The Heart of Art: Kathi Appelt – Children’s & Y.A. Author

About this episode

Kathi Appelt discusses her journey as a children's and Y.A. author, her writing process, and the influence of setting on her stories.

This week on The Heart of Art we speak to Kathi Appelt '72. She is known for her children's & Y.A books and has won numerous awards such as National Book Award finalist, Newberry Honor Book and PEN USA Award. We have a great conversation about why it is that she writes, how the setting guides her stories, and why she began writing books after originally not even wanting to have children herself.

People in this episode

Host: KAMU Studios

Guest: Kathi Appelt

Topics covered

• children's literature
• young adult literature
• writing process
• storytelling
• author interviews

Keywords

• Kathi Appelt
• children's books
• Y.A. books
• writing
• story setting
• awards

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: KAMU Studios

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