Episode #321: Community Building With Debbi Michiko Florence!
Grace Lin and Alvina Ling welcome special guest Debbi Michiko Florence--Grace and Debbi are recording together while on their Very Asian Book Trip! They talk about building community, including the Asian American Voices retreat at Highlights. They talk about the impact the pandemic had on their respective communities. And they talk about how the main thing needed to create community is putting yourself out there. They also talk about the potential pitfalls of creating community.
For the Fortune Cookie segment they talk about their Mid-Autumn Festival wishes, and they end as always with what they're grateful for.
How have you been?
Debbie and Grace have been enjoying the Very Asian Book Tour! Alvina completed a half-marathon in Corning, NY! The expo was at the Corning Museum of Glass.
Community Building
Why is community important?
Moon Festival Wishes
Gratefuls:
Alvina is grateful that Little Brown has so many books on the Best Seller List this week: Secrets of the Purple Pearl (The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science, 2) by Kate McKinnon and also her FIRST book: The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science
How The World is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers) by Clint Smith, Adapted by Sonja Cherry-Paul
Bitten by Jordan Stephanie Gray
THANK YOU!
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. Tag us on social media using the hashtag #bookfriendsforever OR send us a message via Instagram at @bookfriendsforever_podcast or via our website at Bookfriendsforever.com.
See info about Grace's new book "The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon": https://linktr.ee/gracelinauthor.
You can find Alvina @planetalvina on TikTok and @alvinaling on Instagram , Bluesky, and Threads.
You can find Grace @pacylin on Instagram and Threads, @authorgracelin on Facebook, @gracelinauthor on Tik Tok.
You can find Debbi @debbi_michiko Florence in Instagram or Debbimichikoflorence.com
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