Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week’s entertainment news, including stories about ElevenLabs, Porter Square Books, Tinder, and ThriftBooks. Then, stick around for a chat with Maurice Broaddus!
Maurice Broaddus: An Award-Winning Afrofuturist, editor, and librarian, Maurice Broaddus has had over a hundred short stories published in such places as Lightspeed Magazine, Black Panther: Tales from Wakanda, Out There Screaming (edited by Jordan Peele), The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King’s The Stand, Asimov’s, Weird Tales, Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, and Apex Magazine. With over a dozen novels in print, his latest include Sweep of Stars, Breath of Oblivion, A City Dreaming, Black Panther: T’Challa Declassified, & Unfadeable. Some of his short stories have been collected in The Voices of Martyrs. Learn more at MauriceBroaddus.com.
Check it out!
Maurice Broaddus: https://mauricebroaddus.com/
A City Dreaming: https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-city-dreaming-maurice-broaddus/2dd7600eef721f07?ean=9781250265166&next=t
ElevenLabs releases The Odyssey audiobook narrated by Sir Michael Caine’s AI voice – https://elevenlabs.io/blog/the-odyssey-michael-caine
Porter Square Books Launches Book Review – https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2026/06/porter-square-books-launches-book-review/
Former Tinder CEO Named President of Entangled – https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/100684-former-tinder-ceo-joins-entangled-publishing-as-president-coo.html
ThriftBooks Launches LibraryAdvantage Program – https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/100703-thriftbooks-launches-libraryadvantage-program.html
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/
JP Rindfleisch: https://shop.jprindfleischix.com/en-cad
BookTrib: https://booktrib.com/promote-your-book/#
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Voice Over by Rick Ganley and recorded at Mill Pond Studio
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Contact – https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
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