In our newest episode, we talk with Andrés Cosarinsky Campos about his nonfiction picture book Kaimiloa. Illustrated with dynamic brush and ink artwork by Inês da Fonseca, Kaimiloa uses surfing to teach readers about subjects such as wave forma

Episode 7 - Demystifying Libraries with Betsy Bird

Sep 10th, 2020 59m 57s

Betsy Bird, the amazing librarian, podcast host, and author, joins us to pull the curtain back on the mysterious machinations that power libraries. We discuss the many ways libraries discover new titles, acquire books, and work with indie autho

Episode 6 - Celebrating Language and Stories of the Philippines with Christina Newhard

Aug 27th, 2020 1h 8m

In this week’s episode, we speak with Christina Newhard, writer and designer behind Sari-Sari Storybooks. She writes bilingual books highlighting the islands and peoples of the Philippines.We cover a wide range of topics from the importance of

Episode 5 - An Illustrator's Perspective with Bonnie Lemaire

Aug 13th, 2020 57m 33s

In this episode we speak with Bonnie Lemaire, an illustrator with fifteen years of experience in indie publishing. In that time, she’s illustrated A TON of books. How many? We’ll let her tell you.Bonnie also discusses how she guides writers thr

Episode 4 - Time Management and the Opposite of Busy with Aijung and Phil

Jul 30th, 2020 50m 51s

We don’t have an interview this week because we wanted to have a discussion around our different approaches to project planning, experimenting with new approaches to time management, and doing what comes naturally. Everyone is busier than ever

Episode 3 - Designing a Beautiful & Award-Winning Book with Larry Issa

Jul 9th, 2020 57m 7s

Larry Issa is a professional book designer who used his experience to indie publish his first picture book. He persisted, despite message not to pursue the project and self doubt. Larry has since received several industry awards and is now tryi

Episode 2 - Interview with Ali Pfautz, The Story Lady

Jun 25th, 2020 55m 18s

We interview Ali Pfautz, aka The Story Lady. Ali is a storyteller who performs original works for live audiences. We delve into Ali's journey, how she started writing, tips for performing live, and the inspiration behind several of her books, i

Episode 1 - Who We Are and What We're Doing

Jun 12th, 2020

In our first episode, we explain why we're making this podcast, our careers as image-makers, and what's inspiring us to try self-publishing. Picture Book Path is hosted by Aijung Kim and Phillip Hilliker. We can be reached at picturebookpath@