Jul 10

Jul 10 Episode #204: Making Decisions!

Grace and Alvina talk about how they make decisions, including what some of their major life decisions have been.

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How have you been?

Alvina talks about the air quality problem and her dinner with Holly Black! Little Brown has three books of hers is coming out soon. One is a collector’s edition of the Cruel Prince! The other is her first picture book called Sir Morien: The Legend of a Knight of the Round Table, co-written with Kallis Smith and illustrated by Ebony Glenn. The third book is a sequel to her book, The Stolen Heir.

Grace came back energized and inspired by the Highlights Retreat: AN INTERSECTIONAL LENS: AWARENESS + ACTION FOR REPRESENTATION IN KIDS’ BOOKS, LIBRARIES & CLASSROOMS

Making Decisions!

This topic was inspired by Grace having to make a few big decisions recently. One was her trip to Portland to see the Where the Mountain Meets the Moon musical. The book friends talk about flipping a coin, over-thinking your initial decisions, and reading the signs that may tell you what the right decision is. Grace also had to decide wether she was going to attend the Dubai Book Festival. Alvina talks about some of the biggest decisions in her life and how they have impacted her today. The first big decision that she had to make was what she wanted to do as a career. Is there a right and wrong decision? At some point you just have to make a decision and go with it. Alvina talks about Blow Out the Moon by Libby Koponen and how editors decide to acquire a book.

Alvina looked up “How to make good decisions”. Do you think about the work case scenario? or existential dread? Which decision would you regret more or less?

Fortune Cookie Segment: Dream Side Hustle

What would your alternate career be?

Gratefuls:

Grace is grateful that her daughter Hazel has navigated a tricky friendship issue and the faculty at the Intersectional Lens. Alvina is grateful for great television writing. (Ted Lasso and Succession!)

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.)