Episode #307: Friendship Groups

Grace and Alvina are back from ALA and discuss the importance of friendship groups, if they have them now or had them in the past, and share some articles that give advice on how to create them.

For the Fortune Cookie segment, they discuss Quirk Publishing's recent announcement that they are pausing their publishing program and subsequent layoffs. For the Tell Me About segment, Alvina tells Grace about Peter Brown's picture book adaptation of The Wild Robot, The Wild Robot on the Island. And they end as always with what they're grateful for. 

How have you been?

Alvina talks about her positive experience at ALA. Her nephew stayed with Alvina and Stephen in NYC and they had some quality time together. He was shy but feels more comfortable with them there. Grace also had a positive recap of ALA and talked about her speech. Books mentioned: The Library of Unruly Treasures by Jeanne Birdsall, Uprooted by Ruth Chan, and Mel Fell by Corey Tabor. The book friends talk about grateful they are and the importance of celebrating things big and small. When good things happen, you should enjoy it and be thankful.

Friendships

Grace and Alvina talk about friendship groups and how they can form and change over the years.

Fortune Cookie Segment

The Book Friends discuss the Quirk Books article on how they are pausing their publishing program.

Tell me about…

Alvina tells Grace about The Wild Robot on the Island: An Illustrated Picture Book Adaptation of the Wild Robot by Peter Brown.

Gratefuls:

Grace is grateful for 16 years of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon and still being able to publish books! Alvina is grateful for librarians!

THANK YOU!

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