Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Kevin Tumlinson, and Jena Brown as they discuss the week’s entertainment news, including The New List, Little and Brown hitting layoffs, and how English-Language books are filling Europe’s bookstores. Then, stick around for a chat with Kimberly Belle!

Kimberly Belle is the USA Today and internationally bestselling author with over one million copies sold worldwide, with titles including The Paris Widow, The Marriage Lie, a Goodreads Choice Awards semifinalist for Best Mystery & Thriller, and the co-authored #1 Audible Original, Young Rich Widows. Kimberly’s novels have been optioned for film and television and selected by LibraryReads and Amazon & Apple Books Editors as Best Books of the Month, and the International Thriller Writers as nominee for best book of the year. She divides her time between Atlanta and Amsterdam.

Check It Out!

Introducing The New List – https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2024/06/introducing-the-new-list/

Layoffs Hit Little, Brown – https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/95208-layoffs-hit-little-brown-editorial-tracy-sherrod-more-depart.html

English-Language Books Are Filling Europe’s Bookstores – https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/books/books-english-language-netherlands-europe.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yU0.b-Wa._POVSLkRznvP&smid=url-share

Show Links:

Writers, Ink on YouTube! – ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jdbarker_author/podcasts⁠⁠⁠

J.D. Barker – ⁠⁠⁠https://jdbarker.com/⁠⁠⁠

Christine Daigle – ⁠⁠⁠https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/⁠⁠⁠

Jena Brown – https://www.⁠⁠⁠jenabrownwrites.com

Kevin Tumlinson – ⁠⁠⁠https://www.kevintumlinson.com/⁠

Kimberly Belle – https://www.kimberlybellebooks.com/

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