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Talk, Talk : A Children's Book Author Speaks to Grown-Ups by Konigsburg, E.L. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Talk, Talk : A Children's Book Author Speaks to Grown-Ups about?
In *TalkTalk* E. L. Konigsburg presents a selection of speeches she has given over a period of 25 years. In her introduction to the first speech, and to the book as a whole, she explains:"While each of my books has been written because I had a story I wanted to tell, these speeches were written because I had something I wanted to say. The audience for the former is children; for the latter, adults.... I recognize -- with a measure of amused detachment -- that some were written as a reaction to trends; others, to fads.I have given these talks in cafetoriums, auditoriums, and the public rooms of Holiday Inns. Even though I have not always been on a stage when addressing an audience, I have tried to set the stage. Between talk and talk, I have written passages connecting the speeches to the time in which they were written and to one another. And that is *TalkTalk.*"Always a thought-provoking speaker, she has chosen nine speeches that capture the essence of her years as a writer for children. When brought together, they enrich one another and provide a chance to look back at what children's books have been, to observe where they are now and to offer an insightful look at what books may
Who reads Talk, Talk : A Children's Book Author Speaks to Grown-Ups?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Konigsburg, E.L.
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Published
- 1995
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780689319938
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Memoir, Fiction, Literary Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-24