Stories Behind the Story: Matt Stanton and Sarah Ayoub on Family and Kids Books

About this episode

Matt Stanton and Sarah Ayoub discuss their relationship, parenting, and the challenges of writing for children.

Matt Stanton ( Funny Kid series, The Odds series) and Sarah Ayoub ( The Yearbook Committee, The Cult of Romance ) have a laugh and reminisce on their relationship, their children and how they write books. Learn more about the two authors, how Matt wrote his latest Funny Kid novel, the different challenges Sarah faces when writing novels and kids picture books, and as always, the publishing industry in this new episode of Authors on Authors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guests: Matt Stanton, Sarah Ayoub

Topics covered

• family
• children's books
• writing
• publishing

Keywords

• Funny Kid
• The Odds
• The Yearbook Committee
• The Cult of Romance

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Funny Kid series, The Odds series, The Yearbook Committee, The Cult of Romance

Books & works: Funny Kid, The Odds, The Cult of Romance, Authors on Authors

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