Book Friends Forever Podcast
By Alvina and Grace
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Episodes: 100
Description
Children's book publishing’s secrets are revealed as we listen in on fascinating, unguarded, insider discussion from two uniquely qualified best friends: award-winning author/illustrator Grace Lin, and one of NYC’s top editors, Alvina Ling. Go behind the scenes of kid lit and catch a glimpse of the lives of the best-selling author and editor, and the relationship between them.
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Episode 251: CHOP SUEY: Posthumous Publishing, AI and audiobooks, and Fyre Festival of Books
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May 16, 2024 |
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Episode 250: Copyediting with Christine Ma!
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May 09, 2024 |
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Episode 249: Picture Book text and art editing and revision with Saho Fujii!
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May 02, 2024 |
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Episode 248: Editing and Revision!
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Episode 247: CHOP SUEY: Publishing news, World Happiness, and Think Again
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Episode 246: The Acquisitions Process!
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Episode 245: Personality Tests!
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Episode 244: Middle Grade and Market Fluctuations
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Episode 243: CHOP SUEY: Hugo Award controversy, Author’s Equity, and Double Standards
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Episode 242: 5-year Anniversary!
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Episode 241: Moving with Libby Koponen!
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Episode 240: Upheavals, Slumps and Rekindling Creativity with Laurel Snyder!
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Episode 239: Big Magic with Shelli R. Johannes!
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Episode 238: Mental Health with Stephen Colman
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Episode 237: Bonus episode: How it All Began!
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Episode 236: The Pareto Principle with Jane Kuo!
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Episode 235: CHOP SUEY: ALAYMA, sprayed edges, and banned book awards!
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Episode 234: Taiwan Trip!
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Episode 233: Creating the Creative Life with Anna Alter!
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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BFF 232 QUESTIONS WITH GUEST CO-HOST NATASHA TARPLEY
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Episode 231: 2024 New Year Resolutions
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Episode 230: 2023 Year End Review!
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Episode 229: How to Stay Healthy During the Holidays!
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Episode 228: Envy and FOMO!
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Episode 227: 2023 Gift Guide
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Episode 226: CHOP SUEY: Publishing news and Cell Phone etiquette
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Episode 225: Writing about mental health and neurodivergence with Emily Barth Isler
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Episode 224: How to Be Okay When the World Is Not with John Cho
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Episode 223: CHOP SUEY: Talking about difficult topics with kids, Scholastic Book Fairs, and Halloween
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Episode 222: How to Live a Long Life!
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Episode 221: Being Asian Americans in Publishing with Debbi Michiko Florence
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Episode 220: Agenting with Rebecca Sherman!
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Episode 219: CHOP SUEY: Publishing news and Favorite Fall things!
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Episode 218: Touring! With a special guest
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Episode 217: The Making of CHINESE MENU!
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Episode 216: Tidying Up with Maya Rock!
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Episode 215: CHOP SUEY: Ursula Nordstrom, Summer Movies, and Climate Change!
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Episode 214: Book Ratings and AI!
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Episode 213: Author Book Promotion
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Episode 212: Is Publishing Okay? Part Two plus trends
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Episode 211: Is Publishing Okay? Part One
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Episode 110: CHOP SUEY: Sustained Success (again), weaknesses, and Asian American Literature Festival cancelled!
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Episode 208: Birthdays and Aging!
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Episode 208: Vacations vs Trips!
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Episode 207: Dating with Stephen Colman!
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Episode 206: 2023 Mid-year Review
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Episode 205: CHOP SUEY: Integrator or compartmentalizer, cooking, and book banning episode!
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Episode 204: Making Decisions!
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Episode 203: Clothing, Fashion, and Style!
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Episode 202: the State of the Publishing Industry with Nathan Bransford!
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Episode 201: Special Bonus episode: Brendan Kiely, Maggie Takuda Hall, Sayantani DasGupta, and Joanna Ho Discuss the Scholastic Censorship Controversy
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May 30, 2023 |
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Episode 200: 200th Episode!
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May 25, 2023 |
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Episode 199: Business Financials!
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May 18, 2023 |
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Episode 198: CHOP SUEY: Scholastic, colors, and what makes a book stand out
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May 11, 2023 |
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Episode 197: Gossip!
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May 04, 2023 |
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Episode 196: Celebrations!
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Episode 195: CHOP SUEY: Saving things, disappearing categories, and our least-used sense!
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Episode 194: Revisiting early success vs late success, plus sustained success!
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Episode 193: Competitiveness!
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Episode 192: Plotting and Pantsing with Kate Milford
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Episode 191: CHOP SUEY: Roald Dahl, happiness and expectations, and preorders!
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Episode 190: Aging with Libby Koponen!
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Episode 189: Work Guilt!
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Episode 188: The Meaning of Home with Vivienne Chang and Eugenia Yoh
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Episode 187: CHOP SUEY: ALA Awards, AI, and HarperCollins Strike update
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Episode 186: Prolific Publishing and Time Management with Kate Messner!
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Episode 185: Do Epic Stuff! (Redo)
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Episode 184: Self-Care!
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Episode 183: 2023 New Year’s Resolutions and Aspirations!
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Episode 182: 2022 Year End Review
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Episode 181: CHOP SUEY: Epic Stuff update, HarperCollins Strike, and Holiday Traditions!
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Episode 180: 2022 Gift Guide!
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Episode 179: The Highs and the Lows with Stephen Colman!
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Episode 178: Financial Realities of Publishing, plus Pep Talk!
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Episode 177: How We Prepare for Speeches
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Episode 176: CHOP SUEY: CROOKED DOOR, Be Good or Goodish, and Guilty Pleasures
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Episode 175: What Makes You Remarkable?
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Episode 174: Ask vs Guess Culture!
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Episode 173: CHOP SUEY: Performance, the Monarchy, and is Publishing Broken?
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Episode 172: Past, present, or future-oriented with Lesa Cline Ransome
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Episode 171: Cynicism and Toxic Positivity!
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Episode 170: Friendship!
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Episode 169: Q&A and Updates!
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Episode 168: CHOP SUEY: A Bunch of Publishing News, the Best Food We’ve Eaten, and Book recommendations!
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Episode 167: Legacy Award profile and Speech!
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Episode 166: Common microaggressions and how to avoid them
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Episode 165: Self-Care and Self-Love with Kacen Callender
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Episode 164: CHOP SUEY: Supply Chain Update, Publishing News, and Good things about Getting Older!
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Episode 163: 2022 Mid-Year Review
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Episode 162: Aftermaths!
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Episode 161: Long Gaps Between Books with Molly Burnham
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Episode 160: CHOP SUEY: Pride, #ownvoices update, and public speaking tips!
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Episode 159: ALA Annual 2022 Prep!
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Episode 158: Editorial Assistance with Ruayyah Daud
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Episode 157: Processing loss and gun culture
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Episode 156: Taiwanese identity!
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Episode 155: CHOP SUEY: Model Minority, Barnes & Noble, and Embarrassing Our Child Selves
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May 26, 2022 |
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Episode 154: Music!
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May 19, 2022 |
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Episode 153: CHOP SUEY: Revisiting Imposter Syndrome, Favorite and Least Favorite Narrative Types, and Returning to Social Interactions!
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May 05, 2022 |
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Episode 152: Effecting Change!
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Apr 29, 2022 |