The Power of Persistence: Steve Berry on Overcoming Rejections.

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week’s entertainment news, including stories about ElevenLabs, Spotify’s AI Audiobooks, and publishing cyber attacks. Then, stick around for a chat with Steve Berry!

Steve Berry is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of twenty-four novels. His books have been translated into 41 languages with over 25,000,000 copies in 52 countries. They consistently appear in the top echelon of The New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestseller lists. Somewhere in the world, every thirty seconds, one of his novels is sold.

Check It Out!

Steve Berry – https://steveberry.org/

The Medici Return – https://www.amazon.com/Medici-Return-Steve-Berry/dp/1538770563?encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mMcrAnIcp7gEcVaAuOIB-8lcxNDKCem70_UNXbSI6hzGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.phvKT2zIMzX4wF3tq07HVInQeq8ltdHWy1N9v47E6pc&qid=1720571781&sr=8-1&linkCode=sl1&tag=steber-20&linkId=bd5abfa617d39ed7014bd2dec232334a&language=en_US&ref=as_li_ss_tl

ElevenLabs Allows Authors to Create AI Audiobooks for Free – https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/02/elevenlabs-allows-authors-to-create-ai-audiobooks-for-free/#:~:text=ElevenLabs%20has%20launched%20ElevenReader%20Publishing,of%20thousands%20of%20listeners%20globally.%E2%80%9D

Spotify Adds More AI Audiobooks, As We Look At Their Payment Terms – https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/02/spotify-adds-more-ai-audiobooks-as-we-look-at-their-payment-terms/

Publishing Cyber Attacks – https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/business/media/newspaper-cyberattack-lee-enterprises.html

BookTrib: https://booktrib.com/promote-your-book/#

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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

James Blatch – https://www.jamesblatch.com/

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

Dick Wybrow – https://www.dickwybrow.com/

BookTrib: https://booktrib.com/promote-your-book/#

Steve Berry – https://steveberry.org/

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