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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.

info_outline Episode 317: Pivoting and Family with Michele McGonigle DeYoung! 09/19/2025
info_outline Episode 316: Special Sales with Jenny Mandel! 09/12/2025
info_outline Episode 315: CHOP SUEY Publishing News! 09/04/2025
info_outline Episode 314: Two Topics, Travel and Scams 08/28/2025
info_outline Episode 313: Well-Read and Gender in Animal Books! 08/17/2025
info_outline Episode 312: Freedom to Read with Padma Venkatraman! 08/14/2025
info_outline Episode 311: Key qualities for success with Libby Koponen! 08/07/2025
info_outline Episode 310: CHOP SUEY: Ages in Young Adult, Pen Names, and Last Meals! 07/31/2025
info_outline Episode 309: Summer! 07/25/2025
info_outline Episode 308: 2025 Mid-year resolution check-in! 07/17/2025
info_outline Episode 307: Friendship Groups! 07/11/2025
info_outline Episode 306: CHOP SUEY: How to ground yourself, publishing news, and AI (again!)! 07/04/2025
info_outline Episode 305: Live at the Carle Museum with Melissa Hung! 06/26/2025
info_outline Episode 304: Subrights with Janelle DeLuise! 06/19/2025
info_outline Episode 303: Bucket Lists! 06/12/2025
info_outline Episode 302: CHOP SUEY: Library of Congress, AI summer reading lists, and Summer of…! 06/05/2025
info_outline Episode 301: Personal Organization! 05/29/2025
info_outline Episode 300: Book Tours! 05/22/2025
info_outline Episode 299: Editing Middle Grade: The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon! 05/08/2025
info_outline Episode 298: CHOP SUEY: Mahmoud v Taylor, MG to picture books, and group chats! 05/01/2025
info_outline Episode 297: How the New Administration is Affecting Publishing! 04/24/2025
info_outline Episode 296: Independent Publishing with Janet Bruins! 04/19/2025
info_outline Episdoe 295: Authentic and Hubristic Pride! 04/10/2025
info_outline Episode 294: Six Styles of Leadership! 04/03/2025
info_outline Episode 293: Chance and the Unknown! 03/27/2025
info_outline Episode 292: CHOP SUEY: Pandemic anniversary, soft censorship, and mission statement follow-up! 03/20/2025
info_outline Episode 291: Freelance Editing with Sangeeta Mehta and Julie Scheina! 03/14/2025
info_outline Episode 290: Jealousy vs. Envy! 03/06/2025
info_outline Episode 289: Mission Statements! 02/27/2025
info_outline Episode 288: CHOP SUEY: blurbing, social media, and how publishing has changed for the better 02/21/2025
 
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