KCR! 06 – School and Library Visits with Jarrett Krosoczka

Fullmetal Alchemist, Giants Beware!, Lunch Lady Comics, and more! We’ve talked about the importance of book launch parties in the past, but what about taking your show on the road? But how do you break into doing school and library visits? And how do you condense a lifetime of skill-building into an hour of presentation […]

Fullmetal Alchemist, Giants Beware!, Lunch Lady Comics, and more!

We’ve talked about the importance of book launch parties in the past, but what about taking your show on the road? But how do you break into doing school and library visits? And how do you condense a lifetime of skill-building into an hour of presentation and performance?

We’ve got Jarrett Krosoczka of Lunch Lady Comics, who shares his experience in leading author visits. Together we explore the narrative of an author’s presentation, how the author visit promotes one’s work, and also helps get more kids excited about comics.

We’ve also got more book talks from teen contributors Randall and Kaprice, who demonstrate that it’s already here. It’s happening. It’s the Kids’ Comics Revolution!

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhRE8Zb_yRo

Links mentioned in this episode:

Dan Santat
Tomie dePaola
Jeff Kinney
Jack Gantos
Lawrence Lessig
The Star Wars Episode IV “pointer scene” in Powerpoint
Mummenschanz

Book Recommendations (affiliate links):

Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1
Giants Beware!

Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital.

Theme music for this episode is by Harry and the Potters. Special thanks to Recess Monkey for the Lunch Lady Comics theme song. And extra-special thanks to Alyson Beecher for arranging one of the book talks for this episode.

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