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.

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Grace and Alvina have an odds and ends episode where they talk about several topics. They discuss the recent Supreme Court case Mahmoud v Taylor about religious freedom to opt their children out from certain storytimes. They also talk about three recent picture books adapted from middle grade novels, including THE WILD ROBOT ON THE ISLAND by Peter Brown, and they talk about their relationship to group text chats!

Alison Morris joins to share some book recommendations, and they end with sharing what they're grateful for.

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Grace and Alvina talk about how the current presidential administration has and could affect publishing. They discuss how the increase in book banning, cuts in funding for libraries, changes in how diversity is valued, and increased tariffs may or may not affect publishing.

For the Fortune Cookie segment they talk about what's making them happy right now.

And then, Grace tells Alvina about her two Spring-themed math board books, UP TO MY KNEES and WHERE ARE THE EGGS?

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Grace and Alvina welcome special guest Janet Bruins, who has started her own independent publishing company, Picnic Heist. They talk about how she decided to start her pubilshing company and what steps she took to make that happen, including her mission for the company. They also discuss the reasons one might decide to publish with an independent publisher vs a larger one.

For the Fortune Cookie segment they talk about what they've been reading lately, and of course they end with sharing what they're all grateful for.

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Grace and Alvina talk about two different types of price: authentic pride and hubistric pride, and how that might apply to their work and lives. For the Fortune Cookie segment they discuss a recent executive order to defund libraries.

Alvina tells Grace about the book BIG ENOUGH by Regina Linke. And, they end by sharing what they're grateful for.

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Grace and Alvina talk about leadership styles, specifically the Goleman six styles of leadership. They also talk about a recent Hidden Brain podcast episode about how great leaders rise to the occasion.

For the Fortune Cookie segment, they discuss Meta AI and how published books (including Grace's) were pirated to train their AI program.

Then Alvina tells Grace about the book BLOW OUT THE MOON by Libby Koponen--Alvina's very first acquisition! And then, as always, they end with what they're grateful for.

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Grace and Alvina talk about chance, flukes, and the unknown and how small changes and chance encounters can change the whole course of your life.

For the Fortune Cookie segment they share something that gives them hope (and end up on a bit of a tangent about politics).

Alvina tells Grace about the book ATOMIC WOMEN by Roseanne Montillo, and they end by sharing what they're grateful for.

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Grace and Alvina have an odds and ends episode where they discuss several topics. At the five-year anniversary of the global pandemic, they look back on how their lives have changed for the better or the worst; they discuss soft censorship, especially in relation to the Young Media Award winners. They continue to brainstorm their mission statement using adjectives some of their listeners used to describe the podcast. And then Alison Morris joins to share some book recommendations, and they end with sharing what they're grateful for.

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Grace and Alvina continue their publishing curriculum series and welcome special guests Sangeeta Mehta and Julie Scheina to the podcast. Both of them are former editorial colleagues of Alvina's who now run their own freelance editorial companies. Julie also does some coaching. They discuss how they got started in publishing and when they started freelance editing. They discuss how they structure their days, how they market their services, and advice for authors on how to both improve their work on their own and also work with freelance editors.

For the Fortune Cookie segment, they each share what they've been reading lately. And, of course, they end with what they're grateful for.

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Grace and Alvina talk about the emotion of jealousy and how it differs from envy, and how both are normal emotions. They discuss how to better reframe feelings of jealousy. They also discuss the feeling of compersion, which is the opposite of jealousy.

For the Fortune Cookie segment, Grace shared some insights from a Winter Institute panel about the middle grade market.

And then Alvina asks Grace to tell her about her book DIM SUM FOR EVERYONE. They end by sharing what they're grateful for.

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

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