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Book Friends Forever Podcast

Alvina and Grace

Children"s book publishing"s secrets are revealed as we listen in on fascinating, unguarded, insider discussion from two uniquely qualified best friends: award-winning author/illustrator Grace Lin, and one of NYC"s top editors, Alvina Ling. Go behind the scenes of kid lit and catch a glimpse of the lives of the best-selling author and editor, and the relationship between them.

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01:11:23

Episode 225: Writing about mental health and...

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2023/11/10

Grace and Alvina welcome special guest, author Emily Barth Isler, and discuss writing characters who are neurdivergent, and her decision to "come out" as being neurodivergent. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace Lin's events for CHINESE MENU here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

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01:04:44

Episode 224: How to Be Okay When the World Is Not...

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2023/11/03

Grace and Alvina welcome special guest, actor John Cho (author of TROUBLEMAKER) and they talk about how to be okay and live when the world is not okay. They touch on themes of poverty and war and discuss an article that offers tips on how to respond rather than react. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace Lin's events for CHINESE MENU here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

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01:03:34

Episode 223: CHOP SUEY: Talking about difficult...

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2023/10/26

Grace and Alvina have an odds and ends episode where they discuss how to talk to kids about difficult topics, the Scholastic Book Fairs controversy, Halloween, and Alison Morris shares book recommendations. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace Lin's events for CHINESE MENU here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

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45:39

Episode 222: How to Live a Long Life!

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2023/10/19

Grace and Alvina talk about how to both live a long life, and feel like you're living a long life. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace Lin's events for CHINESE MENU here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

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01:08:01

Episode 221: Being Asian Americans in Publishing with...

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2023/10/12

Grace and Alvina welcome special guest, author Debbi Michiko Florence and they discuss their experiences working in children's book publishing as Asian American women. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace Lin's events for CHINESE MENU here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

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01:01:40

Episode 220: Agenting with Rebecca Sherman!

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2023/10/05

Grace and Alvina welcome special guest literary agent Rebecca Sherman of Writers House, and they talk about everything agenting entails, including how Grace and Rebecca started working together. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace Lin's events for CHINESE MENU here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

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56:36

Episode 219: CHOP SUEY: Publishing news and Favorite...

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2023/09/28

Grace and Alvina have an odds and ends episode where they discuss a bunch of publishing news, including the National Book Award longlist, changes at HarperCollins, red states quitting ALA, and an update on the Texas book rating law. They also talk about what they're looking forward to this Fall, and Alison Morris shared book recommendations. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace

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57:26

Episode 218: Touring! With a special guest

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2023/09/22

Grace and Alvina and special guest, sometimes co-host Stephen Colman, discuss everything having to do with touring, including their best and worst experiences and some tour and travel hacks. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace Lin's events for CHINESE MENU here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

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52:16

Episode 217: The Making of CHINESE MENU!

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2023/09/14

Grace and Alvina discuss the process of making of the book CHINESE MENU: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace Lin's events for CHINESE MENU here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

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53:31

Episode 216: Tidying Up with Maya Rock!

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2023/09/07

Grace and Alvina welcome special guest Maya Rock who talks about how her life was changed by following Marie Kondo's philosophy about decluttering and tidying up. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! All info here:

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57:26

Episode 215: CHOP SUEY: Ursula Nordstrom, Summer...

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2023/08/31

Grace and Alvina discuss several topics, including a recent article about the legendary editor Ursula Nordstrom, they talk about their favorite summer movies from childhood, and touch on a landmark climate case in Montana as well as the horrific fires on Maui. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit

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59:26

Episode 214: Book Ratings and AI!

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2023/08/24

Grace and Alvina discuss some recent publishing news surrounding rating books for sexual content and AI generated books. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book

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55:06

Episode 213: Author Book Promotion

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2023/08/17

Grace and Alvina talk about all of the things authors and illustrators can do to promote their books, including everything Grace is doing to promote the upcoming CHINESE MENU. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something

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56:46

Episode 212: Is Publishing Okay? Part Two plus trends

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2023/08/10

Grace and Alvina once again talk about some recent publishing news, including how authors are feeling about the industry and what is and is not working in children's book publishing in terms of trends. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an

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58:46

Episode 211: Is Publishing Okay? Part One

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2023/08/03

Grace and Alvina talk about some recent publishing news, including layoffs at PRH and the closing of Inkyard press. They're also joined by Alison Morris of First Book who gives some book recommendations! See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an

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46:02

Episode 110: CHOP SUEY: Sustained Success (again),...

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2023/07/27

Grace and Alvina revisit the topic of sustained success, talk about their weaknesses, and discuss the recent and abrupt cancellation of the Asian American Literature Festival. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something

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58:21

Episode 208: Birthdays and Aging!

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2023/07/20

Grace and Alvina are recording on Alvina's birthday and talk about their relationship to their birthdays over the years, and their thoughts on aging. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something different? Pre-order Chinese

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01:01:33

Episode 208: Vacations vs Trips!

Book Friends Forever Podcast ·

2023/07/13

Grace and Alvina are both back from their respective vacations (or trips?) and they discuss the differences and how they view time away. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from

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01:10:52

Episode 207: Dating with Stephen Colman!

Book Friends Forever Podcast ·

2023/07/06

Alvina and her husband Stephen (subbing in for Grace) talk about dating! They also talk about the recent Supreme Court case overturning affirmative action. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something different? Pre-order

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56:39

Episode 206: 2023 Mid-year Review

Book Friends Forever Podcast ·

2023/06/29

Grace and Alvina talk about how they're doing on their new-year's resolutions and have a mid-year review! See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an

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