Episode #222: How to Live a Long Life!
Grace and Alvina talk about how to both live a long life, and feel like you're living a long life.
Chinese Menu is here!
Chinese Menu explores the whimsical myths and stories behind your favorite American Chinese food.
If you would like personalized and signed copies you can order from Grace’s local indie book store called High Five Books or from The Eric Carle Museum!
How have you been?
Alvina has been busy editing Grace’s book! Alvina was thrilled to hear that Big is officially a National Book Award finalist!
Bob Odenkirk and Erin Odenkirk came into the office to celebrate a recently published poetry collection called Zilot & Other Important Rhymes!
Grace has been well as she just returned from the success of a Very Asian Book Tour with Debbie Michiko Florence.
The book friends talk about their feelings about the war and what is happening all over the world and how information is being spread via social media.
How to live a long life….
This episode was inspired by a Radio Lab podcast episode called “The Secret to Long Life” Alvina loved it so much and shared it with Grace. “We have the luxury to entertain and answer this question.”
The Radio Lab is not necessarily how to live a long life but how to feel like you’re living a long life. What are the ways to keep your life more novel? Human connection, being more mindful, and snapping out of routine are things that can help you feel like you’re living a longer life.
The book friends talk about some of the habits that will help you live a longer life from this CNN article from July 2023.
Fortune Cookie Segment: Publishing News
The book friends discuss this article in Mary Sue: Scholastic Under Fire for Allowing Schools to Opt Out of ‘Diverse Books’ for Book Fairs.
Gratefuls
Grace is grateful for the beautiful fall weather! Her novel was sent to Alvina so she could truly listen and focus on on her family and other things. She’s headed to the Rhode Island Book Fest and will be seeing her friends Shannon Hale. Alvina is grateful for smart and informed people who educate her on things and that she can be listening and empathetic.
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. (Use the hashtag #bookfriendsforever.)
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