
RAR #262: Every Question Is a Doorway, with Jonathan Auxier
Published on Apr 17
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<p>Today, one of my very favorite authors returns to Read-Aloud Revival. </p><p><br></p><p>You know him as the author of <em>Sweep, The Night Gardener,</em> the <em>Peter Nimble</em> series, and <em>The Fabled Stables</em>. That’s right–Jonathan Auxier is back!</p><p><br></p><p>This time, we’re talking about the much-awaited conclusion to the <em>Peter Nimble</em> series, <em>The War of the Maps. </em>In our conversation, we delve into the guiding questions he explores during the writing process, and how each of these questions becomes a doorway for discovering who we are, whose we are, and what our work is here in the world.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode, you’ll hear: </strong></p><ul><li>Why Jonathan often explores the tension of the end of childhood in his books </li><li>How trying to solve a guiding question shapes the narrative of Jonathan’s works </li><li>The best way to write a story </li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Learn more about Sarah Mackenzie:</strong></p><ul><li...