All Episodes
Book Friends Forever Podcast — 119 episodes
Episode 366: CHOP SUEY: Retreats, Procrastination, Fall Publishing, and Book Recs with Alison Morris!
Episode 365: Easy vs Hard!
Episode 364: Book Friends Forever and You, Me, and the Writing Journey Podcast crossover
Episode 363: Interviewing!
Episode 362: Our Legacies!
Episode 361: 2026 Mid-year Check In!
Episode 360: CHOP SUEY: Aging, Hiring, Favorite Teacher, and Book Recs with Alison Morris!
Episode 359: The End of Reading? And Raising Readers!
Episode 358: Nature vs Nurture!
Episode 357: Teen Book Reviews with Quade Kelley!
Episode 356: Vocation vs job and revisiting Old Worlds with guest co-host Laurel Snyder
Book Friends Forever 337: WRITING TIPS!
Episode 354: CHOP SUEY: Gossip, Song Lyrics, Advice, and Book Recs with Alison Morris!
Episode 353: Hidden Beliefs and Names!
Episode 352: Publishing 101!
Episode 351: Our Superpowers!
Episode 350: CHOP SUEY: Asian American identities, Book Banning, Birthday Celebrations and Book Recs with Alison Morris!
Episode 349: It's a Matter of Taste!
Episode 358: Queer Representation in Children's Literature with Michele Kirichanskaya!
Episode 347: State of Children's Book Publishing!
Spain Trip!
Episode 335: Children's Book Week with Melissa Thom and Shaina Birkhead!
Episode 334 :Two Topics: AI book cancellation and Social Media addiction!
Episode 343: Freak Friday!
Episode 342: China and Taiwan trip!
Episode 341: Reality Television with Stephen Colman!
Episode 340: Minnesota Editors with Carol Hinz and Andrew Karre!
Episode 339: Anniversary Q/A Part 2
Episode 338 CHOP SUEY: TIK TOK, AGENT QUESTIONS, PREPARING FOR TRAVEL AND BOOK RECS WITH ALISON MORRIS.
Episode 337: Seven-Year Anniversary!
Episode 336: Writing Communities with Julie Hedlund!
Episode 335: Cultivating joy in others' successes!
Episode 334: Award Committees with Susannah Richards!
Episode 333: CHOP SUEY: Amazon's Ask This Book, Current Events and Social Media, Breathing, and Book Recs with Alison Morris!
Episode 332: Embracing Discomfort!
Episode 331: 2026 New Year's Resolutions!
Episode 330: 2025 Year-End Review!
Episode 329: Intelligence vs. Wisdom
Episode 328: 2025 Holiday Gift Guide!
Episode 327: Inventory Management with Lianna Izzo!
Episode 326: CHOP SUEY: New Imprint, AI and Library Laws, Literary Travel, and Book Recs with Alison Morris!
Episode 325: Decision Making and Regret!
Episode 324: Two Topics: Asian Parents and Gratitude Chains!
Episode 323: Does Publishing Have a Gambling Problem?
Episode 322: CHOP SUEY: Baker & Taylor, Banned Books, Interns, and Book Recs with Alison Morris!
Episode 321: Community Building With Debbi Michiko Florence!
Episode 320: Gift and Specialty Sales with Adelia Kalyvas!
Episode 319: Freedom of Speech!
Episode 318: Gossip!
Episode 317: Pivoting and Family with Michele McGonigle DeYoung!
Episode 316: Special Sales with Jenny Mandel!
Episode 315: CHOP SUEY Publishing News!
Episode 314: Two Topics, Travel and Scams
Episode 313: Well-Read and Gender in Animal Books!
Episode 312: Freedom to Read with Padma Venkatraman!
Episode 311: Key qualities for success with Libby Koponen!
Episode 310: CHOP SUEY: Ages in Young Adult, Pen Names, and Last Meals!
Episode 309: Summer!
Episode 308: 2025 Mid-year resolution check-in!
Episode 307: Friendship Groups!
Episode 306: CHOP SUEY: How to ground yourself, publishing news, and AI (again!)!
Episode 305: Live at the Carle Museum with Melissa Hung!
Episode 304: Subrights with Janelle DeLuise!
Episode 303: Bucket Lists!
Episode 302: CHOP SUEY: Library of Congress, AI summer reading lists, and Summer of…!
Episode 301: Personal Organization!
Episode 300: Book Tours!
Episode 299: Editing Middle Grade: The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon!
Episode 298: CHOP SUEY: Mahmoud v Taylor, MG to picture books, and group chats!
Episode 297: How the New Administration is Affecting Publishing!
Episode 296: Independent Publishing with Janet Bruins!
Episdoe 295: Authentic and Hubristic Pride!
Episode 294: Six Styles of Leadership!
Episode 293: Chance and the Unknown!
Episode 292: CHOP SUEY: Pandemic anniversary, soft censorship, and mission statement follow-up!
Episode 291: Freelance Editing with Sangeeta Mehta and Julie Scheina!
Episode 290: Jealousy vs. Envy!
Episode 289: Mission Statements!
Episode 288: CHOP SUEY: blurbing, social media, and how publishing has changed for the better
Episode 287: Community!
Episode 286: ALAYMA and Publishing news!
Episode 285: CHOP SUEY: Social Media, How to Cope, and Barnes & Noble!
Episode 284: Simple Joys!
Episode 283: 2025 New Year's Resolutions
Episode 282: 2024 Year-end Review
Episode 281: CHOP SUEY: Making reading fun, remember why we write, and favorite holiday books with Alison Morris!
Episode 280: Deep Work and Attention Span!
Episode 279: 2024 Gift Guide!
Episode 278: Children's Sales with Danielle Cantarella!
Episode 277: CHOP SUEY: Reading trends, the Black List, and House Trust!
Episode 276: Library and Educational Sales with Katie Tucker!
Episode 275: Work to vacation to work transitions!
Episode 274: 50! with Anna Alter
Episode 273: CHOP SUEY: Hybrid work, Boba tea, and MacArthur Genius Grants!
Episode 272: Indie Bookstore Sales with Julie Isgrigg!
Episode 271: Longevity in the Industry!
Episode 270: Cynicism Vs. Skepticism!
Episode 269: CHOP SUEY: Internet Archive, self publishing after a bestseller, and screen adaptations!
Episode 268: Digital Marketing with Savannah Kennelly!
Episode 267: Trade Marketing with Bill Grace!
Episode 266: Publicity with Cheryl Lew!
Episode 265: CHOP SUEY: Q&A, four stages of retirement, and Chat GPT
Episode 264: 25-year Anniversary career highlights so far!
Episode 263: School & Library Marketing with Christie Michel!
Episode 262: Retirement!
Episode 261: CHOP SUEY: Publishing News1
Episode 260: Our Present and Future Selves!
Episode 259: Sparkle and Awe!
Episode 258: Mid-year Check In!
BFF 257 Managing Editorial with Andy Ball!
Episode 256: CHOP SUEY: Deadlines, Friendship Style, and AI!
Episode 255: Book Production with Lillian Sun!
Episode 254: Novel Design with Sasha Illingworth!
Episode 253: Change!
Episode 252: Growth Mindset!
Episode 251: CHOP SUEY: Posthumous Publishing, AI and audiobooks, and Fyre Festival of Books
Episode 250: Copyediting with Christine Ma!
Episode 249: Picture Book text and art editing and revision with Saho Fujii!
Episode 248: Editing and Revision!