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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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Book Production with Lillian Sun!
Grace and Alvina continue their "publishing curriculum" series and welcome special guest Lillian Sun, Production Director, to talk about the book production process.
For the Fortune Cookies segment, they talk about what they're looking forward to reading this summer!
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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Novel Design with Sasha Illingworth!
Grace and Alvina continue their "publishing curriculum" series and welcome special guest Sasha Illingworth, Associate Creative Director, to talk about the middle grade and young adult book design process, and Sasha shares some tips for aspiring illustrators, and the talk about cover trends.
For the Fortune Cookies segment, they talk about what they want for their personal styles!
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/
Find Sasha Illingworth at https://www.sashaillingworthdesign.com/
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Change!
Grace and Alvina talk about change--what the major changes in their lives have been, and how one can become better at adjusting to change.
For the Fortune Cookie segment, they talk about posting children on social media and privacy issues.
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.
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Growth Mindset!
Grace and Alvina are recording together on the day after Grace's 50th birthday! They talk all about the concept of growth mindset and what it means, and if they feel that they themselves have growth mindset. For the Fortune Cookie segment, they discuss birthday wishes and whether it's "game over" for them!
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.
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CHOP SUEY: Posthumous Publishing, AI and audiobooks, and Fyre Festival of Books
Grace and Alvina have an odds and ends episode where they tallk about how they feel about posthumous publishing, using AI for audiobooks, and the disaster that was what was dubbed the "Fyre Festival of Books"! They also share a few book recommendations for Asian American Heritage Month.
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/ -
Copyediting with Christine Ma!
Grace and Alvina continue their "publishing curriculum" series and welcome special guest Christine Ma, to talk about the copyediting and proofreading process. For the Fortune Cookie segment, they talk about planning the perfect birthday and/or vacation!
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/
Find Christine Ma here: https://mschristinema.com/