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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a collection of essays and interviews about the trails and tribulation of women in kidlit.
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The story of Minli from the book Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin.
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Kids Ask Authors is a podcast where kids can ask the authors of their favorite books a question. Every week, children's book author and illustrator Grace Lin and a guest author answer one question from a child reader-helping kids on their own creative journey!
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CELESTIAL SUCCESS STORIES, THOUGHT PROVOKING &ENLIGHTENED SEEKERS, hosted by Emma Bernier and Grazy Grace
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Weekly services from New Providence Primitive Baptist Church in Maryville, TN. For more information about NPPBC, go to our site at: www.nppbc.com.
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Exploring the uses of primary sources in K-12 libraries and classrooms. We'll dig into resources and teaching strategies as well as talk to educators who are utilizing primary sources and others who curate these incredible items and use them in their work.
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Enough, the Podcast, is a mash-up of deeply human conversations and expert advice on swapping perfectionism, people-pleasing and overachieving for a juicier, more easeful life. It’s moving. It’s light-hearted. It’s practical. And it’s for YOU, if you’re fed up with feeling burned out by hustling for your worth. Bi-weekly episodes on Thursdays.
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Brandi and Danni are two sisters who just happen to be dead inside. With no fulfilling careers, longtime relationships, or children, they turn to the only thing promised to give them a feeling: art. Every week, Brandi and Danni will get face to face with art, discuss the wack history behind it, and evaluate its life-giving powers. Join us on Art Sistory, where two sisters put art to the ultimate test: can it make you feel alive? If you listen in, maybe you will feel just a little less dead i ...
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It’s time to lay toxic religion down and experience healing, wholeness, and freedom. Get ready for massive spiritual transformation as Catherine Toon, MD and her guests share. You have found a happy place of love – a breath of fresh air!
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Welcome to the Word to the W.I.S.E… Why Standards Matter! A podcast series brought to you by UL Standards & Engagement. In the first season we featured remarkable women who used their careers in science and engineering to create a safer, more secure and sustainable future. This season we shift our focus to gender in the development of safety standards. Why safety standards? Standards touch almost every aspect of our lives. They are a set of requirements for how products and systems must perf ...
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Episode 82: Strictly’s Janette Manrara on Feeling Good Enough, Imposter Syndrome and the Benefits of a Wiggly Career
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Have you ever wondered if people in the public eye feel bouts of not-enoughness? And if so, how they handle it? Janette Manrara is a former pro dancer on Strictly Come Dancing, a television show watched by 12-18 million people each week. Janette now hosts the TV programme, It Takes Two, and recently published Tiny Dancer, Big World: How to find ful…
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We need to take care of what we are building. Always watching what we are building. We can waste it or use it for God’s glory. We only have a few days to do His work. When we think back on our past it might be many years but it feels like only yesterday. Our days are very short. Once the day is gone so is the opportunity to build. Church is not the…
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EP #245 - The Creative Power of Speaking Life Over Our Circumstances - Interview with Nicole Jansen
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Our words are a creative force in our relationship with ourselves and others, as well as our careers, finances, and fulfillment. They can bolster our confidence and empower forward thinking, What we speak is critical for us to flow in creative productivity in all our pursuits, including entrepreneurship. They can break agreement with the kingdom of…
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In this reading, David is requesting God to judge him. Are you as faithful as you say you are? Do you have the effort to seek after God? We should all be about the Father’s business. We should be obedient to God to just do as He asks us instead of questioning Him.By NPPBC.com
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Sometimes, we think about what we do that causes other things to change. We can all go through the motions but if they are not about God then it’s all in vain. Some walk around and beat their chest to brag about the things they’ve done. Pride goes before a fall. What good does it do to sow to the flesh? Those who sow to the flesh will reap corrupti…
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Episode 268: Digital Marketing with Savannah Kennelly!
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Grace and Alvina continue their "publishing curriculum" series and welcome special guest Savannah Kennelly, Senior Digital Marketing Manager at LBYR. They discuss everything from how she got her start in publishing, what digital marketing actually means, and tips for authors about social media, including some of the specific challenges of marketing…
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EP #244 - God & Healthy Masculine & Feminine Expression
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God made Adam in the image and likeness of God - in that likeness He created them male and female. Masculinity and femininity have unique energies and expressions. Each gender carries a portion of the opposite gender. As each gender learns to flow in his/her expression, healthy identity forms and with the freedom to flex in the opposite energy as r…
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The Power of Inner Child Healing for Trauma: Ft. CEO Youme Lin
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What is our Inner Child? How can we integrate the needs of our Inner Child to help us heal, grow, and prosper? In today's episode, we have special guest and CEO Youme Lin who shares how her childhood experiences influenced who she has become today, along with some tips on how we can befriend our Inner Child and live a happy, healthy, and authentic …
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Episode 267: Trade Marketing with Bill Grace!
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Grace and Alvina continue their "publishing curriculum" series and welcome special guest Bill Grace, Senior Marketing Manager at LBYR. They discuss everything from how he got his start in publishing, what trade marketing actually means, if publishers can "make" a bestseller, and how marketing has changed over the years. Plus, he gives some advice t…
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Episode 81: Reclaim your Freedom, Energy and Power. Dr Emma Seppälä, best-selling author, psychologist, and Yale lecturer, on how to be Sovereign.
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In this conversation, Emma and I dig into what’s keeping us “bound”, overwhelmed, and feeling not-enough. We touch on the types of happiness (Emma’s been researching happiness for 20 years) and why a contemplative practice is the foundation of having a more life-affirming relationship with yourself. You’ll hear about how people get “committed to bu…
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Isaiah 46:9 The Christian serves a living God. Jude 25 He watches over us all the time. God hears our cries. He pulled us out of the pit of Hell. He placed us on a solid rock that will never break or bust. He sealed our souls til the day of redemption to never be lost again. John 15:4; People can put on a good Christian show but it’s just a show an…
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EP #243 - Getting Freed from the Trap of Religion - Interview with Lin Bennett
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Religion, in its impure form, is deadly. Instead of saving people, it puts people in bondage and, with the Christian version, it does so in Jesus’ name. But there is vast healing and hope for freedom. It is literally a movement authored by the Author and Finisher of Faith Himself! Join Lin Bennett and myself for this joyful conversation - guarantee…
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Verse 1 The crossing requires that the earthly tabernacle be resolved. One will die once God calls you out of here. You will either die naturally or at the end of time when God calls it to an end. Down here we live in a fleshly house. This house requires a lot of maintenance to keep it up. Yet at some point, the house will fall, and die. If you’re …
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You’ve got gods in your life. Call on them. Will they respond? We all chase after all kinds of worldly things. Those things have no power at all yet we just love to have them in our lives. Many people put their faith in the dollar yet that dollar isn’t worth anything and will do nothing at your death. Other countries actually make statues and idols…
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Grace and Alvina continue their "publishing curriculum" series and welcome special guest Cheryl Lew, Associate Director of Publilcity. They discuss everything from how she got her start in publishing, to what goes into the decision to send authors on tour or to festivals, to how books and authors are pitched to media, and how important preorders ar…
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Christian people at times don’t like to be uncomfortable by God so they don’t repent. We would be a lot better off if we would just ask God to clean our hearts and remove the sin that we’ve allowed to enter. We should all want to go back to when we first got saved and cleaned. There are no big or little sins. We have Christians who will stand up an…
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How many times have we asked ourselves, “God where are you?”. This is never so pressing as when we have an urgent need that only God can work out. God always invites us into greater revelation of who He is His goodness, His compassion, His mastery and His beauty! Join Pastor Larry McKnight as we tackle this question, discussions on the nature of “h…
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Dear My Future Kids: Finding Your Right Partner for Long Term Relationship 🍵Ep 16
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What kind of message do we want to give our future kids? What do we want to pass down when we become parents ourselves? Today's episode is all about how we strive to be the best example for the next generation, and how to find the right partner for you. 🎧Listen on all platforms! Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4ux01HJApv53QR6BwaHZed?si=7dac11…
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Once saved, you’re given the armor to protect us from the evil one. Just as a child, we must help them to get dressed. God does the same for us at times, He helps us get ready for the battle. Romans 13:14, Galatians 3:27 You received everything you ever needed to stand for Christ, He gives them. Christ – Protection – Truth Clothed upon truth. Breas…
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We at times get into a rut of just going through the motions. We’d rather fill our lives full of the worldly things that it offers than be with God. At the time of our death, we will say amen to our own sins. You may attend church each time a service is made and never make a move to Christ. Your church attendance will not amount to anything at the …
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Episode 265: CHOP SUEY: Q&A, four stages of retirement, and Chat GPT
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Grace and Alvina have an odds and ends episode where they answer some listener questions, including a couple about the middle grade market. They discuss a TedTalk about the four stages of retirement, and they talk about a New York Times piece where author Curtis Sittenfeld challenged ChatGPT in writing a short story beach read. And then they give s…
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Episode 80: A Surprisingly Fun Conversation About Dying with No Regrets, with Jodi Wellman
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How many Mondays do you have left? You’re about to find out. Coach and author, Jodi Wellman and I hang out with the Grim Reaper in today’s conversation. We start with a pre-mortem, a pulse check of where you are right now, while you’re still on this side of the lawn. What areas of your life are in the Dead Zone? What teeny tiny steps can you take r…
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EP #241 - Where is God in our Urgency? A Delightful Conversation with Pastor Larry McKnight
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How many times have we asked ourselves, “God where are you?”. This is never so pressing as when we have an urgent need that only God can work out. God always invites us into greater revelation of who He is His goodness, His compassion, His mastery and His beauty! Join Pastor Larry McKnight as we tackle this question, discussions on the nature of “h…
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The world is hungry for truth. People might know the holidays of Christmas and Easter but not see the background and reasoning behind them. All kinds of people will come out to say they’ve been told certain things from God and what we need to figure out is if God didn’t say it, then it’s not true. God’s word doesn’t change. The truth will always be…
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00:00 – Powers Family 00:19 – Do You Know How It Feels? 04:27 – There’s a Record Book 08:04 – Safe Thus Far 13:55 – Look for Me at Jesus’ Feet 22:36 – I Love Jesus 26:20 – He’s Still On Time 32:46 – You Don’t Have Burdens To Carry No More 37:36 – Welcome Home 46:03 – I Pressed Through the CrowdBy NPPBC.com
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Episode 264: 25-year Anniversary career highlights so far!
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Grace and Alvina celebrate their 25 years in the publishing industry and share their top ten career highlights so far, including how they got their starts. For the Fortune Cookie segment, they talk about what they've been eating lately! See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon…
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EP #240 - Knowing God as Love - Interview with William Paul Young & Lin Bennett
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Knowing God as a Person, Who loves by virtue of being Love, is the gateway to knowing Him/Her intimately. Intimacy incubates, births, and matures our ability to trust God more and more as Holy Spirit conforms and matures us into the image of Christ. God is a consuming fire Who consumes all that is not of Love’s kind, leaving us as His/Her cherished…
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How To Turn Criticisms Into Self-Empowerment: Mercury Retrograde in Virgo
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Today we talk about the mercury retrograde in Virgo, and what it means for us. How loud is your self-criticism? How can we use criticisms from our professional and personal lives to benefit our lives? 🎧Listen on all platforms! Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4ux01HJApv53QR6BwaHZed?si=7dac118137f549ac 👉Hosted by Emma Bernier and Grazy Grace 🍵F…
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We have but only one high priest. We do not have a man that we go to to get to our high priest. Some religions require a man to be a mediator to go to God for their congregant’s sins. This action is sinful because a man can’t mediate or clean another of their sins. Jesus Christ is everyone’s mediator and can’t be ruled by the rules of this world. W…
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Church attendance will never account for righteousness. We look at all of the sins and think we don’t do them which would then make us more righteous. None of us have anything apart from God. If you’ve been saved, God didn’t save your flesh. Your flesh is and will always be sinful. God knows your heart and your thoughts. Maybe you looked at someone…
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Episode 263: School & Library Marketing with Christie Michel!
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Grace and Alvina continue their "publishing curriculum" series and welcome special guest Christie Michel, Senior Marketing Manager, to talk about School and Library Marketing. The discuss everything from how she got her start in publishing, to how authors are pitched for conferences and what Christie's favorite conference is. For the Fortune Cookie…
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EP #239 - Life in the Trinity - Interview with Dr. C. Baxter Kruger
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Father, Son and Holy Spirit have always existed in loving oneness. They have made Themselves known throughout scripture and throughout the human experience, pointing to One Another in Love. Join Dr. C. Baxter Kruger and myself in this thought provoking and poignant discussion.Connect with Baxter:GAN Show - Across All Worlds with Jason ClarkPatreon …
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Are you inconsistent? Why don’t you get involved? Why don’t you come to Sunday School? Why don’t you come on Sunday night? Why don’t you give to your church? Why don’t you give to your pastor? God pays all the bills in our life. He pays for the light in the day? He pays for the nightlight during the night. He pays for our water and other utilities.…
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Grace and Alvina talk about what they envision their eventual retirement will look like (don't worry, it's still a long time away for both of them), including some of the things they need to do to prepare. They were inspired to talk about this topic because of the recent retirement of some long-time editors. For the Fortune Cookie segment, they tal…
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EP #238 - Graceful Parenting: Interview with Amy Hayes
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Traditional Christian parenting is failing. For decades young adults raised in Christian homes have been leaving the church in droves looking for answers elsewhere. Could it be that our focus has been on behavior management vs. the heart? Join Amy and myself as we discuss and unpack God’s answers for this critical issue! https://raisingamazingkids.…
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Cosmic Leadership: How To Stop Being Nice And Become The Leader Of Your Own Life
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What does it mean to become a leader of your own life? Have you ever felt like you always had to keep your head down and can never speak up? How can we use astrology to find what it means to be a leader of our own life? 🎧Listen on all platforms! Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4ux01HJApv53QR6BwaHZed?si=7dac118137f549ac 👉Hosted by Emma Bernier…
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The world looks at Christians as fools. Christians should run towards the storms of the devil not away from them. If you had to choose between death or admitting to being a Christian which would you choose? If someone held a gun to your head and said denounce God or die, what would you do? Where do you stand with God? All the people in Hell are the…
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Episode 261: CHOP SUEY: Publishing News1
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Grace and Alvina have an odds and ends episode where they discuss a bunch of publishing news, including publishing imprint closures, new imprints, moves, and changes. The talk about the firing of a literary agent due to social media, soft censorship, Authors Against Book Bans, and Barnes & Noble. And then Alison Morris shares some big news involvin…
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Episode 79: Bringing Fun, Play & Energy to Leadership, with Richard Medcalf & Antonia Kirkby “Your next level of impact is unlikely to come from a better plan”
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As a high achiever, you’ve probably spent your career optimising for productivity, efficiency, and the bottom line. But there comes a time when that old winning formula no longer cuts it. Maybe you’ve been promoted, or you’re leading a bigger team. Maybe you’ve been told to bring more energy, charisma, and presence to your leadership so that others…
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We each have a part to do when it comes to our spiritual lives. Our pastor can pray for us every second of the day but it’s up to each individual person to change. In the Old Testament, before Christ was born, the people depended on the priest to cleanse the sins of the people. After Christ was born and died the separation between God and man was r…
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We were created in Love and in the image and likeness of Love. As such, God, Who is Love, upholds and empowers all things in line with His original design. Join me as I share this empowering message!Stay connected with Catherine:Catherinetoon.comFB: Catherine Toon, MDIG: @CatherineToonWatch on YouTube: Catherine Toon, MD (like & subscribe for more!…
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A good shepherd will lead their flock to green pastures and still waters. He’ll lead them with his staff making sure to protect them on their journey. His rod is to protect them against the things that might want to harm his flock. He will give his life for his flock, whatever it takes. The flock knows their shepherd’s voice and will not follow a s…
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God doesn’t do things on our time, He only works on His time. He knows what’s best and knows the future. When you ask God for something and He doesn’t come through, don’t give up. He knows what’s best. God has not forgotten about you because He loves you. People have lost confidence in God by replacing Him with something else. Sin is the culprit th…
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Episode 260: Our Present and Future Selves!
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Alvina is back from her 50th Birthday vacation to Banff! Grace and Alvina talk about how their present selves inform their future selves. For the Fortune Cookie segment, they talk about at what age they'd want to freeze themselves. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/…
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EP #236 - Unveiled Horizons - Interview with Pastor Bill Vanderbush
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“God is better than you think, and you can’t imagine him better than he is.” This is a quote from Bill Vanderbush from his book “Unveiled Horizons”. What does an authentic, vulnerable, intimate, and unhindered relationship with God look like? What does it mean to abide in the rest of the living Word? What would we like our children and future gener…
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