The Write Question

By Lauren Korn

The Write Question is a weekly literary program hosted by Lauren Korn that features authors from the American West—and beyond—including James Lee Burke, Kate Lebo, Anne Helen Petersen, Robert Wrigley, Jess Walter, Stephen Graham Jones, Hoa Nguyen, Maggie Shipstead, Elissa Washuta, and others.

Episodes (1)

The Write Question

‘Make Believe’: Mac Barnett writes first book for adults, widens the aperture of what children’s books can be

Mac Barnett, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, challenges the cultural devaluation of children's books in his debut adult work, *Make Believe*, arguing that children's literature is not a simplified or didactic form but a profound art wort

29mJun 12, 2026

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