Episode 56: Smile Because It Happened (w/ Raina Telgemeier)

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In the first of a trio of shows recorded at the 2024 Brown County Library Pop ConTM, Bryan sits down with best-selling, six-time Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Raina Telgemeier! Raina is the author and artist behind beloved books like “Smile”, “Guts”, “Ghosts”, and “Sisters”. With nearly twenty million copies of her work in print, Raina is one of the most popular YA authors in the world. In this episode, Raina talks about her life, her creative process, why autobiographical stories resonate with so many people, why kids can benefit from telling their own stories through comics, and so much more! Listen now! SHOW NOTES: Check out Raina’s official website and stay up to date on all her work at https://goraina.com! To find out more about Shaquille O’Neal’s gummy business, visit https://shaqalicious.com