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    Book Friends Forever Podcast

    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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    Episode 308: 2025 Mid-year resolution check-in! Jul 17, 2025
    Show notes

    Grace and Alvina do a mid-year check in to see how they're doing on their new year's resolutions! They talk about their words of the year, and give updates on their goals and aspirations.

    For the Fortune Cookie Segment, they talk about the seven types of friends everyone needs. And, Alvina tells Grace about the middle grade book SILVERBORN by Jessica Townsend. And they end as always with what they're grateful for. S

    ee complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace's new book "The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon": https://linktr.ee/gracelinauthor. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookfriendsforever_podcast/

    Episode 307: Friendship Groups! Jul 11, 2025
    Show notes

    Grace and Alvina are back from ALA and discuss the importance of friendship groups, if they have them now or had them in the past, and share some articles that give advice on how to create them.

    For the Fortune Cookie segment, they discuss Quirk Publishing's recent announcement that they are pausing their publishing program and subsequent layoffs. For the Tell Me About segment, Alvina tells Grace about Peter Brown's picture book adaptation of The Wild Robot, The Wild Robot on the Island. And they end as always with what they're grateful for.

    See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace's new book "The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon": https://linktr.ee/gracelinauthor. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookfriendsforever_podcast/

    Episode 306: CHOP SUEY: How to ground yourself, publishing news, and AI (again!)! Jul 04, 2025
    Show notes

    Grace and Alvina have an odds and ends episode where they discuss several topics, including tips on how to stay grounded, various publishing news including the Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, BookCon returning, and a bookstore in San Francisco deciding not to carry Harry Potter. They also discuss various recent developments regarding AI. And then, Alison Morris joins to give some book recommendations, and they end as always with what they're grateful for. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace's new book "The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon": https://linktr.ee/gracelinauthor. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookfriendsforever_podcast/

    Episode 305: Live at the Carle Museum with Melissa Hung! Jun 26, 2025
    Show notes

    Grace and Alvina are together at the Carle Museum, recording a live episode with special guest Melissa Hung, curator of Grace's solo art exhibit at the Carle Museum! They talk about how the show came to be, what the process of curation entailed, what the name and meaning of the show is, and what they would like visitors to the show to take away from it.

    For the Fortune Cookie segment, they talk about what kind of museum they'd open if they could, and they end with sharing what they're all grateful for.

    See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace's new book "The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon": https://linktr.ee/gracelinauthor. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookfriendsforever_podcast/

    Episode 304: Subrights with Janelle DeLuise! Jun 19, 2025
    Show notes

    Grace and Alvina welcome special guest Janelle DeLuise, Senior Director of Subrights at Hachette Book Group to the podcast. They talk about what Subrights entails, what her most and least favorite aspects of her job are, and what a typical work day might look like for her. She talks about how international news affects the foreign rights market, which countries are licensing US books these days, and which categories are working (romantasy!) and not working (middle grade!).

    For the Fortune Cookie segment, they talk about what they've been reading lately (and Alvina's book happens to be a book in translation!). And then they end as always with what they're grateful for.

    See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace's new book "The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon": https://linktr.ee/gracelinauthor. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookfriendsforever_podcast/

    Episode 303: Bucket Lists! Jun 12, 2025
    Show notes

    Grace and Alvina revisit the "bucket lists" they created in 2005, see what they've already crossed off, and create updated lists.

    For the Fortune Cookie segment, they talk about some recent changes at Scholastic Publishing. And then, Alvina tells Grace about the new book WHAT IF WE... by Eugenia Yoh and Vivienne Chang.

    And they end as they always do with what they're grateful for.

    See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com.

    Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1.

    See info about Grace's new book "The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon": https://linktr.ee/gracelinauthor.

    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookfriendsforever_podcast/

    Episode 302: CHOP SUEY: Library of Congress, AI summer reading lists, and Summer of…! Jun 05, 2025
    Show notes

    Grace and Alvina have an odds and ends episode where they give some updates on the recent firing of the Librarian of Congress, they talk about the AI-generated summer reading list, and they ponder what they're hoping to focus on this summer. Then, children's literature specialist Alison Morris joins to give some book recommendations, and they end as always with what they're grateful for.

    See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com.

    Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace's new book "The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon": https://linktr.ee/gracelinauthor. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookfriendsforever_podcast/

    Episode 301: Personal Organization! May 29, 2025
    Show notes

    Grace and Alvina talk about their personal organization techniques, including what kind of tools they use and how they coordinate with their family.

    For the Fortune Cookie segment they share some book recommendations. Grace recommends Stan Yan's upcoming book The Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang, and Alvina recommends TJ Klune's Somewhere Beyond the Sea. They end as always with what they're grateful for.

    See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com.

    Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1.

    See info about Grace's new book "The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon": https://linktr.ee/gracelinauthor.

    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookfriendsforever_podcast/

    Episode 300: Book Tours! May 22, 2025
    Show notes

    Grace and Alvina record an episode while Grace is in the middle of her book tour for THE GATE, THE GIRL, AND THE DRAGON, so of course the topic is everything having to do with book tours! Grace shares some highlights and lowlights, gives some tips and tricks for travel and touring, talks about what her expectations about book tours vs the reality, how she prepares for book tours, and more.

    For the Fortune Cookie segment they discuss the firing of Dr. Carla Hayden from the Library of Congress. For the Tell Me About segment, Alvina tells Grace about THE SINGULAR LIFE OF ARIA PATEL by Samira Ahmed. And, they end by sharing what they're grateful for.

    See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com.

    Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1.

    See info about Grace's new book "The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon": https://linktr.ee/gracelinauthor.

    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookfriendsforever_podcast/

    Episode 299: Editing Middle Grade: The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon! May 08, 2025
    Show notes

    Grace and Alvina are celebrating the launch of Grace's THE GATE, THE GIRL, AND THE DRAGON and they talk about their writing, editing, and revision process for the book. They cover the writing process, how Alvina edits the novel, how Grace receives edits and revises, and more.

    For the Fortune Cookie segment they discuss a new publishing imprint focusing on male authors. And, they end by sharing what they're grateful for.

    See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com.

    Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1.

    See info about Grace's new book "The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon": https://linktr.ee/gracelinauthor.

    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookfriendsforever_podcast/

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