Book Friends Forever Podcast

Grace and Alvina talk about all of the elements of a front book cover, including titles and taglines, and cover images. Alvina discusses the process of getting titles approved at LBYR. Grace gives an early preview of her next Middle Grade novel, coming in early 2028, which they're currently trying to come up with a new title for. They talk about their favorite titles in general, and what they think makes for a good title. They also discuss taglines and why a publisher might want to add a tagline to a book. And, they also talk about what makes a good cover, and discuss some of their favorite covers. For the Fortune Cookie segment, they talk about the changes that were announced recently about Hachette Book Group--a new CEO was recently announced! And then, Alvina tells Grace about The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science: The Jungle of Carabanana by Kate McKinnon, the third and final book of the trilogy. And they end as always with what they're grateful for. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1 Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Bookfriendsforever_podcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookfriendsforever_podcast/

Alvina is back from vacation and Grace is finished with the first leg of her tour. They discuss the recent events involving Kelly Clarkson and the Brooklyn store Art of Play (the controversy has thankfully died down by now), and use the incident to discuss the concept of humility. They talk about whether humility is actually something that our culture values and if it's something to strive for, and if it is, they discuss 15 ways to practice humility in your life. Then, since Grace is in the midst of her tour for LITTLE STONE BUDDHA, Grace tells Alvina about the book, including its origins: it was inspired by the book THE LITTLE HOUSE by Virginia Lee Burton, as well as the real life Oakland Buddha. And they end as always with what they're grateful for. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1 Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Bookfriendsforever_podcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookfriendsforever_podcast/

Grace and Alvina discuss some book publishing terms and define them. Do you know what a BLAD is and what it stands for? What is a book blurb, and are they valuable? Do you know what "bleed" means in relation to art? Learn what verso and recto refer to! And find out the two meanings of the word "colophon" and when we started including certain colophon info in our picture books and why. We define over 40 terms, including ONIX, metadata, POD, OP, endpapers, gutter, proof, IP, NYP, WFH, TK, frontlist and backlist, and more! For the Fortune Cookie segment, they discuss the recent internet debate about whether it's appropriate to bring an iced coffee into an interview! They talk about the importance of first impressions and why things that shouldn't matter, do matter. Then Alvina tells Grace about the book A BOOK FOR EVERYONE by Hayley and John Rocco, and they end as always with what they're grateful for. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1 Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Bookfriendsforever_podcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookfriendsforever_podcast/

Grace and Alvina discuss a recent Hidden Brain+ podcast episode that discussed some of the potential negatives of goal setting. Linear goal setting may cause people to skip the exploration stage, and it might be more beneficial to use "tiny experiments" to learn what actually works. They talk about how in the scientific world, you ask a question, and the only goal is to learn. Two recent Happiness Lab episodes reinforced this, talking about how small changes can be the most effective.   For the Fortune Cookie segment, they talk about Generative AI, and the new guidelines that SCBWI recently released, banning AI use for any part of the creative process.   Then, Alvina tells Grace about a backlist title SHARK VS TRAIN by Chris Barton and Tom Lichtenheld, which was recently featured in the New York Times. And, then end as always with what they're grateful for.   Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1  Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Bookfriendsforever_podcast  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookfriendsforever_podcast/   Thanks!

Grace and Alvina discuss a bunch of book publishing news, including the Anthropic Settlement, the National Book Award for Young People's Literature long list, a study about how library eBook lending hurts sales, how Libro.FM is planning to expand into the eBook market, and they talk about some of the new words that have recently been added to Merriam-Webster's dictionary, including words such as looksmaxxing, yacht rock, shishito, chili crisp, and glow-up. For the Fortune Cookie segment, they talk about eight different "play personalities" and which ones they are--Grace is a creator, and Alvina is an explorer. And, they both have dreamer energy. And they end as always with what they're grateful for. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1 Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Bookfriendsforever_podcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookfriendsforever_podcast/