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Grace and Alvina celebrate their 200th episode together in person by doing a live recording for their patreon patrons. The 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/

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/

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)! All info here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

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

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

Grace and Alvina discuss whether they save things or use things, if there are certain categories of children's books that have disappeared, and what their least used sense is. 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

Grace and Alvina revisit a very early discussion they had on early success vs late success, and realized what they really wanted to discuss was sustained success. 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

Grace and Alvina discuss how competitive they were as children and now, and what the pros and cons are for being competitive. 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

Grace and Alvina welcome special guest Kate Milford to discuss how they plot their books--Kate is a pantser, and Grace is a plotter! 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

Grace and Alvina discuss the controversy about the edited Roald Dahl books, talk about the relationship of expectations with happiness, and tal about preorders. 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

Grace and Alvina welcome special guest Libby Koponen to discuss everything about getting older. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Click here for Grace's Newbery poster https://shop.carlemuseum.org/category/books/autographed-books/grace-lin. Grace's new picturebook, "Once Upon a Book" is now out! Keep up with Grace's upcoming books and more by signing up for her newsletter: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/kEmJMT3/newsletter

Grace and Alvina talk about different reasons they feel guilty in their work! See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Click here for Grace's Newbery poster https://shop.carlemuseum.org/category/books/autographed-books/grace-lin. Grace's new picturebook, "Once Upon a Book" is now out! Keep up with Grace's upcoming books and more by signing up for her newsletter: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/kEmJMT3/newsletter

Grace and Alvina welcome special guests Vivienne Chang and Eugenia Yoh, creators of their debut picture book THIS IS NOT MY HOME to talk about the meaning of home. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Click here for Grace's Newbery poster https://shop.carlemuseum.org/category/books/autographed-books/grace-lin. Grace's new picturebook, "Once Upon a Book" is now out! Get an exclusive art print with the purchase of the book at participating independent bookstores. More info: https://gracelin.com/quick-links/

Grace and Alvina talk about AI art and text, the HarperCollins strike, and the ALA Youth Media Awards! See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Click here for Grace's Newbery poster https://shop.carlemuseum.org/category/books/autographed-books/grace-lin. Grace's new picturebook, "Once Upon a Book" is now out! Get an exclusive art print with the purchase of the book at participating independent bookstores. More info:

See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Click here for Grace's Newbery poster https://shop.carlemuseum.org/category/books/autographed-books/grace-lin. Grace's new picturebook, "Once Upon a Book" is now out! Get an exclusive art print with the purchase of the book at participating independent bookstores. More info: https://gracelin.com/quick-links/

Grace and Alvina talk about their manifestos and what "epic stuff" they hope the archive in the second half of their lives. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Click here for Grace's Newbery poster https://shop.carlemuseum.org/category/books/autographed-books/grace-lin. Preorder ONCE UPON A BOOK from Porter Square Books: https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9780316541077

Grace and Alvina are together in Northampton, and discuss Self-Care, in the wake of Grace finishing the art for CHINESE MENU! See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Click here for Grace's Newbery poster https://shop.carlemuseum.org/category/books/autographed-books/grace-lin. Preorder ONCE UPON A BOOK from Porter Square Books: https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9780316541077

Grace and Alvina are back! It's 2023, and they look back at their new year's resolutions from 2022 and set new ones for 2023. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Click here for Grace's Newbery poster https://shop.carlemuseum.org/category/books/autographed-books/grace-lin. Pre-order "Once Upon a Book" with a free virtual school visit: https://shop.carlemuseum.org/once-upon-book-pre-order

Grace and Alvina wrap up 2022 on their last episode of the year. They discuss the highlights and lowlights of both their personal and professional lives. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Click here for Grace's Newbery poster https://shop.carlemuseum.org/category/books/autographed-books/grace-lin. Pre-order "Once Upon a Book" with a free virtual school visit: https://shop.carlemuseum.org/once-upon-book-pre-order

Grace and Alvina discuss their plan for talking about what epic stuff they want to achieve, they discuss the HarperCollins strike, and talk about holiday traditions! See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Click here for Grace's Newbery poster https://shop.carlemuseum.org/category/books/autographed-books/grace-lin. Pre-order "Once Upon a Book" with a free virtual school visit: https://shop.carlemuseum.org/once-upon-book-pre-order