PubTalk Live & AgentChat Live
PubTalk Live & AgentChat Live
Sarah Nicolas
Margaret Owen and Book Blogger and Librarian Rachel Strolle
1 hour 10 minutes Posted Nov 29, 2020 at 3:26 am.
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PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host 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:

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  • @presidentSarah on Instagram


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--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