May 11

May 11 Episode #197: Gossip!

Grace and Alvina talk about the pros and cons of gossip, and give tips on how to gossip "nicely". The book friends discuss this article on how to know if you’re gossiping in the right way!

Alvina is back from a wonderful vacation in the U.S. Virgin Islands! Grace has been back into traveling non-stop including a trip to the Texas Library Association Conference.

GOSSIP!

Does gossip help connect us socially? What is the difference between good gossip and bad? Is sharing information consider gossip? Grace and Alvina share stories about the gossip in their life and how they feel about it.

Fortune Cookie Segment: Travel Tips!

The book friends share their random travel tips! GRACE: Her latest travel tip is bringing an old pair of running shoes. ALVINA: Always pack some plastic bags for dirty laundry, wet swim suits, etc… and the The Bug Bite Thing! Alvina also brings headphones to be able to fall asleep to music or a podcast. Also discussed: How often do you wash your hair?

Gratefuls:

Alvina is so grateful for Ted Lasso and good heart-warming TV. Grace is grateful for gifts such as being able to sit on the board for the Carle Museum and also being able to see Where the Mountain Meets the Moon as a play!

200th episode coming up!

Please rate and review us so that we can reach 200 ratings on apple I-Tunes!

Pre-order gifts for CHINESE MENU are now officially announced! I am facilitating not one but TWO special pre-order gifts:

1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival!

2. Not an educator? Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Books and receive an enamel dragon pin (perfect for the upcoming Year of the Dragon)!

Want to support your local indie? Good for you! Check with your local indie to see if they will be participating in my publisher’s (@littlebrownyoungreaders ) special indie promotion. There just might be a pair of exclusive chopsticks there for you.

Thank you for tuning in!

If you’re a patron, don’t forget to check out this week’s Random Questions feed! Authors Cherie Fu ands Grace Lin answer the random question What’s invisible but you wish people could see? Click here to listen! If you’re not a patron already, join today!

Thank you to Hachette Audio, Little Brown Books for Young Readers, and Alex at Pacyworks Studio for producing and editing this podcast. Be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and tell a friend about us. (Use the hashtag #bookfriendsforever.)