PubTalk Live & AgentChat Live

Every now and then, I host a live #askagent session on YouTube and syndicate the audio here as a podcast! This is the recording of the Agent Office Hours on 3/25/22

For our final regular PubTalk Live, I have a special treat. Three literary agents will be answering all of your questions about book publishing contracts. Whether you're looking to publish in the future, with or without an agent, or are already in the publishing world, we'll help you understand the contracts you're signing.

→Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

https://sarahnicolas.com 

https://twitter.com/Sarah_Nicolas

https://instagram.com/presidentsarah

→Natascha Morris

https://www.thetobiasagency.com/natascha-morris

https://twitter.com/SoCalledYALife

→Jessica Felleman: 

https://www.jenniferlyonsliteraryagency.com

https://twitter.com/jmfelleman

https://www.instagram.com/jmfelleman/

→Kaitlyn Johnson:

https://www.strictlytextual.com/

https://twitter.com/RedPenKaitlyn

→Originally broadcast at: https://youtu.be/qTPHGqZ_Dfo

→PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.

→PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show; the 2nd Saturday is for Author Journeys, where host Sarah Nicolas interviews an author about their work and experiences with publication. This episode features author Jessica Vitalis, author of The Wolf’s Curse.

→Jessica Vitalis:

Website: http://jessicavitalis.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessicavauthor

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessicavitalis

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicavauthor/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdQX_goi-lZF_mfL0mqB1g

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2WASQK1

Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/1209/9780063067417 

→Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

https://sarahnicolas.com 

https://twitter.com/Sarah_Nicolas

https://instagram.com/presidentsarah

→Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive 

→Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/sarahs-place

→Originally streamed at: 

→PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.

--News--

→PEN America annual gala protest:  https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/trade-shows-events/article/87555-pen-america-goes-live-again-at-2021-gala.html 

→Finalists of 2021 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/87538-finalists-for-2021-nba-in-young-people-s-literature-announced.html

→Librarians in Wyoming facing prosecution:  https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-lifestyle-business-wyoming-nonfiction-22b0a682cb5ba95de8eb3975d101228c 

→Third quarter sales: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/87600-a-cooler-third-quarter-for-book-sales.html

→2020 book sales: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/87578-it-s-official-book-publishing-sales-held-at-25-billion-in-2020.html 

→Plum Creek Literary Festival cancelled:  https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/plum-creek-literacy-festival-cancels-events-after-authors-pull-out-over-discriminatory-concordia-policy/article_1cba73cf-fe22-5109-a634-2be467b453ed.html

→Sue Grafton's estate sells tv rights: https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-business-sue-grafton-new-york-television-b70af7d1b79c17ae42a2ac0dd8712a29 

→2021 Nobel Prize in Literature: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/87565-abdulrazak-gurnah-wins-2021-nobel-prize-in-literature.html 

→Publishing supply chain issues:  https://www.vox.com/culture/22687960/book-shortage-paper-ink-printing-labor-explained 

→CAA to purchase ICM partners: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/87480-caa-to-acquire-icm.html

→New York Public Library eliminates late fines: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=3439

→Jason Reynolds extends term as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/87396-jason-reynolds-extends-term-as-national-ambassador-for-young-people-s-literature.html 

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Nina LaCour and Special Guest Jorjeana Marie, an author, audiobook narrator, comedian, and television writer.

→Nina LaCour:

https://www.ninalacour.com/

https://twitter.com/nina_lacour 

https://www.instagram.com/nina_lacour/ 

→Jorjeana Marie:

https://jorjeanamarie.com/

https://twitter.com/jorjeanamarie

https://www.instagram.com/jorjeanamarie_/

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2834240/ 

→Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

https://sarahnicolas.com 

https://twitter.com/Sarah_Nicolas

https://instagram.com/presidentsarah

→Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive 

→Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/sarahs-place

→Subscribe via email: http://eepurl.com/gE3ahb

→Originally broadcast at: https://youtu.be/X4hcJzWOQZY

→PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.

-News-

→Amazon covid-19 books: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/09/1035559330/democrats-slam-amazon-for-promoting-false-covid-cures-and-anti-vaccine-claims 

→Humble Bumble & Stephen King: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/87327-humble-bundle-teams-with-stephen-king-to-support-the-aclu.html

→Follet sold it's K-12 division:  https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/87264-equity-firm-buys-follett-school-solutions.html

→supply chain issues:  https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/87306-the-book-biz-tries-to-avoid-supply-chain-disruptions.html

→Beijing International Book Fair:  https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=3387 

→Frankfurt Book Fair: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/Frankfurt-Book-Fair/article/87263-frankfurt-confirms-in-person-fair-limits-daily-attendees-to-25-000.html 

→NPR's National Book Festival podcast series: https://www.npr.org/about-npr/1033613536/library-of-congress-and-npr-announce-national-book-festival-podcast-series

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Danny aka Lodestar and Special Guest Sarah Simpson-Weiss, an author’s assistant who works with bestselling authors.

→Danny aka Lodestar

https://www.theshapeofastarpodcast.com/ 

https://twitter.com/lodestarslagoon 

→Sarah Simpson-Weiss

Website: http://www.yourauthorassistant.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MightyMouse118 

→Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

https://sarahnicolas.com 

https://twitter.com/Sarah_Nicolas

https://instagram.com/presidentsarah

→Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive 

→Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/sarahs-place

→Subscribe via email: http://eepurl.com/gE3ahb

→Originally streamed at: https://youtu.be/Dm8PT4U0oNg

→PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.

-News-

→Amanda Gorman’s poetry book price increase: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/87229-gorman-book-s-price-hike-startles-booksellers.html 

→Hachette acquires Workman: https://www.piworld.com/article/hachette-book-group-to-acquire-workman-publishing/ 

https://publishingperspectives.com/2021/08/hachette-book-group-announces-acquisition-of-workman-publishing/ 

→Beijing Book Fair postponed: https://www.bibf.net/en/ 

→Greenlight Bookstores unionized: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/87157-greenlight-bookstores-in-brooklyn-unionize.html 

→Amazon plans department stores: https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/20/business/amazon-department-stores/index.html 

→Officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting looking for new book publisher: https://www.wsj.com/articles/police-officer-in-breonna-taylor-shooting-seeks-new-book-publisher-11629318016 

→Congressman Ronny Jackson book deal: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2021/08/17/house-rules-ban-book-advances-heres-how-trumps-old-doctor-now-in-congress-got-one-anyway/?sh=8cb243d6f122 

→Ted Cruz book dealings: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2021/08/16/ted-cruz-made-320000-as-an-author-last-year-his-campaign-bought-153000-worth-of-books/?sh=7cbff0482e15 

→Vatican Selected a Publisher:

https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/pope-names-italian-journalist-head-vatican-publishing-house

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. The 2nd Saturday is for Author Journeys, where host Sarah Nicolas interviews an author about their work and experiences with publication. This episode features author Gail Z Martin aka Morgan Brice.

→Gail/Morgan:

https://morganbrice.com/

https://www.GailZMartin.com

Morgan Brice Reader Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WorldsOfMorganBrice/

Gail and Larry Reader Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/martinshadowalliance/

ConTinual: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ConTinual

→Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

https://sarahnicolas.com 

https://twitter.com/Sarah_Nicolas

https://instagram.com/presidentsarah

→Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive 

→Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/sarahs-place

→Originally broadcast at: https://youtu.be/HJy24RnveX4

→Subscribe via email: http://eepurl.com/gE3ahb

→PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.

--News--

→American Book Association misstep updates: https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4045 

→Reese Witherspoon sells Hello Sunshine: https://www.wsj.com/articles/reese-witherspoons-hello-sunshine-to-be-sold-to-media-company-backed-by-blackstone-11627914600 

→Publishers making changes to return-to-work plans: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/87083-hbg-cancels-plan-to-reopen-for-hybrid-work-demands-vax-and-masks.html https://variety.com/2021/film/news/viacomcbs-delays-return-october-1235035027/ 

→Bouchercon cancelled: http://new.deadlypleasures.com/2021/08/04/bouchercon-new-orleans-2021-cancelled-due-to-covid-concerns/ 

→Time reports on Goodreads issues: https://time.com/6078993/goodreads-review-bombing/ 

→Scholastic CEO leaves control of company to unexpected heir: https://www.wsj.com/articles/succession-drama-grips-scholastic-ceos-sudden-death-an-office-romance-and-a-surprise-will-11627850787 

→Amanda Gorman Award for Poetry: https://social-impact.penguinrandomhouse.com/our-awards/u-s-creative-writing-awards/  

→James Patterson and Dolly Parton to co-write a book: https://people.com/country/dolly-parton-james-patterson-write-her-first-novel-run-rose-run/ 

→RWA Vivian Award controversy

https://bookriot.com/rwa-racism/ 

https://www.rwa.org/Online/News/2021/Statement_on_2021_VIVIAN_Awards.aspx

https://www.rwa.org/Online/News/2021/Important_News_Regarding_2021_VIVIANs.aspx 

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host author and podcaster Emily Thiede and Special Guest Daniel Ford, author and host of Writer’s Bone podcast.

→Emily Thiede

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53241038-this-vicious-grace

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ektwrites 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ektwrites/ 

Website: http://www.ekthiede.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ekthiede

→Daniel Ford

Website: https://www.danielfford.com/

Writer’s Bone: http://www.writersbone.com/

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3kRxmCr 

Indiebound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781947048034?aff=72724 

→Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

https://sarahnicolas.com 

https://twitter.com/Sarah_Nicolas

https://instagram.com/presidentsarah

→Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive 

→Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/sarahs-place

→Subscribe via email: http://eepurl.com/gE3ahb

→Originally broadcast at: https://youtu.be/fdEq2OhGVw4

→PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.

-News-

→PEN Belarus: https://pen.org/press-release/belarus-moves-to-shut-down-pen-belarus/

→Amazon's sales: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/87019-amazon-sales-only-rose-27-in-q2.html 

→Reading from the American Time Use survey:

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/87009-reading-time-rose-21-in-second-half-of-2020.html 

→National Book Awards: https://www.nationalbook.org/national-book-awards-will-once-again-be-live-and-in-person/

→Eisner Awards:  https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards-current-info 

→Booker Prize longlist: 

https://thebookerprizes.com/booker-prize/news/2021-booker-prize-longlist-announced 

→SCBWI executive director Lin Oliver to retire: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/86928-voicing-support-for-diversity-and-reorganization-scbwi-director-announces-retirement-amid-controversy.html 

→Stacey Abrams picture book: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/stacey-abrams-to-publish-kids-picture-book/ 

→Kindle Vella: https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/14/amazon-launches-its-mobile-first-kindle-vella-serialized-story-platform/ 

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. The 2nd Saturday is for Author Journeys, where host Sarah Nicolas interviews an author about their work and experiences with publication. This episode features author Emily Colin.

Emily Colin: 

http://www.emilycolin.com/

https://twitter.com/emilyacolin

https://www.facebook.com/emily.colin.79

https://www.instagram.com/emily_colin/

free short story at emilycolinnews.com

https://amzn.to/3xswE20

https://bookshop.org/a/1209/9781947834460

https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=author%3AColin%2C%20Emily?aff=72724

http://libro.fm/referral?isbn=9781515972815&rf_code=lfm164099

→Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

https://sarahnicolas.com 

https://twitter.com/Sarah_Nicolas

https://instagram.com/presidentsarah

→Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive 

→Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/sarahs-place

→Subscribe via email: http://eepurl.com/gE3ahb

→Originally broadcast at: https://youtu.be/gmk1Ge3bX3w

→PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.

--News--

→Simon & Schuster's 13A: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/86794-s-s-launches-black-celebrity-imprint.html

→Hungarian LGBTQ book: https://apnews.com/article/hungary-europe-entertainment-lifestyle-arts-and-entertainment-e95b24c3d8e39b7549e07dc7b13704b2 

→Book industry's supply chain issues:  https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/manufacturing/article/86833-high-costs-services-disruptions-plague-book-biz-supply-chain.html

→People of Color in Publishing and Latinx in Publishing survey: https://www.pocinpublishing.com/workplaceracismsurvey 

→The Palace Project: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/86780-knight-foundation-invests-5-million-in-library-centered-digital-platform.html 

→Vox Isabel Fall article: https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/22543858/isabel-fall-attack-helicopter 

→Nicole Brinkley YA Twitter article: 

https://tinyletter.com/misshelved/letters/did-twitter-break-ya-misshelved-6

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. The 2nd Saturday is for Author Journeys, where host Sarah Nicolas interviews an author about their work. This episode features judge and mystery author Debra H. Goldstein

→Debra H. Goldstein

https://www.debrahgoldstein.com/ 

https://twitter.com/debrahgoldstein 

https://www.facebook.com/DebraHGoldsteinAuthor 

https://bookshop.org/a/1209/9781496732217 

Audiobook: http://libro.fm/referral?isbn=9781541406414&rf_code=lfm164099 

https://amzn.to/3uCp4j3

→Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

https://sarahnicolas.com 

https://twitter.com/Sarah_Nicolas

https://instagram.com/presidentsarah

→Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive 

→Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/sarahs-place

→Subscribe via email: http://eepurl.com/gE3ahb

→Originally Streamed at: https://youtu.be/ZY7jlya2dM0

→PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.

--News--

→Obama to keynote ALA: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/86546-barack-obama-to-keynote-2021-ala-virtual-conference.html 

→Goodreads bug: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/86627-authors-upset-over-goodreads-bugs.html 

→WNDB stops using “Own Voices:” https://diversebooks.org/why-we-need-diverse-books-is-no-longer-using-the-term-ownvoices/ 

→Frankfurt to go in-person: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/Frankfurt-Book-Fair/article/86607-frankfurt-plans-live-in-person-trade-fair-in-october.html 

→Overdrive buys Kanopy: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/86608-overdrive-to-acquire-kanopy.html 

→Oxford University Press stops printing books: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jun/09/oxford-university-press-to-end-centuries-of-tradition-by-closing-its-printing-arm 

→Books for Palestine auction: https://bookriot.com/books-for-palestine/ 

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host picture book author Leah Hong and Special Guest Siena Koncsol, Associate Director of Publicity at Little Brown.

→Leah Hong

Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/1209/9780316536011 

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3bjhyTe

https://www.leahhong.com

https://www.instagram.com/leahhongdraws/

https://twitter.com/leahhongdraws

→Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

https://sarahnicolas.com 

https://twitter.com/Sarah_Nicolas

https://instagram.com/presidentsarah

→Become a PubTalk Live patron: →https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive 

→Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/sarahs-place

→Originally Streamed at: https://youtu.be/KF8ZbkvjmxY

→PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.

--News--

→Enola Holmes sequel: https://variety.com/2021/film/news/millie-bobby-brown-henry-cavill-enola-holmes-sequel-1234972060/ 

→HarperCollins acquires HMH trade division: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/86297-harpercollins-completes-purchase-of-hmh-trade.html 

→Vampire Academy TV series: https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/vampire-academy-series-peacock-julie-plec-marguerite-macintyre-1234976691/ 

→Digital Public Library of America / Amazon Publishing agreement: https://dp.la/news/dpla-signs-agreement-with-amazon-publishing-to-make-their-ebooks-available-to-u-s-libraries 

→Skylight Books union:  https://twitter.com/skylight_union/status/1394862226037633028

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. The 2nd Saturday is for Author Journeys, where host Sarah Nicolas interviews an author about their work. This episode features Gabi Justice, author of DOG GIRL.

→Gabi Justice

https://www.gabijustice.com/

https://www.instagram.com/gabijustice/

https://twitter.com/gabi_justice

https://www.facebook.com/yagabijustice

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20495013.Gabi_Justice

https://amzn.to/3mScwBQ

→Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

https://sarahnicolas.com 

https://twitter.com/Sarah_Nicolas

https://instagram.com/presidentsarah

→Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive 

→Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/sarahs-place

→Audiobook of the Week: The Initial Insult: http://libro.fm/referral?isbn=9780063064232&rf_code=lfm164099

→Subscribe via email: http://eepurl.com/gE3ahb

→Originally Streamed at: https://youtu.be/q3zxD0DBrCg

→PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.

--News--

→Warwick’s bookstore: https://www.lajollalight.com/news/story/2021-05-02/happy-ending-for-la-jollas-iconic-warwicks-bookstore-as-local-investors-step-in-to-save-the-day

→Johsua Wolf Shenk resigns: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2021-04-30/joshua-wolf-shenk-resigns 

https://lithub.com/believer-and-bmi-staffers-have-released-an-open-letter-about-joshua-shenks-workplace-conduct/

→Peachtree Teen: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/86215-peachtree-teen-imprint-to-debut-next-year.html 

→Lucille Clifton's house: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a36352411/40-years-ago-poet-lucille-clifton-lost-her-house-this-year-her-children-bought-it-back/ 

→Berkley Stacey Abrams romance novels: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stacey-abrams-romance-novels-reissue/ 

→Jason Reynolds and Mo Willems on Antiques Roadshow:  https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/stories/articles/2021/2/5/25th-season-surprise-first-ever-antiques-roadshow-celebrity-episodes 

→Edgar Awards: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mystery-writers-of-america-announces-winners-of-the-2021-edgar-allan-poe-awards-301280573.html 

→The Guardian report on children reading: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/apr/29/children-read-longer-more-challenging-books-in-lockdown 

→Disney Must Pay: https://comicyears.com/books/disney-must-pay-task-force/

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Kylie Schachte and Special Guest Angela Ackerman, co-creator of The Emotion Thesaurus.

→Kylie Schachte

https://kylieschachte.com 

https://twitter.com/KylieSchachte 

https://www.instagram.com/kylieschachte 

https://amzn.to/3dWyKhZ  

→Angela Ackerman

http://writershelpingwriters.net/

https://onestopforwriters.com/

https://www.facebook.com/AuthorAngelaAckerman

https://twitter.com/AngelaAckerman

https://www.instagram.com/writers_helping_writers_angela/

https://amzn.to/3uFFyXR 

→Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

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--News--

Shadow and Bone on Netflix. https://www.buzzfeed.com/jennaguillaume/shadow-and-bone-characters-cast-world-plot 

→Philip Roth biographer Blake Bailey accused of sexual misconduct. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/86140-norton-halts-shipments-of-roth-biography.html 

→International Booker Prize shortlist. https://bookriot.com/2021-international-booker-prize-shortlist/ 

→LA Times Book Award winners. https://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/bookprize-winners-2020/                                 

→Independent Bookstore Day. 

https://www.indiebound.org/independent-bookstore-day 

https://oxfordeagle.com/2021/04/23/president-barack-obama-virtually-visits-square-books-for-independent-bookstore-day/ 

→S&S defends Pence memoir. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/86136-karp-defends-pence-post-hill-decisions.html 

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host EJ Wenstrom and Special Guest Gabriela Pereira.  

→EJ Wenstrom

→Gabriela Pereira

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→Amanda Gorman, bestselling poet. https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2021/04/07/amanda-gorman-the-hill-we-climb-tops-usa-today-bestseller-list/7122126002/ 

→Mike Pence book deal.

https://www.thewrap.com/mike-pence-simon-and-schuster-book-deal/

(ooh related: https://newrepublic.com/article/161907/andrew-cuomo-got-4-million-book-deal-scandal)

→Bologna Children’s Book Fair. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/trade-shows/article/86051-bologna-children-s-book-fair-to-be-virtual-cancels-live-event.html 

→Publisher’s Weekly state of the industry. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/86010-publishing-industry-insiders-share-insights-into-opportunities-challenges-ahead.html

→Sarah: (content warning for transphobia) The Women’s Prize for Fiction & Torrey Peters. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2021-04-07/womens-prize-stands-by-nomination-of-trans-author-torrey-peters 

→Serial Box, now Realm. https://www.realm.fm/blog/serial-box-is-now-realm

→Book awards! 

https://pen.org/press-release/2021-pen-america-literary-awards-given-to-top-literary-stars-of-the-year-lifelong-luminaries-of-literary-excellence/  

https://www.gf.org/announcement-2021/ 

https://www.nypl.org/press/press-release/april-9-2021/new-york-public-library-announces-finalists-2021-young-lions  

AgentChat Live features casual chats with literary agents to help potential clients get to know them a little bit better.   This episode features Andrea Somberg of Harvey Klinger.  

* Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive * Originally broadcast at: https://youtu.be/axgOKH-2p8o

This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Supriya Kelkar and Special Guest Stacy Whitman, who is the publisher, founder, and editor at Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books.

Supriya Kelkar

www.supriyakelkar.com 

Twitter: @supriyakelkar_

Instagram: @supriya.kelkar

Stacy Whitman

http://www.stacylwhitman.com/

https://twitter.com/stacylwhitman

https://twitter.com/tubooks

Instagram: @leeandlow and @norroway

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-News-

Norton Juster has passed away: https://www.npr.org/2021/03/09/975214782/phantom-tollbooth-author-norton-juster-dies-at-91 

The new Covid relief package includes funding for libraries and cultural organizations: 

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=3151 https://bookriot.com/covid-relief-for-libraries/ 

The Scribd Audio imprint officially launched: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/daveed-diggs-and-lena-waithe-lend-their-voices-to-scribds-audiobook-version-of-black-imagination-301242826.html 

Maryland law about licensing to libraries: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/85785-maryland-legislature-passes-law-supporting-library-access-to-digital-content.html 

Literati launching a new YA subscription box: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=3139 

The Ripped Bodice's 2020 State of Racial Diversity in Romance Publishing Study: https://www.therippedbodicela.com/state-racial-diversity-romance-publishing-report 

AgentChat Live features casual chats with literary agents to help potential clients get to know them a little bit better.

This episode features Amanda Orozco at Transatlantic Agency.
https://www.transatlanticagency.com/about-us/agents/amanda-orozco/
https://twitter.com/oczoroadnama

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PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Cyndy Etler and Special Guest Jane Friedman.

Cyndy Etler
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Jane Friedman
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https://twitter.com/janefriedman
https://www.facebook.com/jane.friedman/
https://www.instagram.com/janefriedman/
https://www.youtube.com/janefriedman

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New Enola Holmes books: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/book-deals/article/85618-book-deals-week-of-february-22-2021.html Brooks Sherman: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/85617-lit-agent-under-fire-from-former-clients-including-bestselling-ya-author.html Rick Riordan's imprint expanding into Young Adult books: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/85608-rick-riordan-imprint-moves-into-ya-fiction-with-daniel-jos-older.html 2020 book sales numbers: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/85593-bookstore-sales-fell-28-3-in-2020.html https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/85666-trade-publishing-segment-shines-in-a-flat-2020.html price-fixing suit against Amazon has three copycat cases: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/85583-amazon-e-book-case-sprawls-lawyers-propose-consolidation.html Literati pulled in $52 million in financing: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/85581-literati-gets-big-money-for-book-boxes.html Eat the Book: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/reeses-book-club-to-launch-digital-series-hosted-by-christina-milian-exclusive Black Creatives Fund: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/85591-wnbd-launches-black-creatives-fund.html

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Tere Michaels and Special Guest Jennifer Morris, Director of Coastal Magic Convention.

Tere Michaels

Jennifer Morris

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

-News-

AgentChat Live features casual chats with literary agents to help potential clients get to know them a little bit better. This episode features Erin Casey of the Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency.

Originally broadcast at: https://youtu.be/KBaN4sBHsQ8

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host J. Elle and Special Guest Daphne Lao Tonge, founder of Illumicrate.

J. Elle

Daphne Lao Tonge

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

--News--

Lawsuit against Amazon for restraining price competition in the ebook market: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/85318-amazon-hit-with-e-book-price-fixing-suit.html 

Senator Josh Hawley's book picked up by Regnery: https://www.wsj.com/articles/sen-josh-hawley-strikes-book-deal-with-regnery-after-capitol-riot-backlash-11610995500 

Walter Dean Myers Awards: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/85361-walter-dean-myers-awards-announced.html 

Ursula K. Le Guin stamp: https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2021/01/ursula-k-le-guin-to-be-featured-on-2021-postage-stamp.html 

Hungary orders disclaimers on books with LGBT content: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jan/20/hungary-orders-lgbt-publisher-to-print-disclaimers-on-childrens-book 

Naver acquires Wattpad: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/international-deals/article/85348-south-korea-s-naver-to-acquire-wattpad-for-600-million.html 

To All the Boys 3 trailer: https://screenrant.com/to-all-boys-3-movie-trailer-release-date/

AgentChat Live features casual chats with literary agents to help potential clients get to know them a little bit better.   This episode features Claire Draper of the Bent Agency.  

Originally broadcast at: https://youtu.be/jMF7LWVWkuY * Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features authors of several genres who debuted during the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic.

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

David Heska Wanbli Weiden, author of Native American thriller Winter Counts 

Karen Osborne, author of space opera Architects of Memory 

Meryl Wisner, author of romance Something to Talk About 

A.J. Sass, author of middle grade LGBTQ+ contemporary Ana on the Edge 

Jess Hernandez, author of picture book First Day of Unicorn School 

--News--

American print book sales rose in 2020: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/85256-print-unit-sales-rose-8-2-in-2020.html

Libraries see increase in digital usage: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/85253-overdrive-reports-record-surge-in-digital-library-lending-in-2020.html

Publishers Weekly announces the US Book Show: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/trade-shows-events/article/85252-pw-launches-new-u-s-book-trade-fair-for-may.html

Simon and Schuster cancells Senator Josh Hawley’s book: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/85266-s-s-cancels-publication-plans-for-book-by-sen-josh-hawley.html 

Inkyard Press announced a new line of middle grade books: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/85265-inkyard-announces-middle-grade-publishing-program.html

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Erin Entrada Kelly and Special Guest Reba Gordon. 

Erin Entrada Kelly

Reba Gordon

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

--News--

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Janice Hardy and Special Guest Joanna Penn. (Due to time differences, the interview portion with Joanna will be pre-recorded)

Janice Hardy

Joanna Penn

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

--News--

BookExpo and BookCon no more:  https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3878

Draft2Digital announces payment splitting: https://www.draft2digital.com/blog/announcing-d2d-payment-splitting/

The Association of Authors' Representatives is now the Association of American Literary Agents: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=3021

Changes in lockdown reading habits: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reading-habits-changed-coronavirus-lockdown-b882662.html

The Bad Sex in Fiction awards cancelled for 2020:  https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/dec/08/bad-sex-award-cancelled-as-public-exposed-to-too-many-bad-things-in-2020 

Ben Bova has passed: https://www.tor.com/2020/11/30/legendary-science-fiction-author-ben-bova-has-passed-at-the-age-of-88/ 

The Tattered Cover changes hands:   https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/85096-denver-s-tattered-cover-bookstore-is-sold-to-two-entrepreneurs.html https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/85106-black-booksellers-denounce-tattered-cover-announcement.html 

JRR Tolkien's House for Sale: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/dec/03/campaign-to-buy-jrr-tolkien-house-backed-by-lord-of-the-rings-actors-ian-mckellen-martin-freeman 

Amazon ebooks & libraries: https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/528280-amazon-under-pressure-to-lift-ban-on-e-book-library-sales  

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Margaret Owen and Special Guest Rachel Strolle.

Margaret Owen

Rachel Strolle

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

--News--

Hachette raising starting salaries: https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2020/11/hachette-book-group-will-increase-starting-salaries-to-45000/

Romancing the Runoff: http://www.romancingtherunoff.com/

Joy Harjo's 3rd term as US Poet Laureate: https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2020/11/poet-laureate-joy-harjo-gets-a-third-term-launches-living-nations-living-words/

Barack Obama’s A PROMISED LAND opening day sales record at PRH. https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2020/11/obamas-a-promised-land-set-prh-opening-day-sales-record/

Alan Dean Foster wants Disney to pay him his royalties: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/nov/19/sstar-wars-author-disney-royalties-alan-dean-foster

Albert Whitman & Co in hot water for not paying authors: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/84909-authors-demand-better-treatment-from-albert-whitman-co.html 

2020 National Book Awards ceremony: https://bookriot.com/2020-national-book-awards/

Penguin Random House offers to buy Simon & Schuster:  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/25/books/simon-schuster-penguin-random-house.html 

Audible return policy change: https://goodereader.com/blog/audiobooks/audible-bows-to-publisher-pressure-on-audiobook-return-policy

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Michael Mammay and Special Guest Dan Koboldt.

Michael Mammay:

Dan Koboldt: 

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

--News--

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host David R. Slayton and Special Guest Lorin Oberweger.

David R. Slayton:

Lorin Oberweger: 

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

-News-

Penguin Random House raises starting salaries https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2020/10/penguin-random-house-to-raise-starting-salary-to-45000/

The Jimmy Patterson Books imprint changes: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/84654-an-overhaul-for-jimmy-patterson-books.html

Macmillan is shuttering Imprint: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/84678-macmillan-children-s-publishing-group-closing-imprint.html 

Bookscan report on retail book sales: https://publishingperspectives.com/2020/10/npd-bookscan-us-market-sees-6-4-percent-growth-through-q3-covid19/ https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/84635-august-bookstore-sales-dropped-30-7.html 

Strand Book Store put out a plea on social media for help from the community: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/84702-nyc-s-strand-book-store-asks-for-help.html

Barnes and Noble hack: https://www.zdnet.com/article/barnes-noble-confirms-cyberattack-customer-data-breach/

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Saundra Mitchell and Special Guest TS Ferguson.

Saundra Mitchell:

TS Ferguson:

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

-News-

Nicola and David Yoon announce Joy Revolution imprint: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/84515-nicola-and-david-yoon-launch-ya-romance-imprint-starring-heroes-of-color.html

Beacon Press raising its minimum starting salary: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/84505-beacon-press-increases-entry-level-wages-to-44-6k.html

MacArthur Foundation 2020 fellows: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/arts/macarthur-genius-grant-winners-list.html

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has eliminated 525 positions: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/84506-hmh-reorganization-will-cut-525-jobs.html

Pham Doan Trang arrested by the Vietnamese government for “conducting anti-state propaganda”: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=2933

Sarah: LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE sequels and musical: vulture.com/2020/10/like-water-for-chocolate-book-sequels-musical.html  

Letters in support of transgender and non-binary people, signed by authors, editors and agents. 

UK: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/sep/30/more-than-200-writers-and-publishers-sign-letter-in-support-of-trans-and-non-binary-people?CMP=twt_books_b-gdnbooks

North American: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/oct/09/stephen-king-margaret-atwood-roxane-gay-champion-trans-rights-open-letter-jk-rowling

AgentChat Live features casual chats with literary agents to help potential clients get to know them a little bit better.   This episode features Jennifer March Soloway at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency!  

Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Juliana Brandt and Special Guest Erin Entrada Kelly.

Juliana Brandt

Erin Entrada Kelly

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

-- News --

Simon and Schuster on the sales block: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/84241-bertelsmann-confirms-interest-in-s-s.html

Lawsuit against book pirate site “KISS Library:” https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/84237-judge-issues-sweeping-order-against-e-book-piracy-operation.html

Amazon job listings for tracking “labor organizing threats:” https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qj4aqw/amazon-hiring-intelligence-analyst-to-track-labor-organizing-threats

Audible Plus: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/audio-books/article/84180-audible-rolls-out-lower-priced-unlimited-subscription-plan.html

The National Book Foundation awards Walter Mosley: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=2890

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Savannah Brooks and Special Guest Kaitlyn Johnson.

Savannah Brooks

https://www.jdlit.com/savannah-brooks

https://twitter.com/slbrooks91

Kaitlyn Johnson

http://www.kjohnsonfreelance.com/

https://twitter.com/RedPenKaitlyn

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

http://www.sarahnicolas.com

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@presidentSarah on Instagram

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--News--

June bookstore sales down 35%: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/84102-june-bookstore-sales-fell-35.html 

Midnight Sun sold more than one million copies: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/84086-midnight-sun-tops-1-million-copies-sold-in-first-week.html 

Amazon podcasts: https://pitchfork.com/news/amazon-music-adding-podcasts-on-the-condition-that-podcasters-dont-disparage-amazon/ 

Reese Witherspoon selected YOU SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWN by Leah Johnson for her next bookclub pick: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/84131-debut-author-crowned-first-ya-selection-for-reese-s-book-club.html 

Hachette Book Group employees to work remotely: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/84050-hbg-offices-to-remain-closed-until-further-notice.html 

Texas Monthly article about RWA founder Vivian Stephens:  https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/vivian-stephens-helped-turn-romance-writing-into-billion-dollar-industry/ 

Netflix launching Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/84125-bookmarks-series-from-netflix-spotlights-the-black-experience.html

AgentChat Live features casual chats with literary agents to help potential clients get to know them a little bit better. 

This episode features Chelsea Hensley at KT Literary.

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AgentChat Live features casual chats with literary agents to help potential clients get to know them a little bit better. 

This episode features Sartiza Hernandez at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency!

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PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Joy of Joyfully Reviewed and Special Guest Beverly Jenkins.

Joy

Beverly Jenkins

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

Info

--News--

Melissa de la Cruz Studio: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/83873-disney-adds-melissa-de-la-cruz-studio-to-its-publishing-lineup.html

Lisa Lucas, Senior Vice President and Publisher of Pantheon and Schocken Books: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/83857-lisa-lucas-to-head-pantheon-and-schocken-books.html

Scholastic's sales dropped 40%: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/83938-scholastic-looks-to-rebound-from-q4-slump.html

Prize for American Fiction: https://apnews.com/4fc8d3ae9e4496326a163c4c3d2344ee 

Library leaders and supporters are urging Congress to include public libraries in a second round of coronavirus economic relief bills: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/83886-library-supporters-urge-action-on-bill-to-provide-relief-funding-for-public-libraries.html

Mark Dawson purchased 400 copies of his book THE CLEANER:  https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jul/22/author-loses-spot-in-top-10-bought-400-copies-of-his-own-book-mark-dawson-the-cleaner

Daniel Dae Kim optioned Jayci Lee’s A Sweet Mess

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/daniel-dae-kim-attached-produce-star-rom-a-sweet-mess-1303067

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Zoraida Córdova and Special Guest Grechen McNeil.

Zoraida Córdova

https://zoraidacordova.com/

Twitter: @zlikeinzorro

Instagram: @zoraidasolo

Gretchen McNeil

https://www.gretchenmcneil.com/

Twitter: @GretchenMcNeil

Instagram: @gretchen_mcneil

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Print sales up 2.8% in the first half of 2020: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/83829-print-units-post-surprising-increase-in-first-half-of-2020.html

The National Book Awards ceremony has  gone virtual: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/83831-2020-national-book-awards-ceremony-will-be-virtual.html

THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED sold more than 780,000 copies in its first week: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/01/media/john-bolton-book-best-seller/index.html

Ingram increasing capacity: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/manufacturing/article/83779-ingram-upgrades-printing-shipping-networks.html

Sir Patrick Stewart's memoir: https://apnews.com/c11abfc193cc4636cffb6a913b7f4a23

Open letter in Harper’s Magazine decrying “cancel culture:" https://harpers.org/a-letter-on-justice-and-open-debate/ 

Mailchimp launched By the Books: https://mailchimp.com/presents/by-the-books/

Comedian Phoebe Robinson is launching Tiny Reparations Books: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/phoebe-robinson-launch-new-book-imprint-1302472

Dana Canedy named the senior vice president and publisher of Simon and Schuster: https://www.npr.org/2020/07/08/888846267/dana-canedy-is-first-black-person-to-head-a-publishing-giant

Out of Print's book-themed masks to benefit booksellers: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/83730-sale-of-book-themed-masks-to-benefit-binc.html

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Racquel Henry and Special Guest Jennifer Baker

Racquel Henry

Jennifer Baker

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PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host I. W. Gregorio and Special Guest Ellen Oh.

I.W. Gregorio

Ellen Oh

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Percy Jackson on Disney+: https://twitter.com/rickriordan/status/1261008593077374977?s=20

Rakuten sees surge in demand: https://global.rakuten.com/corp/investors/documents/results/

Apple Books for Authors: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=2712 

Thomas Low has passed away https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/?detailStory=publishing-world-celebrates-lee-low-cofounder-thomas-low-and-his-legacy-diversity-multicultural

RWA announces The Vivian Awards https://www.rwa.org/Online/News/2020/RWA_Announces_a_New_Award_for_a_New_Era.aspx

Macmillan and Hachette - indie bookstore terms https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3743#m48576

Illustrators support indie bookstores with free art: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/83373-in-support-of-indie-bookstores-dozens-of-illustrators-send-art.html

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host E.C. Myers and Special Guest Delilah S. Dawson

E.C. Myers

http://ecmyers.net/

https://twitter.com/ecmyers 

https://www.youtube.com/user/ecmyersvids/

Delilah Dawson

https://www.whimsydark.com/

https://twitter.com/DelilahSDawson

http://instagram.com/delilahsdawson/

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The translation of Dan Brown's Inferno: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/apr/30/dan-brown-origin-thriller-da-vinci-code-translation-les-traducteurs

Stephenie Meyer to release Midnight Sun: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/04/books/stephenie-meyer-midnight-sun-twilight.html

2020 Pulitzer Prize winners: https://www.pulitzer.org/news/announcement-2020-pulitzer-prize-winners 

Edgar Awards: https://crimereads.com/announcing-the-2020-edgar-award-winners/

Book Expo online: https://www.bookexpoamerica.com/Whats-Happening/BookExpo-Online/

Goosebumps television series https://deadline.com/2020/04/goosebumps-live-action-series-in-works-by-neal-h-moritz-scholastic-1202919091/ 

Virtual Bologna Children's Book Fair:  https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/trade-shows/article/83280-bologna-s-virtual-fair-draws-60-000-online-visitors.html

Baby-Sitters Club teaser trailer:  https://bookriot.com/2020/05/08/babysitters-club-netflix-series-trailer/

Barnes and Noble short story contest for kids: https://customer.barnesandnoble.com/signup/KidsContest2020

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host L. Penelope and Special Guests Sara Megibow and Angelina M. Lopez

L. Penelope

https://lpenelope.com/

https://twitter.com/leslyepenelope

https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelope/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO54Ljg4WWAcm1EyIhQDcTw

Angelina M. Lopez

http://www.angelinamlopez.com/

https://twitter.com/AngelinaMLo

https://www.instagram.com/angelinamlo/

Sara Megibow

https://twitter.com/SaraMegibow

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Top 10 Most Challenged Books: http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10 

Harlequin non-disparagement clause: https://www.patreon.com/posts/35985378

Dhonielle Clayton school visit harassment: https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=racists-abuse-authors-during-virtual-visits-classes-and-panels-coronavirus-covid19-kelly-yang-dhonielle-clayton

BookExpo and BookCon cancelled: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bea/article/83040-bookexpo-bookcon-2020-events-canceled.html

Artist Relief coalition gave first round of grants: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/83146-artist-relief-reports-first-round-of-emergency-grants-survey-results.html 

Authors Guild member survey on income loss: https://www.authorsguild.org/industry-advocacy/authors-guild-covid-19-survey-1-summary-of-responses/

PRH digital cookbook to benefit restaurant industry: https://global.penguinrandomhouse.com/announcements/penguin-random-house-to-publish-digital-cookbook-to-aid-americas-restaurants/ 

Grants for writers:

Inscription in Roald Dahl's first book: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/04/19/unearthed-copy-roald-dahls-first-book-sees-author-thank-friend/ 

Mondays with Michelle Obama: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/83088-michelle-obama-announces-storytimes-with-prh-and-pbs-kids.html

Indie Bookstores report issues with GoFundMe payments: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/83023-indie-bookstores-report-problems-with-gofundme-disbursements.html 

Books-A-Million's "Talk to a Bookseller" hotline: 1-866-544-1468: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200420005844/en

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Julia Ember and Special Guest Rita Meade.

Julia Ember

https://julia-ember.com/

http://www.instagram.com/juliaemberya

http://www.twitter.com/jules_chronicle 

Rita Meade

http://www.ritameade.com/

https://twitter.com/ScrewyDecimal

https://www.instagram.com/screwydecimal/ 

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Hugo Awards Finalists: http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2020-hugo-awards/

Ingram drops out of Book Expo and Book Con:

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bea/article/82945-ingram-is-out-of-bookexpo-and-bookcon.html

Teddy bear hunt inspired by children's book: https://secretmanchester.com/the-moor-bears-stockport/ 

Macmillan layoffs: https://locusmag.com/2020/04/macmillan-layoffs/

Worldreader releases ebooks for #covid19

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/international-book-news/article/82941-worldreader-helps-educate-vulnerable-about-coronavirus.html

PW's covid19 publication date change database https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSUqGcLiS5bZvPQfVXWYdHM9Ph4lpApiQZPyK22Xo7txtYQWJgeVUvwc7SF-nsx_qYAsSRF2xPI8w8b/pubhtml 

Publisher's Marketplace Resources

Industry Help for Booksellers: https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2020/03/reference-industry-help-for-booksellers/

Read-Aloud permissions: https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2020/03/reference-publisher-permissions/

Supporting authors and booksellers: https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2020/03/reference-supporting-booksellers-in-these-dark-times/

The National Endowment for the Arts relief grants: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/82994-nea-offering-75-million-to-nonprofits-to-save-jobs.html

Little Free Libraries become Little Free Pantries: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/promotionalss/article/82975-two-orgs-promoting-little-free-libraries-now-little-free-pantries.html 

Bookstore saves her employee's jobs by distributing childrens books at lunch pickup: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/82997-r-j-julia-saves-staff-by-giving-away-150-000-in-books.html 

Related, PW's Book store survey: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/82981-survey-of-independent-bookstores-shows-coronavirus-toll.html

Aritst relief grants: artistrelief.org. 

Barnes & Noble layoffs: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/82976-b-n-copes.html

London Book Fair partial refund: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=2666

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Nora Shalaway Carpenter and Special Guest Amanda Quain.

Nora Shalaway Carpenter

https://www.noracarpenterwrites.com/

https://twitter.com/norawritesbooks

https://www.instagram.com/noracarpenterwrites/

Amanda Quain 

https://www.amandaquain.com/

https://twitter.com/quainiac

https://twitter.com/justonemorepage

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Ingram pledges to do what they can: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/82767-ingram-vows-to-defend-industry-through-crisis.html

American Library Associaiton Conference cancelled: https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/ala-cancels-2020-annual-conference/

Publishers temporary relaxing fair use guidelines for story times: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/82810-children-s-publishers-relax-fair-use-policies.html

Stay Home Wrimo: https://nanowrimo.org/stayhomewrimo

PW and NYT Roundup of resources, cancellations, books affected, etc: 

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/82724-how-kids-lit-is-responding-to-the-coronavirus.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/books/writers-entertain-kids-virus.html

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/82831-children-s-books-and-authors-affected-by-the-coronavirus-march-26-2020.html

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/trade-shows-events/article/82672-covid-19-ongoing-list-of-cancellations.html

#kidlitgoesviral weekly Twitter chat with Amie Kaufman on Mondays at 8pm EST

Internet Archive & Pirated Books: https://www.authorsguild.org/industry-advocacy/internet-archives-uncontrolled-digital-lending

Book sales are up. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/mar/25/book-sales-surge-self-isolating-readers-bucket-list-novels

Time Magazine's list of virtual book clubs: https://time.com/5809322/social-distancing-book-clubs/

ACX Royalty increase: https://blog.acx.com/2020/03/23/a-message-to-the-acx-community/

Woody Allen memoir: https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/3/23/21190882/woody-allen-memoir-apropos-of-nothing-arcade-skyhorse-publishing-surprise-release

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live was pre-recorded and features authortuber and author Lily Meade.

Lily Meade

twitter.com/lilymeade

patreon.com/lilymeade

instagram.com/lilymeade

lilymeade.com

youtube.com/c/lilymeadebooks

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Hachette & Woody Allen: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/82609-hbg-staffers-stage-walkout-over-woody-allen-memoir.html https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/82624-hbg-will-not-publish-woody-allen-s-memoir.html

VAT charge on digital books: https://twitter.com/hmtreasury/status/1237731947813777408 

ViacomCBS selling Simon & Schuster: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/business/media/simon-schuster-for-sale-viacom-cbs.html 

Underlined: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/82576-delacorte-debuts-ya-line-with-an-internet-connection.html

Audie awards: https://www.audiopub.org/uploads/pdf/2020-Audie-Awards-Winners-Press-Release.pdf

Lightning Source removing books in violation of content policy: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/manufacturing/article/82526-lightning-source-to-introduce-content-integrity-guidelines.html 

Star Wars: The High Republic: https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-high-republic 

Barbara Nealy: https://mysterywriters.org/barbara-neely/

London Book Fair cancelled:  https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/mar/04/london-book-fair-cancelled-over-coronavirus-fears-amid-growing-anger

Bologna Children's Book Fair: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/trade-shows/article/82641-prh-pulls-out-of-rescheduled-bologna-book-fair.html 

Other cancelled events include National Book Critics Circle Awards, Tucson Festival of Books, Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, Nova Teen Book Festival, Paris Book Fair, Poets & Writers 50th Anniversary Gala, LA times Festival, Virginia Festival of the Book, Texas Library Association Conference, and the Orlando Book Festival

Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh sentenced: https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-pugh-sentenced-20200227-7yffn67n2nhfbmzhjdo4pzomku-story.html 

Beijing food delivery app to deliver books: https://www.abacusnews.com/tech/bookstores-hit-hard-coronavirus-can-now-deliver-books-using-food-delivery-app/article/3073924 

Everywhere Book Fest May 1-2: http://everywherebookfest.com

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features guests live from the 2020 Coastal Magic Convention, including Jeff Adams, Victoria Sue, Tawdra Kandle, Kiernan Kelly, Shaila Patel, and Bru Baker.

Jeff Adams

https://www.jeffandwill.com/

https://twitter.com/WriterJeffAdams

Victoria Sue 

http://www.victoriasue.com/

Tawdra Kandle 

http://tawdrakandle.com

https://www.instagram.com/tawdra/

Kiernan Kelly 

www.KiernanKelly.com

www.DakotaChase.com

https://www.facebook.com/kiernan.kelly

Shaila Patel 

https://www.shailapatelauthor.com/

Bru Baker 

www.bru-baker.com 

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

www.sarahnicolas.com

@sarah_nicolas on Twitter

@presidentSarah on Instagram

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Bookshop.org: https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/books/ct-books-biblioracle-0119-20200115-hgr7kzbtcfcsfhktb7t6oxhvb4-story.html

Trump and IMLS: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/82390-in-2021-budget-proposal-trump-once-again-seeks-to-end-federal-library-funding.html 

RWA Board resigns: https://www.rwa.org/Online/About/Governance_Folder/Motion_to_Hold_a_Special_Election.aspx

BookExpo Children's Book & Author Breakfast: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/trade-shows-events/article/82458-judy-blume-to-headline-bookexpo-s-2020-children-s-book-author-breakfast.html

Audible Captions case settlement: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/copyright/article/82415-judge-denies-bid-to-seal-settlement-in-audible-captions-case.html

LA Times Book Prizes: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2020-02-19/los-angeles-times-book-prizes-2019-finalists

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Erica Wright and Special Guest Alex Segura.

Erica Wright

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https://twitter.com/eawright

Alex Segura

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--News Items--

Lee and Low Diversity in Publishing 2019 survey: https://blog.leeandlow.com/2020/01/28/2019diversitybaselinesurvey/ 

Barnes and Noble and Penguin Random House's "Diverse Editions:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/05/media/barnes-and-noble-diverse-editions-trnd/index.html

Sarah: The 2020 Audie Awards Finalists: https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2020-audies 

Mary Higgins Clark: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/remembering-mary-higgins-clark-queen-suspense-180974112/

2020 youth media awards: http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2020/01/american-library-association-announces-2020-youth-media-award-winners 

2020 PEN America Literary Service Award:  https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/patti-smith-pen-literary-service-award-947673/

Macmillan met with #DignidadLiteraria: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/82320-dignidadliteraria-macmillan-meet-to-discuss-industry-bias.html 

$300 million from KDP Select program: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/82303-kdp-authors-earned-over-300-million-in-2019-amazon-says.html

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host NYT bestselling author S. Jae-Jones and Special Guest Patrice Caldwell, an author and literary agent.

S. Jae-Jones

http://sjaejones.com/

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https://patricecaldwell.com/

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--News--

American Dirt: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/clarissajanlim/american-dirt-jeanine-cummins-controversy-explained

Jason Reynolds named National Ambassador for Young People's Literature : https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/jason-reynolds-named-national-ambassador-for-young-peoples-literature/2020/01/13/89978c68-332a-11ea-9313-6cba89b1b9fb_story.html

Orbit printing more Witcher books: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/82169-orbit-tosses-500-000-copies-to-its-witcher-fans.html

Urdu translation of A Case of Exploding Mangoes confiscated: https://www.npr.org/2020/01/10/794538415/pakistani-author-comes-under-fire-for-satirical-novel-after-urdu-edition-is-publ 

Gallup poll reveals that visiting the library is the most popular leisure activity for Americans: https://news.gallup.com/poll/284009/library-visits-outpaced-trips-movies-2019.aspx

Missouri librarian censorship law: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jan/16/missouri-could-jail-librarians-for-lending-age-inappropriate-books-parental-oversight-of-public-libraries-bill

Jack Reacher Amazon series: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jack-reacher-series-a-go-at-amazon-1269524

Jack Reach to be written by Lee Child's brother: https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2020/jan/18/jack-reacher-series-author-lee-child-quits-and-lets-brother-step-in

90th anniversary of Nancy Drew: https://www.polygon.com/comics/2020/1/23/21079083/nancy-drew-comic-dynamite-hardy-boys-90th-anniversary-death

New Hunger Games book is about President Snow: https://ew.com/books/2020/01/21/hunger-games-prequel-exclusive-excerpt/

NEA Grants: https://www.arts.gov/news/2020/national-endowment-arts-announces-literature-fellowship-grant-recipients

As an author, what can you deduct? Should you be paying estimated taxes? Can you deduct your home office? Get all of your author-related tax questions answered!

Join us for a special extra episode of PubTalk Live with author and tax pro Mindy Mejia. Mindy will spend an hour answering all of our burning questions about (USA Federal) taxes for writers and authors. 

For more info, check out Mindy's #TaxTipsforWriters series on her blog: https://mindymejia.com/category/taxadviceforwriters/

Mindy Mejia

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PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Fran Wilde and Special Guest Rachel Hartman

Fran Wilde

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Rachel Hartman

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News items:

Romance Writers of America: https://www.claireryanauthor.com/blog/2019/12/27/the-implosion-of-the-rwa

Elizabeth May's tweet about inposters on Goodreads: https://twitter.com/_ElizabethMay/status/1212034541055029249

Jake Gyllenhaal's adaptation of Fun Home: https://www.themarysue.com/jake-gyllenhaal-in-fun-home/

Barack Obama's favorite books of 2019: https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1211033245812441091

TS Eliot letters: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2020-01-01/t-s-eliot-letters-unveiling 

TS Eliot letter: https://tseliot.com/foundation/statement-by-t-s-eliot-on-the-opening-of-the-emily-hale-letters-at-princeton/

Mike Resnick passed away at the age of 77: https://www.tor.com/2020/01/09/hugo-award-winning-author-and-editor-michael-resnick-1942-2020/

Elizabeth Wurtzel's death: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/books/elizabeth-wurtzel-dead.html

Stephen King and Don Winslow's charity offer: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jan/10/don-winslow-and-stephen-king-offer-200k-if-white-house-holds-a-press-briefing 

The Zora Canon: https://zora.medium.com/100-best-books-by-black-women-authors-zora-canon-46b3492bdded

Writer Beware's 2019 roundup: https://accrispin.blogspot.com/2020/01/writer-beware-2019-in-review.html

Christie Yant's 2020 word count sheet: http://inkhaven.net/2020/01/2020-word-count-tracker-is-now-available/

Kate Dollarhyde's article: https://twitter.com/keightdee/status/1215779307613650944?s=20

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Heidi Heilig and Special Guest Dhonielle Clayton

Heidi Heilig

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Dhonielle Clayton

www.dhonielleclayton.com 

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News Items:

Romance Writers of America Meltdown: https://www.claireryanauthor.com/blog/2019/12/27/the-implosion-of-the-rwa

https://twitter.com/i/events/1210307913413255179 

Tariffs suspended: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/international-book-news/article/81989-new-round-of-tariffs-suspended.html

Mysterious Galaxy’s new owner and location: https://boingboing.net/2019/12/15/3555-rosecrans-st.html

George RR Martin's bookstore: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/dec/16/george-rr-martin-opens-bookshop-santa-fe-beastly-books-game-of-thrones

Bookscan's top-selling books of the decade: https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/us/news/press-releases/2019/fifty-shades-of-grey-was-the-best-selling-book-of-the-decade-in-the-us-the-npd-group-says/

Penguin Random House now completely owned by Bertelsmann: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/82018-pearson-sells-last-25-of-prh-to-bertelsmann.html 

California's Freelance Law: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/81992-publishers-brace-for-california-labor-law-changes.html

KKR has acquired Overdrive from Rakuten: https://www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/guid/CC328CCD-89A7-46C2-B238-42B709DB426D

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Diana Pho and Special Guest Eric Smith

Diana Pho

http://www.beyondvictoriana.com/

@writersyndrome on Twitter

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News links:

B&N SFF blog deactiviting their account: https://twitter.com/BNSciFi/status/1201525133485256704

Educational Publishers ebook pirate lawsuit: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/81847-educational-publishers-file-suit-to-block-sale-of-pirated-e-books.html

ISBN change: https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamrowe1/2019/11/29/the-10-digit-isbn-is-getting-retired-next-year/ 

Writer Beware post about Month9 Books: https://accrispin.blogspot.com/2019/11/publisher-alerts-complaints-at-month9.html 

Gary Paulsen's new three-book deal: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/81884-gary-paulsen-moves-to-fsg-in-three-book-deal.html

James Patterson's bookseller bonus: https://apnews.com/8ea6c1cf5d1a303b1263eb330bf73135

NetGalley adding audiobooks: http://insights.netgalley.com/introducing-audio-excerpts-on-netgalley/

Register of Copyrights resigns: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/copyright/article/81940-register-of-copyrights-karyn-temple-is-leaving.html

McNally Jackson goes union: https://www.rwdsu.info/workers_at_mcnally_jackson_bookstores_and_goods_for_the_study_stationary_stores_vote_to_rwdsu

Goodreads Choice Awards: https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-fiction-books-2019

A new African-focused literary agency: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/81960-new-agency-promotes-african-writers-for-youth.html

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Kelly Peterson and Special Guest Michael Moreci.

Kelly Peterson

https://www.litagentkelly.com/

@litagentkelly on Twitter

Michael Moreci

https://michaelpmoreci.com/ 

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--News 

Update on Audible Captions legal battle: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/81742-audible-publishers-still-in-talks-to-resolve-captions-lawsuit.html

PW's publishing industry Salary Survey: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/81718-the-pw-publishing-industry-salary-survey-2019.html 

Book Money spreadsheet: 

View: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1p9y99EpfTDKZBi6FqPrFg9jvPcZObTTjY8LpkU2-1SI/edit#gid=17647610

 Submit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScl-iAsLYTCPWvymzdBa_wBX9nRIRxK4RFoyTEKHKKeeogeTQ/viewform

ACX fraudalant audiobook listings: https://accrispin.blogspot.com/2019/11/issues-at-audible-acx-attempted-rights-fraud.html 

The Book Industry Charitable Foundation survey: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/81729-binc-survey-finds-one-in-five-booksellers-in-need.html 

Simon & Schuster's sales down, profits up: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/81714-s-s-squeezes-out-a-q3-profit-despite-sales-decline.html

Amazon cutting indie press book orders: https://www.ibpa-online.org/news/478273/IBPA-Response-to-Amazon-Cutting-Book-Orders-to-Publishers.htm https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/81820-amazon-book-orders-on-the-rise.html

Harper Collins' Heartdrum: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/81770-harpercollins-to-launch-native-focused-imprint.html

HMH's new Etch imprint: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hmh-books--media-launches-new-imprint-dedicated-to-publishing-graphic-novels-that-make-a-mark-300963184.html

National Book Awards: https://www.npr.org/2019/11/20/781353829/national-book-awards-handed-to-susan-choi-arthur-sze-and-more

Barnes and Noble's Teen and Sci-fi & Fantasy blogs : https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/81766-b-n-cuts-freelance-writers-from-its-teen-and-sff-blogs.html 

Medium books: https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2019/11/people-etc-1083/

Mysterious Galaxy: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/books/story/2019-11-14/longtime-san-diego-bookstore-loses-lease-may-close

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/former-baltimore-mayor-catherine-e-pugh-has-reached-an-agreement-to-plead-guilty-two-people-familiar-with-the-deal-say/2019/11/21/d3e8499e-0bd7-11ea-bd9d-c628fd48b3a0_story.html

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries.This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Erica Cameron and Special Guest Dahlia Adler

Erica Cameron

http://byericacameron.com/

@ByEricaCameron on Twitter

Dahlia Adler

www.dahliaadler.com 

@MissDahlELama

https://lgbtqreads.com/

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//News items: 

National Novel Generation Month: https://nanogenmo.github.io/ 

Publisher's Weekly "Is Publishing Too top Heavy?" https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/81637-is-publishing-too-top-heavy.html

Bustle lay offs: https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/bustle-staff-layoffs-major-site-relaunch-1203397109/

Leander Texas library director fired over Family Pride events: https://bookriot.com/2019/10/25/leander-library-director-fired/ 

Little Free Library trademark drama: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/81587-little-free-library-founder-s-family-clash-over-org-s-direction.html

Sourcebooks' "Indie Rapid Replenishment" program: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=2496

Penguin Random House takes over Baker & Talor's Reno warehouse. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/81644-prh-to-open-western-u-s-distribution-center.html

Macmillan CEO John Sargent's open letter to libraries about the ebook policy change: https://d1x9nywezhk0w2.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/29160131/A-Letter-from-John-Sargent-.pdf

This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host author Kellye Garrett and Interview Guest Amanda Nelson, Executive Editor of Book Riot.

Kellye Garrett

Amanda Nelson

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--News Links--

Interabang bookstore tornado damage: https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/books/2019/10/21/interabang-books-takes-a-direct-hit-in-sundays-storm/ Their website is at https://www.interabangbooks.com/

40% rise in self-published books: http://www.bowker.com/news/2019/Self-Publishing-Grew-40-Percent-in-2018-New-Report--Reveals.html 

PEN America opens regional chapters: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/81474-pen-america-launches-six-regional-chapters.html 

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt slashing its workforce by 8%: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/houghton-mifflin-to-cut-workforce-by-8-provide-sales-outlook-that-is-below-expectations-2019-10-17 

Naomi Wolf's OUTRAGES cancelled in US: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/naomi-wolf-and-publisher-part-ways-amid-delay-of-new-book/2019/10/18/ae360cea-f205-11e9-bb7e-d2026ee0c199_story.html

Patricia Highsmith's diaries to be published: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/25/books/patricia-highsmith-diaries.html

King County Library's response to Macmillian ebook embargo: https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2019/10/22/41762476/king-county-public-library-will-boycott-macmillan-ebooks-seattle-public-library-will-not 

The American Library Association's report for the House Judiciary Committee's antitrust subcommittee: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/81549-congress-investigating-anticompetitive-behavior-in-the-digital-library-market.html

Drew Barrymore to produce two Middle Grade book adaptations: https://deadline.com/2019/10/drew-barrymore-to-produce-two-ya-projects-for-eone-the-mother-company-as-part-of-first-look-deal-1202761490/