Podcasts about chinese menu

AudioFile Editor Robin Whitten and host Jo Reed shine a spotlight on three delicious audiobooks all about the rich history of Chinese cuisine. For the youngest listeners, A BANQUET FOR CECILIA by Julie Leung and read by Cindy Kay tells the story of restaurateur Cecilia Chiang. For middle-grade listeners, Grace Lin's CHINESE MENU, read by Lisa Ling, shares tales of iconic dishes and dragons, monks, emperors, and other heroes. And for grown-ups, the mouthwatering INVITATION TO A BANQUET, written and read by Fuchsia Dunlop, takes listeners on a tour of China and regional foods. Don't listen hungry! Read our reviews of the audiobook at our website:  A BANQUET FOR CECILIA INVITATION TO A BANQUET CHINESE MENU Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more at AudioFile's website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Season 4, Episode 12! It's Another Conversation with Award-Winning Author and Illustrator Grace Lin. It's not hyperbole to say that Grace Lin is one of our favorite authors of all time… maybe that's why we love any opportunity to talk with her, and it's a great time for her return. We're still enjoying Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods, and her first picture book in four years, Once Upon a Book! (co-written with Kate Messner), was just released on February 7th of this year. In our conversation, Grace shares a little about both books and also talks about how she moves forward with ideas, the audiobook for Chinese Menu (narrated by Lisa Ling!), future work to look forward to, advice for parents who want to encourage creativity in their kids, and a lot more. Chinese Menu was on our holiday gift guide, and Once Upon a Book! would be a great gift too. You can learn more about Grace and support her work by visiting her site, buying her books, following her on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube, and listening to this episode! If you like what we do, please share, follow, and like us in your podcast directory of choice or on Instagram @AAHistory101. For previous episodes and resources, please visit our site at https://asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com or social media links at http://castpie.com/AAHistory101. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, email us at info@aahistory101.com.

In conversation with Ellen Yin A New York Times bestselling children's author and illustrator, Grace Lin earned the Newbery Honor for Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, the Theodor Geisel Honor for Ling and Ting, and the Caldecott Honor for A Big Mooncake for Little Star. Her novel When the Sea Turned to Silver was a National Book Award Finalist. Recognized by former President Obama's administration as a Champion of Change for Asian American and Pacific Islander Art and Storytelling, Lin was awarded the Children's Literature Legacy Award from the American Library Association. She also provides commentary for New England Public Radio, book reviews for The New York Times, and she hosts the podcasts kidlitwomen* and Kids Ask Authors. In Chinese Menu, she serves up insights on the history, legends, and myths behind favorite American Chinese dishes. High Street Hospitality Group founder and co-owner Ellen Yin operates some of the country's most acclaimed eateries, including a.kitchen + bar, Fork, High Street Restaurant & Bakery, The Wonton Project, and High Street Hoagies. In 2023 she was named ''Outstanding Restaurateur'' by the James Beard Foundation Awards. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, she is involved with several community-centric organizations, including the Sisterly Love Collective and the Independent Restaurant Coalition, and she sits on the Board of ''The Philadelphia Award.'' Because you love Author Events, please make a donation to keep our podcasts free for everyone. THANK YOU! The views expressed by the authors and moderators are strictly their own and do not represent the opinions of the Free Library of Philadelphia or its employees. (recorded 2/12/2024)

This week on Look Forward, Jay and Brad return to start 2024 off with a bang. The hosts discuss Nikki Haley walking directly into the political buzzsaw when she works overtime to not mention slavery as the reason for why the Civil War happened, former Donald Trump advisor, Steve Bannon gives his thoughts on Haley as the possible Republican vice president nominee, Trump makes up a new conspiracy as to why his lawyers are unprepared and incapable of properly defending him during the Jan 6th trial, Maine removes Trump from the primary ballot using section 3 of the 14th amendment as the reason, GOP set to rollout a plan to pivot from their disastrous politics on abortion, Republicans' majority shrinks in the House yet again, swatting comes to politics on both parties, Lauren Boebert changes districts, and much more!Stories:Nikki Haley walks right to the trap of being in a party full of anti-historical bigotsWhat Bannon thinks of Haley's position in all thisALERT: New Conspiracy just dropped!Maine pushes Trump off the ballot in the primaryGOP plans assume you are stupid when it comes to abortionHouse GOP majority to shrink to 2 with Ohio lawmaker's early resignationSeriously this time guys, it's gonna be awesomeSwatting moves from gaming into politicsBoBo can't hack it so she cuts and runs to another districtThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5941717/advertisement

Listen as we google things and cry while discussing meat stacks, gyroscopes and diphthongs before encountering Conair confusions and delicious babies. We create new, exciting segments as we miss debunking opportunities and beg you not to @ us.  Circe by Madeline MillerSideways Appliances Matthew's Now but Wow! - Chinese Menu by Grace Lin Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit

Grace and Alvina talk about how to stay physically and mentally healthy during the holiday season! See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace Lin's events for CHINESE MENU here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/ 

Grace and Alvina talk about the end of the year and how to try to avoid professional and personal envy and FOMO, but also how to make those feelings work to your advantage. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace Lin's events for CHINESE MENU here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Grace and Alvina give some holiday gift recommendations for readers, authors, illustrators, kids, and more! See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace Lin's events for CHINESE MENU here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/ Follow on Instagram @bookfriendsforever_podcast

Grace and Alvina have an odds and ends episode where they talk about a bunch of publishing news, including how Goodreads is combating review bombing and a new app to battle AI art. They also discuss the new ettiquette surrounding cell phones, and Alvina shares some LBYR book recommendations. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace Lin's events for CHINESE MENU here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Ever wonder how General Tso's chicken got its name — or who General Tso was? In her gorgeous new book, Chinese Menu, Grace Lin tells the stories of some of the most popular Chinese menu items. She shares these stories with us, why she wanted to tell them, and along the way, gives us a deeper understanding of resilience and triumph behind these foods, and what makes them undeniably American.  LINKS Chinese Menu by Grace LinGrace Lin's other booksMore about Grace LinGrace's podcasts, Kids Ask Authors and Book Friends Forever PodcastOur episode, Wok Cooking With J. Kenji Lopez-AltJ. Kenji Lopez-Alt's Fried Rice recipeOur Sponsors:* Check out BetterHelp and use my code DIJFY for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com/* Check out Greenlight and use my code dijfy for a great deal: https://greenlight.com/* Check out Uncommon Goods and use my code DIJFY for a great deal: www.uncommongoods.com* Check out Uncommon Goods and use my code DIJFY for a great deal: www.uncommongoods.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Grace and Alvina welcome special guest, author Emily Barth Isler, and discuss writing characters who are neurdivergent, and her decision to "come out" as being neurodivergent. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace Lin's events for CHINESE MENU here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Grace and Alvina welcome special guest, actor John Cho (author of TROUBLEMAKER) and they talk about how to be okay and live when the world is not okay. They touch on themes of poverty and war and discuss an article that offers tips on how to respond rather than react. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace Lin's events for CHINESE MENU here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

We celebrate the last week of National Seafood Month as we welcome Frances Burch from Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association, and Sam Mitchell of Sam’s Salmon Sales // Charlotte Douglas will be here to talk about latest award-winning vegetable from Row 7 Seed company – Sweet Garleek! // Charlie’s Produce Cultivating Fresh: We welcome Jason Fonfara from Washington Fruit Growers and Doug Gibson from Mt. Adams Fruit // The next installment of what we’re calling “Shortcut or Scratch” // Our final segment with author Grace Lin and her new book ‘Chinese Menu’ – The history, myths, and legends behind your favorite foods: this week we talk about Dessert! // Rose Wilde joins us to discuss the release of her debut cookbook ‘Bread and Roses: 100+ Grain Forward Recipes Featuring Global Ingredients and Botanicals’

Grace and Alvina have an odds and ends episode where they discuss how to talk to kids about difficult topics, the Scholastic Book Fairs controversy, Halloween, and Alison Morris shares book recommendations. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace Lin's events for CHINESE MENU here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Grace and Alvina talk about how to both live a long life, and feel like you're living a long life. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace Lin's events for CHINESE MENU here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Grace and Alvina welcome special guest, author Debbi Michiko Florence and they discuss their experiences working in children's book publishing as Asian American women. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace Lin's events for CHINESE MENU here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Grace and Alvina welcome special guest literary agent Rebecca Sherman of Writers House, and they talk about everything agenting entails, including how Grace and Rebecca started working together. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace Lin's events for CHINESE MENU here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Welcome to our kitchen. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, authors of thirty-six (and counting) cookbooks. You can check out our latest, THE LOOK AND COOK AIR FRYER BIBLE here.We're delighted with the book on this show this week. We offer a warm welcome to best-selling author Grace Lin. She's written a new, illustrated book, CHINESE MENU: THE HISTORY, MYTHS, AND LEGENDS BEHIND YOUR FAVORITE FOODS. Not only is this an informative and entertaining book, it's also a feast for your eyes. Get your copy here!In this episode, we've also got our trademarked (not really!) one-minute cooking tip. And we'll let you know what's making us happy in food this week.Here are the segments for this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK:[01:07] Our one-minute cooking tip: Always read the comments for online recipes.[03:18] Bruce's interview with Grace Lin, author of CHINESE MENU.[25:50] What's making us happy in food this week? Challah for Rosh Hashanah and Bruce's floating matzo balls.

Grace and Alvina have an odds and ends episode where they discuss a bunch of publishing news, including the National Book Award longlist, changes at HarperCollins, red states quitting ALA, and an update on the Texas book rating law. They also talk about what they're looking forward to this Fall, and Alison Morris shared book recommendations. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace Lin's events for CHINESE MENU here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Grace and Alvina and special guest, sometimes co-host Stephen Colman, discuss everything having to do with touring, including their best and worst experiences and some tour and travel hacks. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace Lin's events for CHINESE MENU here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Lisa Ling delivers Grace Lin's delectable food-based tales drawn from Chinese Culture. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Emily Connelly discuss this fun and fascinating children's audiobook all about the foods you'll discover on menus in American Chinese restaurants, delving into the history and mythology behind everything from the importance of tea to the delightfully named Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. In a conversational tone, Ling describes an iconic dish, offers historical context and etymology, and transitions into tales about dragons, monks, emperors, and many creative chefs. Grace Lin herself reads a moving author's note. This audiobook will fill listeners up with wonder and knowledge. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Hachette Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for this podcast comes from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben's explosively fast thriller Shelter is now an Amazon Prime Original Series. Listen to the series that started it all at Audible.com/Shelter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello!  This is a part of Grace's “One Minute Myth”  series, where she tries  to recap one of the stories from her upcoming book “Chinese Menu” in as close to a minute as possible! "Chinese Menu" is a collection of about 40 stories about the myths, legends and histories behind your favorite American Chinese food and will be out Sept 12, 2023.  Hopefully, this gives you a small taste of the book and makes you want more!    If you are listening  before Sept 12, 2023, please preorder the book! There are lots of giveaways:  •NEW & LIMITED TIME: Just want to save some money (and who doesn't?): Preorder from Barnes & Noble with the discount code CHINESEMENU25 and you'll get 25% off!! You must use the code, exclusive only for Chinese Menu and only until 9/2/2023: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuBN with code CHINESEMENU25  • Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace: https://tinyurl.com/GraceLinVisit  •Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuPin   Otherwise, please purchase "Chinese Menu" from wherever books are sold!

The truly talented writer, NY Times Bestseller, Grace Lin shares her new release “Chinese Menu”; the History, Myths and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods. It's a wonderful read and Grace is a beautiful storyteller…Don't miss the conversation. Plus, our resident food guru David Leite dishes on the best Back-To-School dinners and sweets. And, Fall means apples and apple cake and tarte tatin and apple cider braised chicken and Apple Everything!

A SHOW SO BIG IT IS 3 HOURS LONG WITH SOME THE BIGGEST NAMES IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY!!!! D and L Coffee Service Inc. presents Small Bites Radio the #1 listed “Food Radio show Philadelphia” and #1 listed “Food Radio show South Jersey”. Stay tuned for the link of our newest episode with a fantastic lineup! #SmallBitesRadio has been named #14 out of the Top 30 Best Hospitality Shows on the planet for 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023, #23 Top Philadelphia Lifestyle Influencer in 2021, 2022, and 2023 and nominated by Metro Philly Newspaper as 2022's Best of Philly Arts & Entertainment. Show started with a slight technical difficulty and audio finally kicked in at minute and thirty seconds of episode and talk about Starbolt Philadelphia, Cleo Bagels Philadelphia, Jim's Steaks, Center City Restaurant Week, Atlantic City Restaurant Week, Red Lion Diner Southhampton, Red Lion Inn Southhampton, and Sophie Restaurant opening on Locust St in Center City Philadelphia. We had a fantastic conversation with Colleen Worthington at 43:10 of episode to talk about her new cookbook that you can preorder NOW being released on October 3rd ‘Kneaders Bakery & Café: A Celebration of Our Best Recipes and Memories' published by Shadow Mountain. What began in Colleen Worthington's kitchen twenty-five years ago has grown into a successful family-owned bakery and café business with time-tested, delicious recipes in this one-of-a-kind anniversary cookbook. For the first time, home cooks have access to popular recipes such as Overnight Chunky Cinnamon French Toast, Artichoke Portobello Soup, and Blueberry Sour Cream Pie. Beautiful and appetizing photos accompany each recipe. Thrilled to talk to Scotland's National Chef Gary Maclean and winner of MasterChef at 58:25 of episode about his new cookbook ‘The Scottish Kitchen: More than 100 Timeless Traditional and Contemporary Recipes from Scotland' published by Appetite by Random House. A stunning showcase of Scottish cooking, with over 100 recipes celebrating this book is the very best of bonnie Scotland with the foreword by Sam Heughan the star of Outlander. We even talked about rugby for a while regarding Rugby World Cup and Scotland national rugby union team VS Springboks. From bustling cities to idyllic isles, this engrossing cookbook evokes one of the world's most beautiful countries and its cuisines on every page. Wherever you may roam, The Scottish Kitchen brings you home, planting your kitchen firmly on the shores of Scotland. Also joining us is Newbery and Caldecott honoree, award-winning, and New York Times bestselling author Grace Lin at 19:40 of episode provides a visual and storytelling feast as she delivers a groundbreaking, lushly illustrated, and beautifully written full-color book that explores the whimsical myths and stories behind your favorite American Chinese food in her new book ‘Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods' published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Do you know the stories behind delectable dishes—like the fun connection between scallion pancakes and pizza? Or how dumplings cured a village's frostbitten ears? Or how wonton soup tells about the creation of the world? Chinese Menu makes the perfect gift book for anyone who loves good food—and an even better story. Had fun talking with Chef George Duran, Polylingual chef and comedian, renowned for Food Network's Ham on the Street and TLC's The Ultimate Cake Off at 02:05:20 of episode. Celebrated culinary artist Chef George Duran, renowned for his inventive approach to healthy gourmet cuisine, is concluding the summer and kicking off the Back To School Season, with a delectable 'Labor of Love' recipe collection. This year's tantalizing repertoire features mouthwatering dishes like Grilled Vegetables with Mighty Sesame Tahini, succulent Absolutely Gluten Free Fried Chicken Breasts, and a refreshing Watermelon Mocktail or Cocktail – each infused with Chef Duran's personal touch and incorporating his favorite products such as Mighty Sesame Co.®, Absolutely! Gluten Free®, and Wonder Melon™. Celebrating ‘The Vermont Farm Table Cookbook: 10th Anniversary Edition - 150 Homegrown Recipes from the Green Mountain State' published by Countryman Press we had on author Tracey Medeiros at 05:25 of episode. Now, after 10 years, author Tracey Medeiros has revised and fully updated this culinary tome to highlight the dedication of Vermont's farmers, with brand-new recipes, photos, and local farm profiles. Including feel-good dishes like Vermont Cheddar Soup, Maple-Glazed Sweet Potatoes, Apple-Stuffed Chicken Breasts, homemade Vermont Maple Ice Cream, and so much more, readers can indulge in the comforting, farm-fresh flavors of all this beautiful state has to offer. Loved catching up with Charisse R. McGill Owner/Producer of Lokal Artisan Foods/ French Toast Bites and new Executive Director of Farmers Market Coalition at 01:47:40 of the episode. McGill was hired by the Board of Directors after a nationwide search. McGill now leads the national non-profit that is dedicated to strengthening and supporting 8,000+ farmers markets across the United States, while providing real income opportunities for farmers and expanding access in local communities. Now in its 24th year, NFMW is an annual celebration that highlights the vital role farmers markets play in the nation's food system, showcasing their value to customers, communities, local leaders and legislators. Leading up to and throughout NFMW, McGill will connect with farmers market operators through online town halls and in-person visits, including an in-person visit to the USDA Farmers Market in Washington DC. Fall festival season is here and we talked to Chris Endrikat the Owner/Head Brewer of New Ridge Brewing Company at 01:27:24 of the episode. New Ridge Brewing Co. announces Roxborough's first beer festival with the debut of Taps Under the Towers with a pig roast from Green Meadow Farm on Saturday, September 23, 2023, from 1:00pm to 5:00pm and on the same day they celebrate their return as the official beer vendor for Lincoln Mill Haunted House for the Halloween season. This brand new beer festival will benefit Friends of the Wissahickon, and take place outside the brewery, in the Roxborough Pocket Park. The event will feature unlimited beer samples from 20 local breweries such as Attic Brewing Company • Boardroom Spirits • Brewery ARS • Brewery Techne • Carbon Copy • Chestnut Hill Brewing Company • Dock Street Brewery • Human Robot • Iron Hill Brewery • Kings Road Brewing • Love City Brewing • New Ridge Brewing Co. • Other Half • Punch Buggy Brewing • Sacred Vice Brewing Company • Twisted Gingers Brewing • Two Locals Brewing • Wissahickon Brewing Company • Wrong Crowd Beer. Taps Under The Towers tickets are on sale now for $60 each, which includes unlimited sampling of all beers and a souvenir tasting cup. Food is pay as you go. Reopening on October 4th we talk with Scott Smith the business partner of The Soup Bar in Palmyra, NJ at 02:18:05 of episode. With over 40 years of experience cooking in the finest restaurants, Chef Ed is ready and eager to deliver the best soup and food. That's why they source their fresh ingredients from local farmers' markets. No matter what time of year, you can be sure you're eating the best of the season. Last, but certainly not least we chatted with Dan Schulz and Jennifer Davis at 02:31:55 of the episode. They are part of Banned Camp and winner of the recently announced award of Best Comedy Banned Book Podcast :) a comedy podcast where they read banned books and find out why they were banned in the first place. In each episode, they read a chapter of a banned book and offer our take on why it was banned in the first place. So grab a drink, sit back, and join us as we explore why some folks seem to be in such a rush to take us back to the dark ages, one banned book at a time. You say you STILL NEED MORE!!! The Small Bites team consists of many segment producers and correspondents. 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Hello!  This is a part of Grace's “One Minute Myth”  series, where she tries  to recap one of the stories from her upcoming book “Chinese Menu” in as close to a minute as possible! "Chinese Menu" is a collection of about 40 stories about the myths, legends and histories behind your favorite American Chinese food and will be out Sept 12, 2023.  Hopefully, this gives you a small taste of the book and makes you want more!    If you are listening  before Sept 12, 2023, please preorder the book! There are lots of giveaways:  •NEW & LIMITED TIME: Just want to save some money (and who doesn't?): Preorder from Barnes & Noble with the discount code CHINESEMENU25 and you'll get 25% off!! You must use the code, exclusive only for Chinese Menu and only until 9/2/2023: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuBN with code CHINESEMENU25  • Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace: https://tinyurl.com/GraceLinVisit  •Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuPin   Otherwise, please purchase "Chinese Menu" from wherever books are sold!

Grace and Alvina discuss the process of making of the book CHINESE MENU: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. See info about Grace Lin's events for CHINESE MENU here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Welcome to another episode of the podcast. I'm very excited today to have an interview with Grace Lin. If you're an aspiring cookbook writer who wants to share your recipes and stories in a print cookbook but you wonder all the things like if you have enough to put together a book, if your book would ever sell, if you should self- or traditionally-publish, if you need to know how to format the book, and how you would even captivate your readers then I'd like to invite you to next week's Cookbook Curious LIVE Q&A Call. During this call, I will answer your questions about recipes, formatting, the profitability of writing a cookbook, and publishing paths. Head over to www.cookbookwritersacademy.com/curious to register for the call, and I hope to see you there. Today on the podcast, I have an interview with Grace Lin. Grace Lin is an award-winning and NY Times bestselling author/illustrator of picture books, early readers, and middle-grade novels including her Newbery Honor novel  WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON and her Caldecott Honor picturebook A BIG MOONCAKE FOR LITTLE STAR. In 2016, Grace's art was displayed at the White House, and President Obama's office recognized Grace herself as a Champion of Change for Asian American and Pacific Islander Art and Storytelling. Today on the podcast we meet Grace and listen to her story-telling as we discuss her recently published book  “Chinese Menu”  which tells the myths and legends behind your favorite Chinese restaurant dishes and what actually makes this food American. This podcast is a real treat because you'll get to hear Grace tell some of the legends behind the dishes as well as her recommendation for the best cookbook for recreating these restaurant favorites at home. Things We Mention In This Episode: Cookbook Curious LIVE Q&A Call Grace Lin's website  The Complete Chinese Takeout Cookbook     Chinese Homestyle: Everyday Plant-Based Recipes for Takeout, Dim Sum, Noodles, and More  

Hello!  This is a part of Grace's “One Minute Myth”  series, where she tries  to recap one of the stories from her upcoming book “Chinese Menu” in as close to a minute as possible! "Chinese Menu" is a collection of about 40 stories about the myths, legends and histories behind your favorite American Chinese food and will be out Sept 12, 2023.  Hopefully, this gives you a small taste of the book and makes you want more!    If you are listening  before Sept 12, 2023, please preorder the book! There are lots of giveaways:  •NEW & LIMITED TIME: Just want to save some money (and who doesn't?): Preorder from Barnes & Noble with the discount code CHINESEMENU25 and you'll get 25% off!! You must use the code, exclusive only for Chinese Menu and only until 9/2/2023: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuBN with code CHINESEMENU25  • Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace: https://tinyurl.com/GraceLinVisit  •Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuPin   Otherwise, please purchase "Chinese Menu" from wherever books are sold!

Hello!  This is a part of Grace's “One Minute Myth”  series, where she tries  to recap one of the stories from her upcoming book “Chinese Menu” in as close to a minute as possible! "Chinese Menu" is a collection of about 40 stories about the myths, legends and histories behind your favorite American Chinese food and will be out Sept 12, 2023.  Hopefully, this gives you a small taste of the book and makes you want more!    If you are listening  before Sept 12, 2023, please preorder the book! There are lots of giveaways:  •NEW & LIMITED TIME: Just want to save some money (and who doesn't?): Preorder from Barnes & Noble with the discount code CHINESEMENU25 and you'll get 25% off!! You must use the code, exclusive only for Chinese Menu and only until 9/2/2023: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuBN with code CHINESEMENU25  • Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace: https://tinyurl.com/GraceLinVisit  •Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuPin   Otherwise, please purchase "Chinese Menu" from wherever books are sold!

Hello!  This is a part of Grace's “One Minute Myth”  series, where she tries  to recap one of the stories from her upcoming book “Chinese Menu” in as close to a minute as possible! "Chinese Menu" is a collection of about 40 stories about the myths, legends and histories behind your favorite American Chinese food and will be out Sept 12, 2023.  Hopefully, this gives you a small taste of the book and makes you want more!    If you are listening  before Sept 12, 2023, please preorder the book! There are lots of giveaways:  •NEW & LIMITED TIME: Just want to save some money (and who doesn't?): Preorder from Barnes & Noble with the discount code CHINESEMENU25 and you'll get 25% off!! You must use the code, exclusive only for Chinese Menu and only until 9/2/2023: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuBN with code CHINESEMENU25  • Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace: https://tinyurl.com/GraceLinVisit  •Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuPin   Otherwise, please purchase "Chinese Menu" from wherever books are sold!

I read Grace Lin's The Ugly Vegetables to my kids when they were little, and it quickly became one of our favorites, for so many reasons. It was an honor to speak with her over Zoom last week and I'm happy to bring you this episode! Her latest book, available September 12, 2023, is called Chinese Menu, and it is fantastic!  It is a collection of about 40 American Chinese dishes. Classics like Chop Suey, General Tso's Chicken, Broccoli Beef, etc.  Grace weaves the history behind the dishes, with legends, stories, and amazing art.  It's NOT just for kids, I'm thoroughly enjoying it! You can meet Grace in person if you live in Seattle (9/11), San Francisco (9/12), Oakland (9/13), Berkeley (9/14), or Pasadena (9/15).  Details are here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/    You can also get details and lots more stories from Grace at her Instagram account @pacylin Thank you so much to Grace for speaking with me!  Thanks to Little Brown Books for sending me a preview pack, and to publicist Carrie Bachman for making the arrangements for me to connect with Grace! As I always mention, you can write to us at: infatuasianpodcast@gmail.com, and please follow us on Instagram and Facebook @infatuasianpodcast  Please listen and follow us wherever you get your podcasts.  We would really appreciate your ratings and reviews over at Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Our Theme: “Super Happy J-Pop Fun-Time” by Prismic Studios was arranged and performed by All Arms Around  #chinesemenu #chinesefood #asianauthor #childrensbooks  #asianpodcast #asian #asianamerican #infatuasian #infatuasianpodcast #aapi #veryasian  #asianamericanpodcaster #asianauthor #representationmatters#asianpodcast #asian #asianamerican #infatuasian #infatuasianpodcast #aapi #veryasian  #asianamericanpodcaster #representationmatters  

I grew up in Upstate NY with my parents and 2 sisters, whom are featured in many of my books, including "Dim Sum For Everyone!" and my novels, "The Year of the Dog" and "The Year of the Rat." My mother and I were the star characters in my first book, "The Ugly Vegetables"--I cut both my sisters out of that story! They were quite upset with me and made me promise never to cut them out again. And since then, I haven't...yet. While many of my books highlight my family, not all of them do. My Newbery Honor-winning novel "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon," is an Asian inspired fantasy that some people call a Chinese 'Wizard of Oz,' and my early reader "Ling & Ting" is inspired by the old 'Flicka, Dicka & Ricka' books I read when I was young. I hope you enjoy my books. Please visit my website: www.gracelin.com for more info about them (behind the scene stories and pictures) as well as other amusing anecdotes! Grace Link Website: https://gracelin.com/ Chinese Menu: https://www.amazon.com/Chinese-Menu-History-Legends-Favorite/dp/0316486000 If you follow my podcast and enjoy it, I'm on @buymeacoffee. If you like my work, you can buy me a coffee and share your thoughts

Grace and Alvina welcome special guest Maya Rock who talks about how her life was changed by following Marie Kondo's philosophy about decluttering and tidying up. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! All info here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Hello!  This is a part of Grace's “One Minute Myth”  series, where she tries  to recap one of the stories from her upcoming book “Chinese Menu” in as close to a minute as possible! "Chinese Menu" is a collection of about 40 stories about the myths, legends and histories behind your favorite American Chinese food and will be out Sept 12, 2023.  Hopefully, this gives you a small taste of the book and makes you want more!    If you are listening  before Sept 12, 2023, please preorder the book! There are lots of giveaways:  •NEW & LIMITED TIME: Just want to save some money (and who doesn't?): Preorder from Barnes & Noble with the discount code CHINESEMENU25 and you'll get 25% off!! You must use the code, exclusive only for Chinese Menu and only until 9/2/2023: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuBN with code CHINESEMENU25  • Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace: https://tinyurl.com/GraceLinVisit  •Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuPin   Otherwise, please purchase "Chinese Menu" from wherever books are sold!

Grace and Alvina discuss several topics, including a recent article about the legendary editor Ursula Nordstrom, they talk about their favorite summer movies from childhood, and touch on a landmark climate case in Montana as well as the horrific fires on Maui. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! All info here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Hello!  This is a part of Grace's “One Minute Myth”  series, where she tries  to recap one of the stories from her upcoming book “Chinese Menu” in as close to a minute as possible! "Chinese Menu" is a collection of about 40 stories about the myths, legends and histories behind your favorite American Chinese food and will be out Sept 12, 2023.  Hopefully, this gives you a small taste of the book and makes you want more!    If you are listening  before Sept 12, 2023, please preorder the book! There are lots of giveaways:  •NEW & LIMITED TIME: Just want to save some money (and who doesn't?): Preorder from Barnes & Noble with the discount code CHINESEMENU25 and you'll get 25% off!! You must use the code, exclusive only for Chinese Menu and only until 9/2/2023: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuBN with code CHINESEMENU25  • Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace: https://tinyurl.com/GraceLinVisit  •Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuPin   Otherwise, please purchase "Chinese Menu" from wherever books are sold!

Hello!  This is a part of Grace's “One Minute Myth”  series, where she tries  to recap one of the stories from her upcoming book “Chinese Menu” in as close to a minute as possible! "Chinese Menu" is a collection of about 40 stories about the myths, legends and histories behind your favorite American Chinese food and will be out Sept 12, 2023.  Hopefully, this gives you a small taste of the book and makes you want more!    If you are listening  before Sept 12, 2023, please preorder the book! There are lots of giveaways:  •NEW & LIMITED TIME: Just want to save some money (and who doesn't?): Preorder from Barnes & Noble with the discount code CHINESEMENU25 and you'll get 25% off!! You must use the code, exclusive only for Chinese Menu and only until 9/2/2023: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuBN with code CHINESEMENU25  • Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace: https://tinyurl.com/GraceLinVisit  •Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuPin   Otherwise, please purchase "Chinese Menu" from wherever books are sold!

Grace and Alvina discuss some recent publishing news surrounding rating books for sexual content and AI generated books. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin (perfect for the upcoming Year of the Dragon)! All info here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Hello!  This is a part of Grace's “One Minute Myth”  series, where she tries  to recap one of the stories from her upcoming book “Chinese Menu” in as close to a minute as possible! "Chinese Menu" is a collection of about 40 stories about the myths, legends and histories behind your favorite American Chinese food and will be out Sept 12, 2023.  Hopefully, this gives you a small taste of the book and makes you want more!    If you are listening  before Sept 12, 2023, please preorder the book! There are lots of giveaways:  •NEW & LIMITED TIME: Just want to save some money (and who doesn't?): Preorder from Barnes & Noble with the discount code CHINESEMENU25 and you'll get 25% off!! You must use the code, exclusive only for Chinese Menu and only until 9/2/2023: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuBN with code CHINESEMENU25  • Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace: https://tinyurl.com/GraceLinVisit  •Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuPin   Otherwise, please purchase "Chinese Menu" from wherever books are sold!

Hello!  This is a part of Grace's “One Minute Myth”  series, where she tries  to recap one of the stories from her upcoming book “Chinese Menu” in as close to a minute as possible! "Chinese Menu" is a collection of about 40 stories about the myths, legends and histories behind your favorite American Chinese food and will be out Sept 12, 2023.  Hopefully, this gives you a small taste of the book and makes you want more!    If you are listening  before Sept 12, 2023, please preorder the book! There are lots of giveaways:  •NEW & LIMITED TIME: Just want to save some money (and who doesn't?): Preorder from Barnes & Noble with the discount code CHINESEMENU25 and you'll get 25% off!! You must use the code, exclusive only for Chinese Menu and only until 9/2/2023: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuBN with code CHINESEMENU25  • Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace: https://tinyurl.com/GraceLinVisit  •Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin: https://tinyurl.com/ChineseMenuPin   Otherwise, please purchase "Chinese Menu" from wherever books are sold!

Grace and Alvina talk about all of the things authors and illustrators can do to promote their books, including everything Grace is doing to promote the upcoming CHINESE MENU. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin (perfect for the upcoming Year of the Dragon)! All info here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Grace and Alvina once again talk about some recent publishing news, including how authors are feeling about the industry and what is and is not working in children's book publishing in terms of trends. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin (perfect for the upcoming Year of the Dragon)! All info here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Grace and Alvina talk about some recent publishing news, including layoffs at PRH and the closing of Inkyard press. They're also joined by Alison Morris of First Book who gives some book recommendations! See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin (perfect for the upcoming Year of the Dragon)! All info here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Grace and Alvina revisit the topic of sustained success, talk about their weaknesses, and discuss the recent and abrupt cancellation of the Asian American Literature Festival. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin (perfect for the upcoming Year of the Dragon)! All info here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Grace and Alvina are recording on Alvina's birthday and talk about their relationship to their birthdays over the years, and their thoughts on aging. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin (perfect for the upcoming Year of the Dragon)! All info here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Grace and Alvina are both back from their respective vacations (or trips?) and they discuss the differences and how they view time away. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin (perfect for the upcoming Year of the Dragon)! All info here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Alvina and her husband Stephen (subbing in for Grace) talk about dating! They also talk about the recent Supreme Court case overturning affirmative action. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin (perfect for the upcoming Year of the Dragon)! All info here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Grace and Alvina talk about how they're doing on their new-year's resolutions and have a mid-year review! See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin (perfect for the upcoming Year of the Dragon)! All info here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Grace and Alvina talk about whether they are integrators or compartmentalizers when it comes to their work and personal lives. They also talk about their relationship with cooking, book banning, and they welcome Alison Morris of First Book to talk about what we all could be reading. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin (perfect for the upcoming Year of the Dragon)! All info here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Grace and Alvina talk about how they make decisions, including what some of their major life decisions have been. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin (perfect for the upcoming Year of the Dragon)! All info here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Grace and Alvina talk about their relationship with clothes and how they define their style, and how it's changed over the years. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin (perfect for the upcoming Year of the Dragon)! All info here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Grace and Alvina welcome special guest author, former agent, blogger, and editor Nathan Bransford and they discuss recent agency controversies and the state of the book publishing industry in general. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin (perfect for the upcoming Year of the Dragon)! All info here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

In this special bonus episode, Brendan Kiely speaks with Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Sayantani DasGupta, and Joanna Ho about the recent censorship controversy involving Scholastic Education and the picture book LOVE IN THE LIBRARY. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin (perfect for the upcoming Year of the Dragon)! All info here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Grace and Alvina celebrate their 200th episode together in person by doing a live recording for their patreon patrons. They look back and look ahead at their podcast, and answer questions from their listeners. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin (perfect for the upcoming Year of the Dragon)! All info here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Grace and Alvina talk details about how the process of business financials work in book publishing, including how the budget process works, and what different business philosophies might be. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin (perfect for the upcoming Year of the Dragon)! All info here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Grace and Alvina talk about the Scholastic censorship controversy, what they think certain colors taste like, and what makes a book stand out in the market. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin (perfect for the upcoming Year of the Dragon)! All info here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

On Today's Show" Creating something is not just for people to view, but it's for the creator. It's that idea that when you create, it puts you more in touch with your humanity and that being in touch with your humanity is what you are giving through your artwork. " - Grace Lin For Grace Lin, the value in literature comes from its ability to allow you to understand other humans and get in touch with your own humanity. But this value isn't just from reading. As a writer, she recognizes the change that the artist goes through in the process of creating. In her own experience, the process of writing has allowed her to understand and feel comfortable with her Asian-American identity, which in turn has helped her in making content for other young Asian-Americans who are struggling in the same ways she used to.It's these experiences and understandings that have contributed to her passion for keeping humanity in writing and fighting for that access. That's why she has so eloquently spoken about the importance of reading other perspectives despite potential initial discomfort in her apt metaphor of putting on a new pair of glasses. In this episode, she'll take us through all of that and more.ContentsChapter 1 - ThE LeEtal hOuSe (2:29)Chapter 2 - Bees for Betsy, but not for Grace (3:50)Chapter 3 - For those to come (5:24)Chapter 4 - The Search for Delicious (7:22)Chapter 5 - The thousand-dollar dandelion (11:24)Chapter 6 - New Glasses (16:17)Chapter 7 - The art of effort (22:55)Chapter 8 - Chinese Menu (29:20)Chapter 9 - New Faces, Familiar Places (33:00)Chapter 10 - Beanstack Featured Librarian (34:38)This episode's Beanstack featured librarian is Jenny Lee Ryan, the Program Coordinator for Farmington Public Library in New Mexico. Listen to the end to hear some of her best tips for getting readers engaged in their programming. Links https://gracelin.com/ https://thereadingculturepod.com/grace-lin https://www.fmtn.org/192/Library https://beanstack.com

Happy (almost) Lunar New Year!!  Today Grace Lin reads "The Legend of Buddha's Delight" from her forthcoming book Chinese Menu, and kid reviewer Mina reviews When the Sea Turns to Silver written and illustrated Grace Lin.

Grace and Alvina discuss the financial realitites of publishing, both on the creator's side and the publishing side, including some salary transparency. They also discuss what they find rewarding about their careers. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Click here for Grace's Newbery poster https://shop.carlemuseum.org/category/books/autographed-books/grace-lin

Children's picture books are one of our greatest treasures! Grace Lin won the American Library Association's Legacy Award this year and has been a persistent advocate for diversity and representation on children's book shelves, in libraries and classrooms, and even in museum exhibits. Her beautiful books draw on her Asian American heritage to reweave myths and folk literature, to share stories of families engaged in every day life, and to lift and inspire children and adults everywhere. Join us as we talk about the importance of diverse picture books, Grace's Legacy Award speech, fighting book banning, the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, and the joy of creating and building connections. Follow the show notes for a chance to win an autographed poster of Grace's One Hundred Years of the Newbery Award print. Entries must be received by 11/9/22.[00:56] In Grace's 2016 TEDx Talk she recounted how it felt to grow up to never see yourself reflected in a book. [02:41] How Grace's The Seven Chinese Sisters provided a window for one of my college students: “When I looked at this book, I started to cry.” [6:58] Past Person, Present Person, Or Future Person? What Inspires Writing? [08:16] A sneak peek at Chinese Menu (fall 2023).[10:25]  Where the Mountain Meets the Moon[12:54] The Wizard of Oz,  Olive Lake, and how folk tales adapt and change.[17:10]  Winning the ALA Legacy Award "We are the lights that the world needs when everything has gone dark."  [24:02] Keeping the Lights On Amidst a Climate of Book Banning[26:05]  Pen America town hall strategies for combating book banning challenges [32:47] Taking Action Through Art -- the process behind the Newbery Centennial Horn Book Cover and its after-life as a print benefitting everylibrary.org[37:01] Beard licking, book signings, and curating special exhibits at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art [38:23]  Asians, Everyday[41:09]  Once Upon a Book (co-written with Kate Messner)[44:17]  Book Friends Forever and Kids Ask AuthorsNote: As an affiliate for Bookshop.org, I may receive a small commission if you click and make a purchase.Support the showRead the full show notes, visit the website, and check out my on-demand virtual course. Continue the adventure at LinkedIn or Instagram. *Disclosure: I am a Bookshop.org. affiliate.

What words can you find in a Chinese menu? Listen to this podcast episode where Teacher Lin will explain the points below in under 5 minutes! Listen to learn: - The definition of the new words - Related words that you can create Access the podcast transcript in the forum section on www.everydayeasychinese.com. You can access even more free Chinese language resources and downloadables. See you over there!

Chinese Menu Comedy hosts Mikael Johnson (WIT) and Eva Lewis (WIT, Press Play) and The MEAT for a live episode in Washington D.C. Eva talks about being involved in a love triangle that produced some fashionable benefits and Mikael talks about getting caught doing the thing we all do. This leads to scenes about radio doctors, impromptu rom-coms for Steven Spielberg, and Josh's pursuit of the ultimate privacy! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy ( https://www.acast.com/privacy ) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-meat-improv-with-jake-jabbour-and-josh-simpson/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy