To say Brooke Barker is really into sad facts about animals is probably an understatement.
Barker, a writer and illustrator who grew up in Minnesota, likes sad facts about animals so much she has written two books about them and their witty thoughts about their sad situations.
For this week’s Writers’ Block podcast Jenny Hansson talks to Barker about her beginnings at a famous ad agency in Portland, being a quintessential millennial and about her newest book, a collaboration with her husband, that’s all about being weird.
Listen to the podcast below or download it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play or Podbean.
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