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Book Friends Forever Podcast Alvina and Grace
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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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Picture Book text and art editing and revision with Saho Fujii!
Grace and Alvina continue their "publishing curriculum" series and welcome special guest Saho Fujii, Executive Art Director, to talk about the picture book editing and revision process. They talk about how picture book illustrators are chosen, Saho shares what she looks for when she reviews sketches, and also shares about her special connection to the late Jerry Pinkney.
For the Fortune Cookies segment, they talk about whether they're heavy or light sleepers, and talk about dreams!
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Editing and Revision!
Grace and Alvina continue their "publishing curriculum" series and talk about the writing, editing, and revision process, with a focus on writing, editing, and revising novels. Find out how Grace feels the first time she receives an editorial letter from Alvina! They also finally share their ideas for patreon perks in the Fortune Cookies segment!
See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com.
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See info about Grace Lin's books here: gracelin.com.
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CHOP SUEY: Publishing news, World Happiness, and Think Again
Grace and Alvina have an odds and ends episode where they discuss the various publishing news including some relating to book banning, they discuss the results of the World Happiness Report, and they talk about the book THINK AGAIN by Adam Grant. And Alison Morris of First Books joins to offer some book recommendations!
See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com.
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The Acquisitions Process!
Grace and Alvina continue their "publishing curriculum" series and talk about the acquisitions process, including what happens at editorial meetings, the mysterious acquisitions committee, red flags for editors, how auctions work, and more!
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Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1.
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Personality Tests!
Grace and Alvina both take two different personality tests (the Myers Briggs and Big Five Tests) and talk about their results and the science behind personality tests in general.
See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com.
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See info about Grace Lin's books here: gracelin.com.
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Middle Grade and Market Fluctuations
Grace and Alvina talk about the slumping middle grade market and talk about how the market fluctuates overall.
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 books here: gracelin.com.
Follow us in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookfriendsforever_podcast/