Sueys Book Banter | Meeting Beloved Children's Author: Lois Lowry! @sueysbookbanter | Uploaded April 2024 | Updated October 2024, 18 hours ago.
Lois Lowry, author of The Giver and 40 other books, came to town and we were able to go and see her! We got her new book Tree. Table. Book. and had her sign it. I was able to film a bit and have included a bunch of highlights here. Here's a breakdown if you want to skip around:
Vlog intro: 0:00
Sara Zarr intro: 2:44
Lois Lowry intro: 3:09
How did you get started writing about hard subjects?: 5:08
What inspired you to write Tree. Table. Book.?: 12:29
Difference between The Giver and Tree. Table. Book: 16:13
How did you keep your imagination alive while you couldn't write: 22:12
Writing advice (and reading from the book): 23:34
Questions from the audience:
How do you end a book when it's part of series?: 26:43
Experience Zooming with kids around the world: 27:57
On banning books: 29:18
Is there a little bit of you in all your characters?: 31:07
On writing books for all ages: 31:33
What inspired you to write about the future?: 31:58
What's a favorite book you've read recently?: 32:43
What's a favorite book from when you were a kid?: 33:37
Was there a book that inspired you to become a writer?: 34:13
Book signing: 35:31
Vlog outro: 36:12
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Other places you can find me
Blog: sueysbooks.blogspot.com
Instagram: instagram.com/sueysbooks
My kpop channel: youtube.com/c/TheKpopKonverters
Twitter at @SueySays: twitter.com/SueySays
Goodreads: goodreads.com/SueySays
#loislowry #childrensliterature #author
Lois Lowry, author of The Giver and 40 other books, came to town and we were able to go and see her! We got her new book Tree. Table. Book. and had her sign it. I was able to film a bit and have included a bunch of highlights here. Here's a breakdown if you want to skip around:
Vlog intro: 0:00
Sara Zarr intro: 2:44
Lois Lowry intro: 3:09
How did you get started writing about hard subjects?: 5:08
What inspired you to write Tree. Table. Book.?: 12:29
Difference between The Giver and Tree. Table. Book: 16:13
How did you keep your imagination alive while you couldn't write: 22:12
Writing advice (and reading from the book): 23:34
Questions from the audience:
How do you end a book when it's part of series?: 26:43
Experience Zooming with kids around the world: 27:57
On banning books: 29:18
Is there a little bit of you in all your characters?: 31:07
On writing books for all ages: 31:33
What inspired you to write about the future?: 31:58
What's a favorite book you've read recently?: 32:43
What's a favorite book from when you were a kid?: 33:37
Was there a book that inspired you to become a writer?: 34:13
Book signing: 35:31
Vlog outro: 36:12
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Other places you can find me
Blog: sueysbooks.blogspot.com
Instagram: instagram.com/sueysbooks
My kpop channel: youtube.com/c/TheKpopKonverters
Twitter at @SueySays: twitter.com/SueySays
Goodreads: goodreads.com/SueySays
#loislowry #childrensliterature #author
