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PubTalk Live & AgentChat Live

PubTalk Live & AgentChat Live

By Sarah Nicolas

PubTalk Live is the live publishing talk show that broadcasts the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month live on YouTube. The podcast is the audio pulled from the show after the broadcast has ended. See more info at pubtalk.live. AgentChat Live is a spinoff of PubTalk Live that features casual chats with literary agents with the intention of helping writers get to know the agents a little bit better.
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PubTalk Live & AgentChat LiveJan 10, 2021

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Agent Office Hours with Literary Agent Sarah N. Fisk

Agent Office Hours with Literary Agent Sarah N. Fisk

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

Mar 26, 202244:19
AgentChat Live with Sarah N. Fisk at Tobias Literary
Feb 19, 202255:23
PubTalk Live: Ask the Agents Panel: Contract Terms

PubTalk Live: Ask the Agents Panel: Contract Terms

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.

Oct 24, 202101:03:00
PubTalk Live Author Journeys with Jessica Vitalis

PubTalk Live Author Journeys with Jessica Vitalis

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 


Oct 10, 202156:09
PubTalk Live: Nina LaCour and audiobook narrator Jorjeana Marie

PubTalk Live: Nina LaCour and audiobook narrator Jorjeana Marie

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

Sep 12, 202101:07:50
PubTalk Live 8-28-21 with Danny and Sarah Simpson-Weiss

PubTalk Live 8-28-21 with Danny and Sarah Simpson-Weiss

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


Aug 29, 202101:00:16
AgentChat Live with T.S. Ferguson of Azantian Literary Agency
Aug 21, 202128:52
PubTalk Live: Author Journeys with Gail Z Martin aka Morgan Brice

PubTalk Live: Author Journeys with Gail Z Martin aka Morgan Brice

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 

Aug 15, 202148:58
AgentChat Live with Adria Goetz of Martin Literary Management
Aug 12, 202140:25
PubTalk Live 7-31-21 with authors and podcasters Emily Thiede and Daniel Ford

PubTalk Live 7-31-21 with authors and podcasters Emily Thiede and Daniel Ford

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/ 

Aug 01, 202101:06:52
AgentChat Live with Kaitlyn Johnson of Belcastro Agency
Jul 29, 202132:00
PubTalk Live: Author Journeys with Emily Colin

PubTalk Live: Author Journeys with Emily Colin

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


Jul 11, 202101:04:51
PubTalk Live 6-26-21 with Stephanie Cooke and Graphic Novelist Whitney Gardner

PubTalk Live 6-26-21 with Stephanie Cooke and Graphic Novelist Whitney Gardner

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 editor Stephanie Cooke and Special Guest Whitney Gardner, who is a writer, illustrator, and cartoonist.

Stephanie Cooke: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Amazon | Bookshop | Indiebound 

Whitney Gardner: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Amazon | Bookshop |  Indiebound | LibroFM 


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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gLGv5QFZtY

PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.


--News--

McGraw-Hill sold: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/86666-private-equity-firm-to-buy-mcgraw-hill-for-4-5-billion.html 

Kushner book: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/book-deals/article/86698-book-deals-week-of-june-21-2021.html 

Wattpad Webtoon Studios: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/international-deals/article/86752-wattpad-webtoon-studios-commits-100-million-to-development.html 

New NEA grants: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/86741-nea-opens-applications-for-135-million-in-grants.html 

Survive to Thrive grants: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/86721-binc-gives-1-1-million-to-bookstores-comic-shops.html 

Holly Black's Book of Night: https://www.denofgeek.com/books/holly-black-announces-first-adult-novel-at-torcon/ 

Zoop crowdfunder: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/86590-new-crowdfunder-offers-fundraising-plus-support.html

Jun 27, 202149:30
PubTalk Live: Author Journeys with Judge and Mystery Author Debra H. Goldstein

PubTalk Live: Author Journeys with Judge and Mystery Author Debra H. Goldstein

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/ 

Jun 13, 202101:01:09
AgentChat Live with Cortney Radocaj of Belcastro Agency
Jun 11, 202143:41
PubTalk Live 5-22-21 with Leah Hong and publicist Siena Koncsol

PubTalk Live 5-22-21 with Leah Hong and publicist Siena Koncsol

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


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--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

May 23, 202101:02:26
AgentChat Live with Jemiscoe Chambers-Black of Andrea Brown Literary Agency
May 18, 202144:48
PubTalk Live: Author Journeys with YA Author Gabi Justice

PubTalk Live: Author Journeys with YA Author Gabi Justice

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 

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→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/


May 09, 202157:25
PubTalk Live with Kylie Schachte and Angela Ackerman, co-creator of The Emotion Thesaurus

PubTalk Live with Kylie Schachte and Angela Ackerman, co-creator of The Emotion Thesaurus

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:

https://sarahnicolas.com 

https://twitter.com/Sarah_Nicolas

https://instagram.com/presidentsarah


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→Audiobook of the week: THE LOST APOTHECARY by Sarah Penner: http://libro.fm/referral?isbn=9781488210761&rf_code=lfm164099

https://amzn.to/3njZFbz


--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 


Apr 25, 202101:04:32
PubTalk Live with E.J. Wenstrom and Gabriela Pereira, founder of DIYMFA

PubTalk Live with E.J. Wenstrom and Gabriela Pereira, founder of DIYMFA

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

  • https://www.ejwenstrom.com/
  • https://twitter.com/EJWenstrom
  • https://www.facebook.com/ejwenstrom
  • https://instagram.com/ejwenstrom
  • https://amzn.to/3s7ea3v


→Gabriela Pereira

  • https://diymfa.com/
  • Free DIY MFA Starter Kit: http://diymfa.com/join 
  • DIY MFA Radio: http://diymfa.com/podcast 
  • https://twitter.com/DIYMFA 
  • https://amzn.to/3uHd9ka


→Your Host, Sarah Nicolas: www.sarahnicolas.com | @sarah_nicolas on Twitter | @presidentSarah on Instagram


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

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→Originally streamed at: https://youtu.be/50TW8UIT528

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


--News--


→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  


Apr 11, 202101:04:04
AgentChat Live with Devon Halliday of Transatlantic Agency
Apr 07, 202136:36
PubTalk Live with 2020 Pitch Wars Mentees
Mar 28, 202101:15:42
AgentChat Live with Andrea Somberg of Harvey Klinger

AgentChat Live with Andrea Somberg of Harvey Klinger

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.  

  • http://www.andreasomberg.com/ 
  • http://www.harveyklinger.com/ 
  • https://www.facebook.com/Andrea-Somberg-NYC-Literary-Agent-at-Harvey-Klinger-199888223384030/ 
  • https://twitter.com/andreasomberg 
  • https://www.instagram.com/andreasombergliteraryagent/  

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

Mar 22, 202156:50
PubTalk Live: Supriya Kelkar with publisher, founder, and editor at Tu Books Stacy Whitman

PubTalk Live: Supriya Kelkar with publisher, founder, and editor at Tu Books Stacy Whitman

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


Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

www.sarahnicolas.com

@sarah_nicolas on Twitter

@presidentSarah on Instagram


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

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PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com


-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 


Mar 14, 202101:07:36
AgentChat Live with Amanda Orozco at Transatlantic Agency

AgentChat Live with Amanda Orozco at Transatlantic Agency

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

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

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive​

Mar 06, 202145:49
PubTalk Live: Author Cyndy Etler and publishing icon and influencer Jane Friedman

PubTalk Live: Author Cyndy Etler and publishing icon and influencer Jane Friedman

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
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cyndyetler/?hl=en
Medium: https://cyndyetler.medium.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cdetler
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CyndyEtlerAuthor/
Website: https://cyndyetler.com/

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

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:
www.sarahnicolas.com
@sarah_nicolas on Twitter
@presidentSarah on Instagram

Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive
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PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com

-News-

  • 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

Feb 28, 202101:04:01
AgentChat Live with Kimberley Cameron of Kimberley Cameron & Associates

AgentChat Live with Kimberley Cameron of Kimberley Cameron & Associates

AgentChat Live features casual chats with literary agents to help potential clients get to know them a little bit better. This episode features Kimberley Cameron of Kimberley Cameron & Associates!

https://www.kimberleycameron.com/
https://twitter.com/K_C_Associates
https://www.facebook.com/kimberleycameronandassociates

Originally broadcast at: https://youtu.be/1vJYOCmm1ow

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive
Feb 23, 202136:20
PubTalk Live: Author Tere Michaels and book convention director Jennifer Morris

PubTalk Live: Author Tere Michaels and book convention director Jennifer Morris

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

  • https://www.teremichaels.com/
  • https://www.facebook.com/tere.michaels.9


Jennifer Morris

  • http://www.CoastalMagicConvention.com
  • Twitter: @CoastalMagicCon     
  • Facebook|Instagram|Tumblr: @CoastalMagicConvention
  • http://www.FunkNFiction.com
  • Twitter|Facebook|Instagram: @FunkNFiction


Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

  • www.sarahnicolas.com
  • @sarah_nicolas on Twitter
  • @presidentSarah on Instagram


  • Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive 
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-News-

  • Harper Collins record performance: https://www.thebookseller.com/news/harpercollins-global-revenues-23-ebitda-soars-1236174 
  • Bridgerton Fever: https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-bridgerton-corset-apparel-sales-online-regency-etsy-2021-2
  • Jeff Bezos steps down as Amazon's CEO: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/85468-as-revenue-tops-380-billion-bezos-to-step-down-as-amazon-ceo.html 
  • e-Fair Options: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/85519-pandemic-pivoting-new-follett-book-efair-options-include-ship-to-home.html
  • Publishers Weekly’s US Book Show: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/us-book-show-presented-by-publishers-weekly-tickets-140012632553
  • The Authors Guild & other writing orgs ask DOJ to block Penguin Random House's acquisition of Simon & Schuster: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/85446-authors-guild-asks-doj-to-stop-prh-purchase-of-s-s.html 
  • The National Book Foundation new Executive Director: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/books/national-book-foundation-ruth-dickey.html 
  • B&N Press new payment structures: https://press.barnesandnoble.com/
Feb 14, 202101:03:16
AgentChat Live with Erin Casey of Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency

AgentChat Live with Erin Casey of Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency

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.

  • https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/erin-casey/
  • https://twitter.com/erin_michelle_C

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



Feb 07, 202144:31
PubTalk Live: Author J. Elle and Illumicrate founder Daphne Lao Tonge

PubTalk Live: Author J. Elle and Illumicrate founder Daphne Lao Tonge

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

  • TWITTER https://twitter.com/AuthorJ_Elle
  • INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/authorj.elle/
  • TIKTOK https://www.tiktok.com/@authorjelle?
  • WEBSITE: www.wingsofebony.com


Daphne Lao Tonge

  • TWITTER https://twitter.com/daphlt
  • INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/daphlt
  • https://www.instagram.com/illumicrate
  • https://www.instagram.com/cureadosity


Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

  • www.sarahnicolas.com
  • @sarah_nicolas on Twitter
  • @presidentSarah on Instagram


  • Thank you to my patreon podcast sponsors: Brenda Drake, Jae Lynn, and reframecons.wordpress.com.  
  • Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive   
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  • Originally Streamed at: https://youtu.be/4itDUIiDfnI
  • PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.


--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/

Jan 23, 202156:19
AgentChat Live with Claire Draper of the Bent Agency

AgentChat Live with Claire Draper of the Bent Agency

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.  

  • http://www.thebentagency.com/claire-draper 
  • https://draper-claire.com/

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

Jan 17, 202153:38
PubTalk Live 1-9-21 with 2020 Debuts Discussing Debuting During a Pandemic

PubTalk Live 1-9-21 with 2020 Debuts Discussing Debuting During a Pandemic

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:

  • www.sarahnicolas.com
  • @sarah_nicolas on Twitter
  • @presidentSarah on Instagram


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

  • http://www.davidweiden.com
  • http://www.twitter.com/WanbliWeiden
  • https://instagram.com/wanbliweiden


Karen Osborne, author of space opera Architects of Memory 

  • http://www.karenosborne.com
  • http://www.twitter.com/karenthology
  • http://www.patreon.com/karenosborne


Meryl Wisner, author of romance Something to Talk About 

  • http://www.merylwilsner.com
  • https://twitter.com/merylwilsner
  • https://instagram.com/merylwilsner


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

  • https://sassinsf.com
  • https://twitter.com/matokah
  • https://instagram.com/matokah


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

  • https://twitter.com/FinkHernandez



  • Thank you to my patreon podcast sponsors: Brenda Drake, Jae Lynn, and reframecons.wordpress.com.   
  • Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive   Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/sarahs-place  
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  • Originally Streamed at: https://youtu.be/M0ZbncWaNWw
  • PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.


--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

Jan 10, 202101:18:27
PubTalk Live: Author Erin Entrada Kelly and school librarian Reba Gordon

PubTalk Live: Author Erin Entrada Kelly and school librarian Reba Gordon

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

  • http://www.erinentradakelly.com/
  • https://twitter.com/ErinEntrada
  • https://www.instagram.com/erinentrada/


Reba Gordon

  • https://www.trinityprep.org/school-life/author-festival 
  • https://twitter.com/Reading_Reba
  • https://www.instagram.com/reading_reba/ 


Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

  • www.sarahnicolas.com
  • @sarah_nicolas on Twitter
  • @presidentSarah on Instagram


  • Thank you to my patreon podcast sponsors: Brenda Drake, Jae Lynn, and reframecons.wordpress.com.  
  • 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/sj7MXSCGU1E
  • PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.


--News--


  • Barack Obama's favorite books of 2020: https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1339631669104570370
  • Roc Lit 101: https://global.penguinrandomhouse.com/announcements/random-house-and-roc-nation-launch-roc-lit-101/ 
  • Amazon warehouse union vote: https://seekingalpha.com/news/3645185-federal-regulator-says-amazon-warehouse-workers-in-alabama-can-proceed-union-vote 
  • Wicked Son imprint: https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3891#m50909 
  • CASE: small claims for copyright claims: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/copyright/article/85202-case-act-set-to-pass-as-part-of-omnibus-bill.html 
  • Manuscript Phishing Scam: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/21/books/publishing-manuscripts-phishing-scam.html
Dec 27, 202001:08:55
AgentChat Live with Amy Giuffrida of The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
Dec 20, 202049:37
PubTalk Live: Author Janice Hardy and Joanna Penn of The Creative Penn

PubTalk Live: Author Janice Hardy and Joanna Penn of The Creative Penn

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

  • http://www.janicehardy.com/
  • https://twitter.com/Janice_Hardy
  • https://www.facebook.com/janice.hardy.184 

Joanna Penn

  • https://www.thecreativepenn.com/
  • https://twitter.com/thecreativepenn
  • https://www.instagram.com/jfpennauthor/
  • http://thecreativepenn.com/moneybooks

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

  • www.sarahnicolas.com
  • @sarah_nicolas on Twitter
  • @presidentSarah on Instagram


  • Thank you to my patreon podcast sponsors: Brenda Drake, Jae Lynn, and reframecons.wordpress.com. 
  • 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/lNZpJVuALvo
  • PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.


--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  

Dec 13, 202001:04:47
AgentChat Live with Linda Camacho of the Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency
Dec 05, 202044:41
Margaret Owen and Book Blogger and Librarian Rachel Strolle

Margaret Owen and Book Blogger and Librarian Rachel Strolle

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

  • https://margaret-owen.com/
  • https://twitter.com/what_eats_owls
  • https://www.instagram.com/what_eats_owls/


Rachel Strolle

  • https://recitrachel.com/
  • https://twitter.com/recitrachel
  • https://www.instagram.com/recitrachel/


Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

  • www.sarahnicolas.com
  • @sarah_nicolas on Twitter
  • @presidentSarah on Instagram


  • Thank you to my patreon podcast sponsors: Brenda Drake, Jae Lynn, and reframecons.wordpress.com. Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive 
  • Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/sarahs-place
  • Subscribe via email: http://eepurl.com/gE3ahb
  • Streamed live with StreamYard: https://streamyard.com?pal=5638890381639680
  • PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.


--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

Nov 29, 202001:10:35
PubTalk Live 11-14-20 with Michael Mammay and Dan Koboldt

PubTalk Live 11-14-20 with Michael Mammay and Dan Koboldt

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:

  • http://www.michaelmammay.com/
  • https://twitter.com/MichaelMammay


Dan Koboldt: 

  • https://twitter.com/DanKoboldt
  • http://dankoboldt.com/


Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

  • www.sarahnicolas.com
  • @sarah_nicolas on Twitter
  • @presidentSarah on Instagram


  • Thank you to my patreon podcast sponsors: Brenda Drake, Jae Lynn, and reframecons.wordpress.com. 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/7t77LfDEnfw
  • PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.


--News--


  • HMH selling trade devision: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/84804-hmh-trade-group-for-sale-archer-departs.html 
  • Rachel Caine has passed away: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/84787-obituary-rachel-caine.html 
  • President Barack Obama to speak at Booker Prize ceremony: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=2979
  • Frankfurt Book Fair changes: https://publishingperspectives.com/2020/11/frankfurter-buchmesse-announces-restructuring-and-streamlining-covid19/ 
  • ABA 2021 Winter Institute goes virtual: https://www.bookweb.org/news/winter-institute-2021-goes-virtual-578591 
  • Macmillan reschedules reopening for July 6: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/84856-macmillan-office-returned-pushed-to-july.html 
  • EU accused Amazon of unfair competition: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/eu-anti-trust-amazon-data-e-commerce-115428158.html?guccounter=1 
  • Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins sales up: https://email.publisherslunch.com/lt.php?s=315dbaff2692afc126b5382464b1d141&i=1047A1027A3A63864 https://email.publisherslunch.com/lt.php?s=315dbaff2692afc126b5382464b1d141&i=1047A1027A3A63867 
  • Working Class Writers Grant: http://speculativeliterature.org/grants/the-slf-working-class-grant/
Nov 15, 202001:14:18
AgentChat Live with Megan Manzano at D4EO Literary
Nov 08, 202036:32
PubTalk Live 10/24/20: David R. Slayton and Lorin Oberweger

PubTalk Live 10/24/20: David R. Slayton and Lorin Oberweger

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:

  • https://davidrslayton.com
  • https://twitter.com/drslayton 
  • https://www.instagram.com/slaytondavidr
  • https://www.facebook.com/david.r.slayton 


Lorin Oberweger: 

  • https://www.free-expressions.com/ 
  • https://twitter.com/AuthorLor 


Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

  • www.sarahnicolas.com
  • @sarah_nicolas on Twitter
  • @presidentSarah on Instagram


  • Thank you to my patreon podcast sponsors: Brenda Drake, Jae Lynn, and reframecons.wordpress.com. Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive
  • Originally broadcast at: https://youtu.be/9GhsKNamnjk
  • Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/sarahs-place
  • Subscribe via email: http://eepurl.com/gE3ahb
  • Streamed live with StreamYard: https://streamyard.com?pal=5638890381639680
  • PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.


-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/

Oct 26, 202001:08:41
AgentChat Live with Matt Belford at The Tobias Literary Agency
Oct 18, 202037:36
Saundra Mitchell and Kidlit Editor T.S. Ferguson

Saundra Mitchell and Kidlit Editor T.S. Ferguson

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:

  • www.saundramitchell.com
  • https://twitter.com/SaundraMitchell
  • www.instagram.com/smitchellbooks

TS Ferguson:

  • https://twitter.com/TeeEss
  • https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/t-s-ferguson/

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

  • www.sarahnicolas.com
  • @sarah_nicolas on Twitter
  • @presidentSarah on Instagram


  • Thank you to my patreon podcast sponsors: Brenda Drake, Jae Lynn, and reframecons.wordpress.com.
  • Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive 
  • Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/sarahs-place
  • Originally broadcast at: https://youtu.be/SE4B2xo1Rac
  • Subscribe via email: http://eepurl.com/gE3ahb
  • Streamed live with StreamYard: https://streamyard.com?pal=5638890381639680
  • PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.


-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

Oct 11, 202001:09:29
Agent Chat Live with Tara Gilbert of The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
Oct 05, 202033:38
PubTalk Live 9-26-20: Behind the Scenes with Pitch Wars Volunteers

PubTalk Live 9-26-20: Behind the Scenes with Pitch Wars Volunteers

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 a behind-the-scenes look with Pitch Wars volunteer Board Members and committee members Brenda Drake, Gail D. Villanueva, Ayana Gray, Sonia Hartl, and Susan Lee.


Brenda Drake

  • https://brendadrake.com/
  • https://twitter.com/brendadrake 


Gail D. Villanueva

  • https://gaildvillanueva.com/
  • https://twitter.com/gaildvillanueva 


Ayana Gray

  • https://www.ayanagray.com/
  • https://twitter.com/ayanagray/ 


Sonia Hartl

  • http://www.soniahartl.com/
  • https://twitter.com/SoniaHartl1 


Susan Lee

  • https://twitter.com/susanleewrites/
  • https://www.instagram.com/susanleewrites/ 


Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

  • www.sarahnicolas.com
  • @sarah_nicolas on Twitter
  • @presidentSarah on Instagram



-Links-


John Sargent of Macmillan will be stepping down: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/84354-sargent-leaving-macmillan.html


The co-founders of Foundry Literary are parting ways: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/84382-foundry-s-co-owners-launching-new-companies.html  https://deadline.com/2020/09/foundry-literary-media-yfat-reiss-gendell-exits-forms-yrg-partners-1234578715/ 


Macmillan will raise entry-level salaries to $42,000: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/84456-macmillan-ups-baseline-salary-to-42k.html


Terry Goodkind has died at the age of 72. https://www.tor.com/2020/09/17/terry-goodkind-sword-of-truth-wizards-first-rule-death-obituary/comment-page-1/ 


Penguin Random House released a report on its US workforce demographics: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/84286-prh-releases-workforce-report-on-diversity.html

Sep 27, 202001:12:31
AgentChat Live with Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency

AgentChat Live with Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency

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!  

  • https://twitter.com/marchsoloway 
  • https://querymanager.com/query/JenniferMarchSoloway 
  • https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/jennifer-march-soloway/  

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

Sep 24, 202053:30
PubTalk Live with Juliana Brandt and Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly

PubTalk Live with Juliana Brandt and Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly

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

  • Twitter/Instagram: @julianalbrandt  
  • Website: www.julianalbrandt.com


Erin Entrada Kelly

  • Website: www.erinentradakelly.com
  • Twitter and Instagram: @ErinEntrada
  • Facebook: www.Facebook.com/ErinEntradaKelly


Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

  • www.sarahnicolas.com
  • @sarah_nicolas on Twitter
  • @presidentSarah on Instagram


  • Thank you to my patreon podcast sponsors: Brenda Drake, Jae Lynn, and reframecons.wordpress.com. 
  • Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive
  • Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/sarahs-place
  • Subscribe via email: http://eepurl.com/gE3ahb
  • Streamed live with StreamYard: https://streamyard.com?pal=5638890381639680
  • Originally broadcast at: https://youtu.be/rnRlv6UmU08
  • PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.


-- 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

Sep 13, 202001:17:25
Savannah Brooks and Literary Agent Kaitlyn Johnson

Savannah Brooks and Literary Agent Kaitlyn Johnson

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

@sarah_nicolas on Twitter

@presidentSarah on Instagram


Thank you to my patreon podcast sponsors: Brenda Drake, Jae Lynn, and reframecons.wordpress.com. Become a 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/TWBA6wCpfak

PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.


--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

Aug 24, 202001:10:14
Author Amparo Ortiz and YA Editor Ashley Hearn

Author Amparo Ortiz and YA Editor Ashley Hearn

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 Amparo Ortiz and Special Guest Ashley Hearn.

Amparo Ortiz

  • http://www.amparoortiz.com/
  • https://twitter.com/amparo_ortiz
  • https://www.instagram.com/amparo_ortiz/
  • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX8VoIBi83o0ezMPF6hi2Tg

Ashley Hearn

  • https://twitter.com/AshleyHearn
  • https://www.instagram.com/_ashleyhearn/
  • https://ashleyhearn.com/ 

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

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  • @presidentSarah on Instagram


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--News Items--


Authors for Black Voices silent auction: https://www.authorsforblackvoices.org/ 

The Booker Prize Longlist: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=2823

Midnight Sun book tour: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/83984-stephenie-meyer-to-embark-on-pandemic-book-tour.html

Jason Reynolds sold his first adult novel: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/book-deals/article/83955-book-deals-week-of-july-27-2020.html

American Library Association Midwinter: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/84047-ala-cancels-2021-midwinter-meeting-announces-virtual-conference.html

Radish has secured $63 million: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/Apps/article/84032-radish-fiction-app-secures-63-2m-in-new-funding.html

Aug 09, 202001:10:27
AgentChat Live with Chelsea Hensley at KT Literary

AgentChat Live with Chelsea Hensley at KT Literary

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.

  • https://www.chelseahensley.com/
  • https://twitter.com/ChelseaBigBang

Originally broadcast at: https://youtu.be/bkSEctraS4Q

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Aug 03, 202043:25
AgentChat Live: Saritza Hernandez at Andrea Brown Literary Agency

AgentChat Live: Saritza Hernandez at Andrea Brown Literary Agency

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!

  • https://www.saritzahernandez.com/
  • https://twitter.com/LitAgentSaritza

Originally broadcast at: https://youtu.be/sSmW8gWD42k.

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Jul 28, 202055:25