Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including Book Riot’s thoughts on the future of bookstores. Then, stick around as Christine chats with bestselling author Andrew Child!
Andrew Child is a British author who also writes as Andrew Grant. He is the author of several books, including the David Trevellyan series and the Paul McGrath series. For the last several years, Andrew has worked alongside his brother Lee Child on the latter’s blockbuster Jack Reacher books in preparation for taking over the series. The duo’s fourth and latest Reacher collaboration, The Secret, drops tomorrow, October 24, and is available for preorder now.
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The Secret: A Jack Reacher Novel – https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-secret-a-jack-reacher-novel-lee-child/19630515
Andrew Child’s previous Writers, Ink appearances – Episode 106, Episode 157
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JP Rindfleisch IX – https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
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Andrew Child – https://www.jackreacher.com/us/authors/
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch IX, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including Book Riot’s thoughts on the future of bookstores. Then, stick around as J.P. talks with New York Times bestselling author Richard Chizmar.
Richard Chizmar is the co-author (with Stephen King) of the bestselling Gwendy’s Button Box trilogy and is the founder/publisher of Cemetery Dance magazine and the Cemetery Dance Publications book imprint. He has edited more than 35 anthologies, and his short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, including multiple editions of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories. His latest novel, Becoming The Boogeyman, the follow-up to his 2021 smash hit, Chasing The Boogeyman, was released on October 10 and is available wherever books are sold.
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Becoming The Boogeyman – https://bookshop.org/p/books/becoming-the-boogeyman-richard-chizmar/19726757
Richard Chizmar on Writers, Ink – Episode 12, Episode 94
“Are Co-Op Bookstores the Future of Bookselling?” via Book Riot – https://bookriot.com/co-op-bookstores
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J.D. Barker – https://jdbarker.com/
Christine Daigle – https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
JP Rindfleisch IX – https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson – https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O’Donnell – https://www.copsandwriters.com/
Richard Chizmar – https://richardchizmar.com/
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch IX, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including some exciting publishing news for our very own J.D.! Then, stick around as Christine chats with Ashley Winstead.
Ashley Winstead is the author of In My Dreams I Hold a Knife and The Last Housewife. She holds a Ph.D. in contemporary American literature and a B.A. in English and art history. She lives in Houston, Texas, where she drinks red wine and dreams up novels. Her latest, Midnight is The Darkest Hour, was released last week, October 3, and is available wherever books are sold!
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Midnight is The Darkest Hour – https://bookshop.org/p/books/midnight-is-the-darkest-hour-ashley-winstead/19462760
Simon & Schuster Team Up With J.D. Barker Imprint, Hampton Creek Press – https://bit.ly/3rH78YX
Lit Agent Laura Zats’ Twitter Thread on Lit Agent Landscape – https://twitter.com/LZats/status/1707414688173064584
Can Spotify Take Digital Audiobooks to the Next Level? (via Publishers Weekly) – https://bit.ly/3rO2atp
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Join hosts Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch IX, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including the victorious end of the WGA Writers Strike! Then, stick around as Christine chats with novelist and TV writer Daniel Sweren-Becker.
Daniel Sweren-Becker is an author, television writer, and playwright living in Los Angeles. His play Stress Positions premiered in New York City at the SoHo Playhouse. He grew up in Manhattan. He is the author of the novels The Ones and The Equals. His latest novel, Kill Show, releases tomorrow, October 3, and is available for preorder now!
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Kill Show: A True Crime Novel – https://bit.ly/3F4oGBe
Dialogue Dash—Registration open until October 6! – https://dialoguedoctor.teachable.com/p/dialoguedash
“The Hollywood writers’ strike is over — and they won big” via Vox – https://www.vox.com/culture/2023/9/24/23888673/wga-strike-end-sag-aftra-contract
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JP Rindfleisch IX – https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson – https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
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Join hosts Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch IX, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including a rash of “culture war” blowbacks on American libraries. Then, stick around as Patrick chats with naval intelligence officer turned thriller writer M.P. Woodward!
M.P. Woodward is a veteran of both US intelligence ops and the entertainment industry. In multiple deployments to the Persian Gulf and the Far East, he worked alongside US Special Forces, CIA, and NSA. Most recently, Woodward ran international partner distribution for Amazon Prime and Prime Video. His latest novel, Dead Drop, was released back in May and is available wherever books are sold.
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Dead Drop – https://bookshop.org/p/books/dead-drop-m-p-woodward/18664396
“Red states quit nation’s oldest library group amid culture war over books” via The Washington Post – https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/09/15/american-library-association-book-bans/
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JP Rindfleisch IX – https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including a new lawsuit involving authors and OpenAI. Then, stick around as Kevin chats with debut novelist Khashayar Khabushani!
Khashayar J. Khabushani was born in Van Nuys, California, in 1992. During his childhood, he spent time in Iran before returning to Los Angeles. He studied philosophy at California State University, Northridge, and prior to completing his MFA at Columbia University, he worked as a middle school teacher. [source] His debut novel, I Will Greet The Sun Again, was released on August 1 and is available now wherever books are sold.
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I Will Greet The Sun Again – https://bookshop.org/p/books/i-will-greet-the-sun-again-khashayar-j-khabushani/18824265
Patreon Goes “All In” On Community – https://blog.patreon.com/were-going-all-in-on-community-by-giving-fans-their-own-space-to-chat-and-connect
“Book Publishing’s Broken Blurb System,” Esquire – https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a44948120/book-publishing-broken-blurbs-system/
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JP Rindfleisch IX – https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including Amazon’s newly released policy on AI works. Then, stick around as Kevin chats with “Real Book Spy” and thriller author Ryan Speck.
Ryan Steck is a freelance editor, an author, and the founder and EIC of The Real Book Spy. Ryan has been named an “Online Influencer” by Amazon and is a regular columnist at CrimeReads. Praised as “One of the hardest working, most thoughtful, and fairest reviewers out there” by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline, Steck has “quickly established himself as the authority on mysteries and thrillers” (Author A.J. Tata). His latest novel, Lethal Range (Book #2 in the Matthew Redd Thriller series), was released on August 8 and is available now.
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Ryan’s Books on Amazon! – https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09KQHNGHH
The Authors Guild take on Amazon’s AI policy – https://authorsguild.org/news/amazons-new-disclosure-policy-for-ai-generated-book-content-is-a-welcome-first-step/
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JP Rindfleisch IX – https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson – https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O’Donnell – https://www.copsandwriters.com/
Ryan Steck – https://therealbookspy.com/
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including a conversation about Kindle Unlimited’s diminishing returns. Is Amazon exclusivity still worth it for authors? Then stick around as Kevin chats with author and memoirist Nicholas Fillmore!
Nicholas Fillmore is the author of Smuggler, an IndieReader Discovery Award-winning memoir. Fillmore attended the graduate writing program at the University of New Hampshire and was a finalist for the Juniper Prize in poetry. He is currently working on Sins of Our Fathers, a novel, and The Genteel Pleasure of Anonymity, new and selected poems. His latest novella, The Gospel of Satan, was released in April and is available in paperback and ebook.
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Nicholas’s Books on Amazon! — https://www.amazon.com/stores/Nicholas-Fillmore/author/B07KX92CZB
The Gospel of Satan Book Trailer — https://youtu.be/_V7Sj7IkNLs?si=S3Ywx7MoHPDk0cDg
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Christine Daigle – https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
JP Rindfleisch IX – https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson – https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O’Donnell – https://www.copsandwriters.com/
Nicholas Fillmore – https://nicholasfillmore.com/
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including PW‘s look at BookTok’s current publishing influence. Then stick around as Christine chats with professional assistant-turned-indie author, Marsha DeFilippo!
After nearly 33 years as the King of Horror’s personal assistant, Marsha decided it was time to write her own books! Entering self-publishing in 2020, DeFilippo is now five books deep, with the second entry in her Cozy Quilt Club mystery series, Finding The Treasure, available for preorder on Kindle now!
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Marsha’s Books on Amazon! — https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09D888621/allbooks
Amazon AI-Generated Review Summaries (via The Verge) — https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/14/23831391/amazon-review-summaries-generative-ai
Publishers Weekly‘s Look At BookTok — https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/93014-booktok-helped-book-sales-soar-how-long-will-that-last.html
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J.D. Barker – https://jdbarker.com/
Christine Daigle – https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
JP Rindfleisch IX – https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson – https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O’Donnell – https://www.copsandwriters.com/
Marshall DeFilippo – https://marshadefilippo.com/
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including how AI is altering the audiobook landscape. Then stick around as Patrick chats with Mystery and Thriller Maven Sara DiVello!
Sara DiVello is a true crime writer and the creator/host of Mystery and Thriller Mavens, a popular author series and interactive Facebook group. For her weekly live events, she has interviewed more than 300 authors, ranging from the bestselling and world-renowned (Dean Koontz, Lee Child, Karin Slaughter, and more!) to the buzziest debuts. Sara’s own true-crime debut, Broadway Butterfly, released August 1 from Thomas & Mercer and is available now wherever books are sold!
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Broadway Butterfly on Bookshop.org – https://bookshop.org/p/books/broadway-butterfly-a-jazz-age-slaying-sara-divello/18982744
ITW’s 10th Anniversary Online Thriller School – https://thrillerwriters.org/programs/online-thriller-school/
Kevin’s Substack – https://kevintumlinson.substack.com/
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J.D. Barker – https://jdbarker.com/
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JP Rindfleisch IX – https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson – https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O’Donnell – https://www.copsandwriters.com/
Sara DiVello – https://www.saradivello.com/
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including the demise of the controversial web app prosecraft.io. Then stick around as Patrick chats with returning guest (and all-around rockstar) Josh Malerman!
Josh Malerman is a New York Times bestselling author and one of two singer-songwriters for the rock band The High Strung. His debut novel, Bird Box, is the inspiration for the hit Netflix film of the same name. His other novels include Unbury Carol, Inspection, A House at the Bottom of a Lake, Pearl, Goblin, Daphne, and Malorie, the sequel to Bird Box. His latest collection, Spin a Black Yarn, releases tomorrow, August 15, from Del Rey.
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Spin a Black Yarn – https://bookshop.org/p/books/spin-a-black-yarn-five-short-novels-josh-malerman/17322952
Josh Malerman on Writers, Ink – Episode 154, Episode 80, Episode 5
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JP Rindfleisch IX – https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson – https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O’Donnell – https://www.copsandwriters.com/
Josh Malerman – https://joshmalerman.com/
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including Kickstarter’s new AI policy. Then stick around as Patrick chats with thriller author (and current Jack Ryan scribe) Marc Cameron!
New York Times bestselling author Marc Cameron’s Jericho Quinn Thriller Series debuted in 2011. Since then, he’s written eight Quinn novels and four Arliss Cutter novels featuring a deputy US marshal based in Alaska, including the most recent Cutter entitled Breakneck. Marc is also the author of six Jack Ryan novels for the Tom Clancy estate, including the most recent, Red Winter, and the upcoming Command and Control (November 2023).
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Kickstarter’s New AI Policy – https://updates.kickstarter.com/introducing-our-new-ai-policy/
The Latest Arliss Cutter Novel – https://bookshop.org/p/books/breakneck-marc-cameron/18693377
Preorder Command and Control! – amazon.com/Clancy-Command-Control-Jack-Novel/dp/0593422848
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J.D. Barker – https://jdbarker.com/
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JP Rindfleisch IX – https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson – https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O’Donnell – https://www.copsandwriters.com/
Marc Cameron – https://marccameronbooks.com/
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including some thoughts on Twitter’s sudden (and ill-advised?) rebranding. Then stick around as Kevin chats with horror authors Nick Cutter and Andrew F. Sullivan!
Nick Cutter is the author of the critically acclaimed national bestseller The Troop (which is currently being developed for film with producer James Wan), as well as The Deep and Little Heaven. Andrew F. Sullivan is the author of The Marigold, a novel about a city eating itself, available now from ECW Press. Their latest project—a first collaboration between these two longtime friends—is called The Handyman Method, and releases August 8, 2023, from Gallery / Saga Press.
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Preorder The Handyman Method – https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-handyman-method/18899610
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Writers, Ink on YouTube! – https://www.youtube.com/@jdbarker_author/podcasts
J.D. Barker – https://jdbarker.com/
Christine Daigle – https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
JP Rindfleisch IX – https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson – https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O’Donnell – https://www.copsandwriters.com/
Andrew F. Sullivan – https://www.andrewfsullivan.com/
Nick Cutter – http://www.craigdavidson.net/
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch IX, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including Penguin Random House’s layoff announcement. Then stick around as Patrick chats with celebrated true crime writer, Kerrie Droban!
Kerrie Droban is a criminal defense attorney and the award-winning author of several true-crime books, one of which was made into a television series called Gangland Undercover. She is a national speaker and expert consultant on criminal pathology, organized crime, and outlaw motorcycle gangs. Her most recent release, Aurora: The Psychiatrist Who Treated the Movie Theater Killer Tells Her Story, is available now.
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Aaron Sorkin’s Masterclass – https://www.masterclass.com/classes/aaron-sorkin-teaches-screenwriting
PW on PRH’s Layoffs – https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/92788-layoffs-begin-at-penguin-random-house-as-buyout-departures-come-into-focus.html
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Writers, Ink on YouTube! – https://www.youtube.com/@jdbarker_author/podcasts
J.D. Barker – https://jdbarker.com/
Christine Daigle – https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
JP Rindfleisch IX – https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson – https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O’Donnell – https://www.copsandwriters.com/
Kerrie Droban – https://www.kerriedroban.com/
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Booktrib – https://booktrib.com/author/writers-ink/
Music by Nicorus – https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep
Voice Over by Rick Ganley – http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio – http://www.millpondstudio.com
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch IX, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including—grab your drinks—more AI news! Then stick around as Christine chats with novelist Josh Haven!
Josh Haven is a novelist and former art critic who has written for the Wall Street Journal, Weekly Standard, and Jerusalem Post. His fourth (and latest) novel, The Siberia Job, release back in June and is available now where ever books are sold.
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Josh’s CrimeReads Article “Scenes From The Wild Wild East” – https://crimereads.com/scenes-from-the-wild-wild-east-snapshots-of-post-soviet-russia/
Check out Elle Cordova on TikTok (her awesome AI parody song is featured at the end of this episode) – https://www.tiktok.com/@elle.cordova
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Writers, Ink on YouTube! – https://www.youtube.com/@jdbarker_author/podcasts
J.D. Barker – https://jdbarker.com/
Christine Daigle – https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
JP Rindfleisch IX – https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson – https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O’Donnell – https://www.copsandwriters.com/
Josh Haven on Goodreads – https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/22285404.Josh_Haven
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Booktrib – https://booktrib.com/author/writers-ink/
Music by Nicorus – https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep
Voice Over by Rick Ganley – http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio – http://www.millpondstudio.com
Show notes & audio production by Geoff Emberlyn – https://twitter.com/horrorstoic
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch IX, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including the copyright lawsuit two well-known authors are bringing against OpenAI. Then stick around as Christine chats with New York Times and USA Today bestseller Wendy Corsi Staub!
Wendy Corsi Staub is the award-winning author of more than ninety novels, best known for the single-title psychological suspense novels she writes under her own name. Those books and the women’s fiction written under the pseudonym Wendy Markham have also appeared on the USA Today, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Bookscan bestseller lists. Her latest novel, Windfall, releases tomorrow, July 11, 2023, and is available for preorder now.
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Mona Awad and Paul Tremblay’s suit against OpenAI – https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/05/authors-file-a-lawsuit-against-openai-for-unlawfully-ingesting-their-books
Hinton Publishing – https://www.hintonpublishing.com/
“The Year of The Slim Volume” – https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a44377129/short-books-popularity/
Submit your solar punk/optimistic sci-fi, horror ghost stories, or dragon-featured tales to PW for fall coverage consideration (deadline is July 18, so hurry!) – https://www.publishersweekly.com/sffhsept23
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Writers, Ink on YouTube! – https://www.youtube.com/@jdbarker_author/podcasts
J.D. Barker – https://jdbarker.com/
Christine Daigle – https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
JP Rindfleisch IX – https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson – https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O’Donnell – https://www.copsandwriters.com/
Wendy Corsi Staub – https://wendycorsistaub.com/
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Best of BookTok – https://bestofbooktok.com/
Booktrib – https://booktrib.com/author/writers-ink/
Music by Nicorus – https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep
Voice Over by Rick Ganley – http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio – http://www.millpondstudio.com
Show notes & audio production by Geoff Emberlyn – https://twitter.com/horrorstoic
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including some recent statements on book bans and censorship. Then stick around as Christine chats with author and essayist Polly Stewart!
Polly Stewart is the author of The Good Ones, which was released earlier this month by Harper Books. As Mary Stewart Atwell, she’s also the author of Wild Girls (Scribner 2012). Her essays have appeared in the New York Times and Poets & Writers, among other publications.
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Grab your copy of The Good Ones – https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-good-ones-polly-stewart/19218297
ALA, APA Reaffirm Landmark Freedom to Read Statement on 70th Anniversary – https://bit.ly/3NwBLHG
Polly’s CrimeReads article, “What Really Distinguishes a Crime Novel?” – https://crimereads.com/what-really-distinguishes-a-crime-novel/
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/
JP Rindfleisch IX – https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson – https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O’Donnell – https://www.copsandwriters.com/
Polly Stewart – https://www.pollystewart.com/
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Music by Nicorus – https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep
Voice Over by Rick Ganley – http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio – http://www.millpondstudio.com
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch IX, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including—grab your drinks!—more AI news. Then stick around as Christine chats with bestselling crime author S. A. Cosby!
S. A. Cosby is an Anthony Award-winning writer from Southeastern Virginia. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Razorblade Tears and Blacktop Wasteland, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, was a New York Times Notable Book, and was named a best book of the year by NPR, The Guardian, and Library Journal, among others. [source] His latest bestseller—a dip into middle-grade sci-fi co-written by the one and only Questlove!—is called The Rhythm of Time and is available now.
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AXE COP (feat. Uni-Baby) – https://axecop.com/introduction/
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Writers, Ink on YouTube! – https://www.youtube.com/@jdbarker_author/podcasts
J.D. Barker – https://jdbarker.com/
Christine Daigle – https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
JP Rindfleisch IX – https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson – https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O’Donnell – https://www.copsandwriters.com/
S.A. Cosby – https://twitter.com/blacklionking73
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Music by Nicorus – https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep
Voice Over by Rick Ganley – http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio – http://www.millpondstudio.com
Show notes & audio production by Geoff Emberlyn – https://twitter.com/horrorstoic
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including their thoughts on the legacy of the inimitable Cormac McCarthy, who passed away on June 13 at the age of 89. Then stick around as Christine chats with return guest Riley Sager!
Riley Sager is the New York Times bestselling author of seven novels, most recently Survive the Night and The House Across the Lake. His first novel, Final Girls, has been published in 30 countries and won the ITW Thriller Award for Best Hardcover Novel. His latest book, The Only One Left, releases tomorrow, June 20 from Dutton Books. [source]
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Cormac McCarthy (1933-2023) – https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/cormac-mccarthy-author-dead-obituary-1234770586/
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/
JP Rindfleisch IX – https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson – https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O’Donnell – https://www.copsandwriters.com/
Riley Sager – https://www.rileysagerbooks.com/
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Music by Nicorus – https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep
Voice Over by Rick Ganley – http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio – http://www.millpondstudio.com
Show notes & audio production by Geoff Emberlyn – https://twitter.com/horrorstoic
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch IX, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including Amazon KDP’s changes to how they handle categorizing books. Then stick around as Kevin chats with thriller author Richard North Patterson!
Richard North Patterson is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-two novels, including the number one New York Times bestseller, Protect and Defend, as well as a nonfiction narrative of the 2016 presidential campaign. Between 2015 and 2021, Patterson—a former trial lawyer—was a regular columnist for national publications, noted for his widely read commentaries on American politics. His latest novel (and the first in nine years!) is entitled Trial and releases tomorrow, June 13 from Post Hill Press.
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Richard North Patterson on Substack – https://richardnorthpatterson.substack.com/
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/
JP Rindfleisch IX – https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson – https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O’Donnell – https://www.copsandwriters.com/
TODAY’S SPONSORS:
AutoCrit – https://www.autocrit.com/jd (click this link to take advantage of our Writers Ink special offer!!!)
MasterWriter – https://masterwriter.com/
Best of BookTok – https://bestofbooktok.com/
Booktrib – https://booktrib.com/author/writers-ink/
Music by Nicorus – https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep
Voice Over by Rick Ganley – http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio – http://www.millpondstudio.com
Show notes & audio production by Geoff Emberlyn – https://twitter.com/gmbrlyn
Website Design by Word & Pixel – http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact – https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
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