Episode #279: 2024 Gift Guide!
Grace and Alvina give some holiday gift recommendations for readers, editors, authors, illustrators, kids, and more!
For the Fortune Cookie segment, they talk about two bits of publishing news regarding Artifical Intelligence.
How have you been?
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Alvina and Stephen went to a movie and ordered brunch! They saw the movie “Anora”. They watched “Kneecap”, a movie about an Irish hip-hop trio. It was just decided that they’re going to host their family for Thanksgiving! Alvina will be making apple pie and cranberry sauce. Performance Reviews need to be done by December 20th.
Grace has been working on Ling and Ting Lunar New Year. Hazel’s book club has started. We’re still reading The Gate, The Girl, and The Dragon! It’s fun to see Hazel and her friends growing up together.
Gift Ideas
Author/Illustrator gifts:
Ideal Bookshelfs from Etsy! What would Grace Chose: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, Year of the Dog, Chinese Menu, The Ugly Vegetables and A Big Mooncake for Little Star.
Inkwell Threads - clothing about books
Gift ideas for KIDS:
Etsy- YUMCHA SF! Felt dim sum!
Wooden Hot Pot Toy from Bitty Bao
Exploding Kittens card game and Exploding Unicorns
Wildcard Gift:
Grace: MoMo Cat in the Coin Bank
Alvina: Flying Wish Paper
Anna Alter ceramics and jewelry! Spoon rests and Pet Portraits!
Publishing News
HarperCollins AI Deal and Spines book publishing using AI (authors write the book, AI edits and publishes)
Gratefuls:
Grace is grateful for her Ling and Ting paintings and her new print shop! Grace is grateful that her husband and her daughter are coming with her to Florida to visit her parents over the holiday. Alvina is grateful for her Oura Ring sleep tracker.
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