Book Friends Forever Podcast

Author Jonathan Auxier joins Grace in this pre-recorded episode. Grace and Jonathan talk about hoe heartbreak in their real lives affected their writing, and ultimately made their stories better.

Grace and Alvina answer more listener questions, including what are our favorite fairy tales and how Grace chooses what to write about.

Grace and Alvina reminisce about their highlights and lowlights of the last decade as well as what they hope for the next ten years!

Grace and Alvina talk about the best gifts they've given and received, and they also give some gift recommendations--books, of course!

Grace and Alvina answer listener questions, including how to get kids to love reading, and what the title of their memoirs would be.

Grace and Alvina talk about the perils of social media, using a recent Sarah Dessen twitter brouhaha as an example.

Grace and Alvina talk about one of their favorite topics: FOOD! What children's books made you hungry? And what do you eat while you work?

Grace and Alvina talk about how publishing is like dating--from reading submissions to finding an agent.

Grace and Alvina demystify school visits--how and why an author might start doing them, how to get paid, how to do effective school visits, and more. They also talk about author tours and how they work. And they end as always with what they're grateful for.

Grace and Alvina discuss the nebulous distinction of commercial versus literary writing. They also catch up on their holiday breaks, including a trip to Taiwan for Grace and a Mexican cruise for Alvina, and they end as always with what they're grateful for. See complete shownotes at https://bookfriendsforever.com/.