EPISODE · Oct 9, 2026 · 49 MIN

Brian Selznick

from It Starts with a Question · host Rhode Island School of Design

Award-winning author, illustrator, and alum Brian Selznick creates a fascinating world of image and text including "The Invention of Hugo Cabret"—winner of the Caldecott Medal and the basis for the Oscar-winning movie "Hugo". In the latest episode of “It Starts with a Question,” he and RISD President Crystal Williams sit down to discuss the importance of queer representation, bravery in the face of censorship, and finding inspiration and motivation.

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