Book Friends Forever Podcast

Grace and Alvina discuss longevity in the publishing industry, both as an author and illustrator and as an editor, using a recent podcast episode and a Publishers Weekly article as a jumping-off point. They discuss the two main qualities authors (and editors!) need to survive in in the industry, and they also discuss how publishing jobs have diminished in the last 30 years, and how to increase your chances of survival.

They introduce a new segment called "Tell Me About..." and Alvina talks about ALL THE BOOKS by Hayley and John Rocco.

For the Fortune Cookie segment, they talk about the National Book Award finalists and the new MacArthur Foundation Fellows.

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Grace and Alvina are recording together in Brooklyn! They discuss the difference between cynicism and skepticism, and which one is "a poison pill" and why it's important to stat hopeful.

For the Fortune Cookie segment, they discuss a recent article in Publisher Weekly related to Banned Book Week, about the impact of book bans on authors. And, of course, they end with what they're grateful for.

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Grace and Alvina have an odds and ends episode where they're joined by Children's Literature Specialist Alison Morris to catch up with each other's lives and see what her life has been like since leaving First Book! Alvina and Grace discuss the Court of Appeals ruling on Hachette vs Internet Archive, and a recent essay about a bestselling author self publishing. Then Allison rejoins them and they all share their favorite book to screen adaptations, and then Alison shares some book recommendations.

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Grace and Alvina continue their "publishing curriculum" series and welcome special guest Savannah Kennelly, Senior Digital Marketing Manager at LBYR. They discuss everything from how she got her start in publishing, what digital marketing actually means, and tips for authors about social media, including some of the specific challenges of marketing middle grade books. She also reveals how long it takes her to film and post a video, and whether she's ever been recognized in public for being the face of LBYR's YA social media platform, THENOVL!

For the Fortune Cookie segment, they talk about what they've been eating lately.

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See info about Grace Lin's books here: gracelin.com.

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Grace and Alvina continue their "publishing curriculum" series and welcome special guest Bill Grace, Senior Marketing Manager at LBYR. They discuss everything from how he got his start in publishing, what trade marketing actually means, if publishers can "make" a bestseller, and how marketing has changed over the years. Plus, he gives some advice to authors about social media and working with your publisher on marketing.

For the Fortune Cookie segment, they talk about what they've been reading lately.

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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Follow LBYR's social media platforms: https://www.instagram.com/thenovl/

https://www.instagram.com/littlebrownyoungreaders/

Grace and Alvina continue their "publishing curriculum" series and welcome special guest Cheryl Lew, Associate Director of Publilcity. They discuss everything from how she got her start in publishing, to what goes into the decision to send authors on tour or to festivals, to how books and authors are pitched to media, and how important preorders are.

For the Fortune Cookie segment, they talk about what they're looking forward to in the Fall.

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See info about Grace Lin's books here: gracelin.com.

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Grace and Alvina have an odds and ends episode where they answer some listener questions, including a couple about the middle grade market. They discuss a TedTalk about the four stages of retirement, and they talk about a New York Times piece where author Curtis Sittenfeld challenged ChatGPT in writing a short story beach read. And then they give some book recomendations.

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See info about Grace Lin's books here: gracelin.com.

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Grace and Alvina celebrate their 25 years in the publishing industry and share their top ten career highlights so far, including how they got their starts.

For the Fortune Cookie segment, they talk about what they've been eating lately!

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See info about Grace Lin's books here: gracelin.com.

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Grace and Alvina continue their "publishing curriculum" series and welcome special guest Christie Michel, Senior Marketing Manager, to talk about School and Library Marketing. The discuss everything from how she got her start in publishing, to how authors are pitched for conferences and what Christie's favorite conference is.

For the Fortune Cookies segment, they talk about what they've been reading lately.

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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Grace and Alvina talk about what they envision their eventual retirement will look like (don't worry, it's still a long time away for both of them), including some of the things they need to do to prepare. They were inspired to talk about this topic because of the recent retirement of some long-time editors.

For the Fortune Cookie segment, they talk about their favorite moments of the Summer Olympics!

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/