
→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
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Oct 10, 2021
56 min

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
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Sep 12, 2021
1 hr 8 min

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
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Aug 29, 2021
1 hr

AgentChat Live features casual chats with literary agents to help potential clients get to know them a little bit better. This episode features T.S. Ferguson of Azantian Literary Agency.
Website | Query | Twitter
Support the show | Originally broadcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC7GAXnC0lY
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Aug 21, 2021
29 min

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
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Aug 15, 2021
49 min

AgentChat Live features casual chats with literary agents to help potential clients get to know them a little bit better. This episode features Adria Goetz of Martin Literary Management.
Website | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | Books She's Repped |
Support the show | Originally broadcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TfnDFYgD2A8
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Aug 12, 2021
40 min

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/
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Aug 1, 2021
1 hr 7 min

AgentChat Live features casual chats with literary agents to help potential clients get to know them a little bit better. This episode features Kaitlyn Johnson of Belcastro Agency. Website | Twitter | Belcastro | MSWL
Support the show | Originally broadcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eBFZybVexMw
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Jul 29, 2021
32 min

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, 2021
1 hr 4 min

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
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Jun 27, 2021
50 min
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