100 episodes
Book Friends Forever Podcast Alvina and Grace
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4.9 • 206 Ratings
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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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Special Bonus episode: Brendan Kiely, Maggie Takuda Hall, Sayantani DasGupta, and Joanna Ho Discuss the Scholastic Censorship Controversy
In this special bonus episode, Brendan Kiely speaks with Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Sayantani DasGupta, and Joanna Ho about the recent censorship controversy involving Scholastic Education and the picture book LOVE IN THE LIBRARY. 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 enamel dragon pin (perfect for the upcoming Year of the Dragon)! All info here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/
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200th Episode!
Grace and Alvina celebrate their 200th episode together in person by doing a live recording for their patreon patrons. They look back and look ahead at their podcast, and answer questions from their listeners. 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 enamel dragon pin (perfect for the upcoming Year of the Dragon)! All info here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/
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Business Financials!
Grace and Alvina talk details about how the process of business financials work in book publishing, including how the budget process works, and what different business philosophies might be. 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 enamel dragon pin (perfect for the upcoming Year of the Dragon)! All info here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/
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CHOP SUEY: Scholastic, colors, and what makes a book stand out
Grace and Alvina talk about the Scholastic censorship controversy, what they think certain colors taste like, and what makes a book stand out in the market.
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 enamel dragon pin (perfect for the upcoming Year of the Dragon)!
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Gossip!
Grace and Alvina talk about the pros and cons of gossip, and give tips on how to gossip "nicely". See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Keep up with Grace's upcoming books and more by signing up for her newsletter: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/kEmJMT3/newsletter
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Celebrations!
Grace and Alvina talk about why people should celebrate, the things they like the celebrate, and the ways they do so. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Keep up with Grace's upcoming books and more by signing up for her newsletter: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/kEmJMT3/newsletter
Customer Reviews
Amazing insight and lots of fun
This isn’t Alvina or Grace’s main gig, but they are naturals
Great resource for aspiring authors
This podcast is a great resource for learning more about publishing. The hosts are veterans in the industry, and are insightful and unafraid to tackle sensitive subjects surrounding the industry with heart and honesty. Their episodes where they invite book sellers on will help you discover new books for your little ones, or the little ones in your life.
I never miss an episode!
Book Friends Forever is enjoyable on many levels - for the latest insights about book publishing, a window into a forever friendship, insightful analysis of trending topics, and miscellaneous advice you didn’t know you needed. Don’t miss it!
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