Beloved Children’s Author Kate DiCamillo On Overcoming Rejection

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Jenna Bush Hager is revisiting her conversation with Kate DiCamillo, the beloved author behind family favorite stories like “Because of Winn Dixie” and “Mercy Watson.” Kate fills Jenna in on her journey to becoming the bestselling children’s book author and how she didn’t let 473 rejection letters stop her. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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