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.

Episode 304: Subrights with Janelle DeLuise! 06/19/2025

Episode 303: Bucket Lists! 06/12/2025

Episode 302: CHOP SUEY: Library of Congress, AI summer reading lists, and Summer of…! 06/05/2025

Episode 301: Personal Organization! 05/29/2025

Episode 300: Book Tours! 05/22/2025

Episode 299: Editing Middle Grade: The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon! 05/08/2025

Episode 298: CHOP SUEY: Mahmoud v Taylor, MG to picture books, and group chats! 05/01/2025

Episode 297: How the New Administration is Affecting Publishing! 04/24/2025

Episode 296: Independent Publishing with Janet Bruins! 04/19/2025

Episdoe 295: Authentic and Hubristic Pride! 04/10/2025

Episode 294: Six Styles of Leadership! 04/03/2025

Episode 293: Chance and the Unknown! 03/27/2025

Episode 292: CHOP SUEY: Pandemic anniversary, soft censorship, and mission statement follow-up! 03/20/2025

Episode 291: Freelance Editing with Sangeeta Mehta and Julie Scheina! 03/14/2025

Episode 290: Jealousy vs. Envy! 03/06/2025

Episode 289: Mission Statements! 02/27/2025

Episode 288: CHOP SUEY: blurbing, social media, and how publishing has changed for the better 02/21/2025

Episode 287: Community! 02/14/2025

Episode 286: ALAYMA and Publishing news! 02/06/2025

Episode 285: CHOP SUEY: Social Media, How to Cope, and Barnes & Noble! 01/30/2025

Episode 284: Simple Joys! 01/23/2025

Episode 283: 2025 New Year's Resolutions 01/16/2025

Episode 282: 2024 Year-end Review 12/28/2024

Episode 281: CHOP SUEY: Making reading fun, remember why we write, and favorite holiday books with Alison Morris! 12/19/2024

Episode 280: Deep Work and Attention Span! 12/12/2024

Episode 279: 2024 Gift Guide! 12/05/2024

Episode 278: Children’s Sales with Danielle Cantarella! 11/27/2024

Episode 277: CHOP SUEY: Reading trends, the Black List, and House Trust! 11/21/2024

Episode 276: Library and Educational Sales with Katie Tucker! 11/14/2024

Episode 275: Work to vacation to work transitions! 11/07/2024