SONG FOR JIMI’s Author Charles R. Smith Jr. and Illustrator Edel Rodriguez talk with Vice President & Publisher Neal Porter The Guest Book

Neal Porter Books / Holiday House Vice President & Publisher Neal Porter talks to SONG FOR JIMI’s author/illustrator duo Charles R. Smith Jr. and Edel Rodriguez about everything Jimi Hendrix. From their personal connections to the superstar guitarist, their discussions on how to decide where to finish Hendrix’s story, to the use of songwriting conventions when writing the story and how the colors built up to the psychedelic art of the final sections of the book. Includes an excerpt read by the author.
 
SONG FOR JIMI from Neal Porter Books / Holiday House is available wherever books are sold. You can find Charles R. Smith Jr. at @CRSjr on Twitter and Edel Rodriguez at @edelstudio on Twitter and @edelrodriguez on Instagram. Follow Holiday House on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @HolidayHouseBks for more book news and for book giveaways. Subscribe to hear future episodes of The Guest Book with other Holiday House, Peachtree and Pixel+Ink authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals!

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