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Dashka Slater has been telling stories since she could talk. The recipient of a Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, Slater grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts but has spent most of her adult life in Oakland, California, where she is always working on far too many writing projects. For more information on Dashka, check out our earlier interview here.

Her newest book, Escargot and the Search for Spring , releases on February 6th.

Whistleblower at the CIA: An Insider's Account by Melvin A. Goodman and Dashka Slater.

Quick pause for a brief Valentine's Day note -. As it's just ten days away, I thought I'd temporarily interrupt our discussion to bring you a reminder about Dashka Slater's fun Valentines' book - Love, Escargot. Dashka also has a number of printable Escargot valentines here and here. Aren't these adorable? Okay, back to the regularly scheduled interview!

I sat outside at a table next to her garden and wrote while a flock of ducks wandered around nearby. When I wanted to see how another author or illustrator had handled something, I had her incredible picture book library to use as reference. It was sublime. Milkwood is high on my writing bucket list. What was the inspiration or spark of interest for Escargot and the Search for Spring?

The book was written right at the end of the pandemic, and so I channeled all my pandemic ennui into the narrative. Like Escargot, I was eager to get out into the world and find some color and excitement!