifySubscreve na Apple PodcastsSubscreve no Google PodcastsSe quiseres apoiar o Coffeepaste, para continuarmos a fazer mais e melhor por ti e pela comunidade, vê como aqui.

Oscar winner, Shaun Tan, tells of his appreciation of seemingly ordinary objects, like a bar of soap, and how he applies mindfulness to his practice as a writer and painter.

From artificial intelligence to man's best friend; exploring relationships with beings we may never understand but love nevertheless.

Booker winner Michael Ondaatje on Warlight, Shaun Tan tackles office life in his book Cicada, book news and the story time for adults with author Jane Rawson.

Kalen, Jon, and Adam dive into another theme episode and this time that theme is "wordless comics" featuring Love: The Tiger by Frederic Brremaud, The Arrival by Shaun Tan, and Gon Volume 1 by Masashi Tanaka. www.LongBallStudios.com

In this episode, Arthur A. Levine, Vice President and Publisher of Arthur A. Levine Books, joins us to talk about the authors, topics, and books that he has championed throughout his career. Authors Francisco Stork (Marcelo in the Real World, The Memory of Light) and Mike Jung (Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities, Unidentified Suburban Object) will also join us to talk about their new work.  Guests:  Arthur A. Levine is Vice President and Publisher of Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. Throughout his career, Levine has edited and championed an exceptional and diverse group of writers and artists, including Emma Donoghue, J.K. Rowling, Lisa Yee, Jaclyn Moriarty, Shaun Tan, Sundee Frazier, and Dan Santat. The imprint publishes Varian Johnson, Francisco Stork, Eric Gansworth, Sarwat Chadda, and many others. Arthur is also a leading publisher of books-in-translation, introducing American children to such writers as Daniella Carmi (Israel), Josef Holub and Wolfgang Herrndorf (Germany), Luis Sepulveda (Chile), Laura Gallego Garcia (Spain), Silvana Gandolfi (Italy), Nahoko Uehashi and Komako Sakai (Japan), Sylvie Weil (France), Guus Kuijer, Karlijn Stoffels, and Marcel Prins (The Netherlands), and Anne Provoost (Belgium). Arthur A. Levine Books is also recognized for having brought out the first contemporary YA novel translated from the Russian, Playing a Part, an LGBT coming-of age-story by Daria Wilke. Follow @AALBooks on Twitter. Francisco X. Stork is the author of the acclaimed Marcelo in the Real World which received five starred reviews and won the Schneider Family Book Award for Teens; The Last Summer of the Death Warriors, which was named a New York Times Editors' Choice selection; and Irises. His most recent young adult novel, The Memory of Light, was recently published and has already received four starred reviews. Francisco was born in Monterrey, Mexico, spent his teenage years in El Paso, Texas, and now lives outside Boston, Massachusetts, with his family. Mike Jung is the author of Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities and Unidentified Suburban Object. He has contributed to the anthologies Dear Teen Me, Break These Rules, and 59 Reasons to Write. Mike is a library professional by day, a writer by night, and a semi-competent ukulele player during all the times in between. He is proud to be a founding member of the #WeNeedDiverseBooks team. Mike lives in Oakland, California, with his wife and two young children. Find Mike at www.mikejung.com. Additional resources: Learn more about Arthur A. Levine Books here. Learn more about We Need Diverse Books here. Read an excerpt of The Memory of Light. Special thanks: Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl Sound mix and editing by Daniel Jordan Produced by Megan Kaesshaefer

Gwen and Andy are back in 2016 with three new graphic novels for young readers. The two people with PhDs first discuss Feathers, by Jorge Corona with Jen Hickman (Archaia/BOOM! Studios), a title about a strange boy with feathers named Poe who watches over the Maze, a large city consisting of the poor and disenfranchised, and whose children are actually called Mice. In the center of the city, enclosed within a great wall, live the wealthy and cultured, including a young girl named Bianca, who longs for adventure and discovery within the Maze. But there's a mysterious evil presence at work in the Maze, something that neither Poe nor Bianca knows about. Corona himself has said, “If you think about it, Feathers is like Spider-Man in a Dickensian world.” Gwen and Andy both commented that Feathers is an engaging story with a European feel. Next, Gwen and Andy discuss The Only Child (Penguin Random House), the first graphic novel by Guojing, an illustrator who studied fine art at the Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts in China. Gwen set up the story by reading from Guojing's author's note that explains the inspiration for her text: “The story in this book is fantasy, but reflects the very real feelings of isolation and loneliness I experienced growing up in the 1980s under the one-child policy in China.” Guojing goes on to say that though she often stayed with her grandmother when her parents had to work late, she was also often alone, as were almost all of the children she knew. Guojing recounts an experience she had that inspired some of the action of The Only Child. She writes, Once, when I was six years old, my father put me on a bus to grandmother's house before he left for work. I fell asleep, and when I woke, the bus was almost empty. I panicked and ran off. There was no one to help me, so I started walking. I cried as I walked, following the electric lines of the bus. Luckily, I found my way back to a road that looked familiar and eventually reached my grandmother's house three hours later. As I've grown, I've realized that it is easy to become lost, but if I look hard enough, there is always a path -- like the electric bus lines -- guiding the way back home. The Only Child is a silent, or wordless, comic, drawn in hues of gray, black, and white, with panels that are foregrounded against a light brown background. Both Gwen and Andy note that the text is reminiscent of Shaun Tan's extremely popular and influential comic, The Arrival. However, whereas Tan's text was primarily focalized through an immigrant adult and the other adult immigrants whom he meets, The Only Child focuses on a young child, a girl who appears to be five or six years old. The opening pages demonstrate that while the girl has many toys and an active imagination, she quickly tires of doing things on her own. Gwen explains how The Only Child includes a classic plot structure in children's literature: the home-away-home pattern, in which a young child feels discontented, leaves home in order to pursue adventure, but quickly realizes that she is homesick and attempts to get back. The film version of The Wizard of Oz is one such text that our listeners may know well, but many others will undoubtedly come to mind. This plot structure is meant to instruct children that they need to create a balance between independence and dependence, something that Guojing emphasizes in her text. Andy and Gwen cannot say enough about the beauty, artistry, and depth of Guojing's debut graphic novel The Only Child. This text is geared towards young readers, but would be a fine addition to anyone's comics collection. The final book discussed is a fun, carefree ride called Teen Dog by Australian creator Jake Lawrence (BOOM! Box). Teen Dog -- a book about a super-cool dog who loves life and pizza -- remind Gwen of several John Hughes films from the 1980s and for Andy brought to mind a kinder, gentler Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Both feel that Teen Dog is a great read for reluctant readers with its early short chapters and engaging, colorful illustrations. To end the show, Gwen and Andy discuss the exciting news that comics creator Gene Luen Yang has been awarded one of the highest honors in the literary world when he was named National Ambassador for Young People's Literature for 2016. This honor is given out annually by the Children's Book Council, the Every Child a Reader (ECAR) initiative, and the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. Yang has chosen “Reading Without Walls” as the theme for this year, and in his acceptance speech, he asked young readers to read outside their comfort zones, noting Books can be ambassadors for you, too. Books can help you understand people from other cultures, religions, and ways of living. Books can help you understand topics that you find intimating. Find a book with someone on the cover who doesn't look like you or live like you. Find a book about a topic that you don't know much about. Find a book that's in a format you've never tried before: a graphic novel, a words-only novel, or a novel in verse. Read without walls and see what happens. Andy, Gwen, and everyone at The Comics Alternative extends their congratulations to Gene Luen Yang. To learn more about his comics, including American Born Chinese, The Shadow Hero, Boxers & Saints, Secret Coders (with Mike Holmes), and to read his acceptance speech in its entirety, visit his website.

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/62 – Sean Williams is a novelist with over 40 books to his credit. He writes about 4 novels a year and has created his own series called Twin Maker as well as writing 6 novels in the Star Wars universe as well as one for Dr. Who. **Links for this episode** Sean Williams (Novelist, today's guest) - http://seanwilliams.comSean Williams (Ethnomusicologist) - http://seanwilliams.orgNational Novel Writing Month - http://nanowrimo.orgDr. Who - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_WhoWookiepedia - http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Main_PageTwinmakers - http://twinmakerbooks.comShaun Tan - http://www.shauntan.net/The Arrival - http://www.shauntan.net/books/the-arrival.htmlSteve Roach - http://www.steveroach.com/PD James - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._D._JamesChildren Of Men - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Children_of_MenAnne McCaffrey - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_McCaffrey

Andy and Derek are pleased to have as their guest on The Comics Alternative the artist who has done more than anyone to help us understand comics, Scott McCloud. He has just concluded an exhausting world tour -- traveling all over the United States and Europe, and then wrapping up at this year's TCAF -- and the Two Guys were able to catch him during a breather and talk with him about his latest book, The Sculptor (First Second). They begin by asking him about the reception of his new graphic novel and the kind of reader reaction he had experienced on the road. Scott shares some of the commentary he received, such as finding the book a quick read as well as questions regarding the story's ending. In fact, the guys spend a bit of time discussing the concluding section of the book -- without really spoiling anything -- and ask Scott about his thoughts on structuring his narrative. He reveals that The Sculptor was a long time in coming and that he's been thinking of the ending almost from the beginning, over five years ago. This leads Derek and Andy to observe that this is a meticulously crafted book, one that demands multiple readings in order to see the various clues and allusions that are buried throughout the text, linking the end to the beginning and revealing a solid narrative cohesion.  The guys also ask Scott to speculate on his current statue as one of comics' preeminent spokespersons. They wonder if his celebrity as "the guy who wrote Understanding Comics" has been eclipsing his reception as a fiction writer. That then becomes a springboard into a fruitful conversation about Scott's career as struggling young fan-turned-artist, the creation of Zot!, the critical reaction to his expository trilogy -- Understanding Comics, Reinventing Comics, and Making Comics -- his prescient advocacy for webcomics, his brief stint on Superman, the writing of The Sculptor, and his current project concerning visual communication. They even discuss Scott's recent work as editor on last year's Best American Comics, and how in many ways it brought him back into an awareness of current comics. Toward the end of the conversation, Scott shares his experiences as a teacher, and he even gives Andy and Derek useful strategies for using comics in the classroom. (Hint: The guys are going to fish out their copies of Shaun Tan's The Arrival.) All in all, this was an incredible interview. Derek and Andy had really wanted to have Scott on the show around the pub date of The Sculptor, but this later post-publication conversation turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Not only are they are able to talk with Scott McCloud about his latest project, but they also get all of the detail surrounding his world tour, his thoughts on the critical response to his book, and how his recent post-publication activities have impacted an already impressive career. This is an interview you cannot miss!