Episode 335: Cultivating joy in others' successes!

Grace Lin and Alvina Ling talk about some recent news, including the snow storm, the announcements of the ALA Youth Media Awards, and recent events in Minnesota. They do the Fortune Cookie Segment first and list the Newbery, Caldecott, and Printz Award winners and honor books, and Alvina shares the books awarded from LBYR. And then they talk about professional jealousy and how to cultivate pure joy and happiness in other people's successes (sometimes called "freudenfreude" or "mudita"), including some concrete tips--including practicing "bragitude". And they end as always with what they're grateful for. Click here to become a Patreon member: See info about Grace's new book "The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon":

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Episode 335: Cultivating joy in others' successes! is an episode from Book Friends Forever Podcast by Alvina and Grace.

This episode is 01:02:12 long.

This episode was published on Feb 6, 2026.

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