Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Kevin Tumlinson, and Jena Brown as they discuss the week’s entertainment news, including Barnes & Noble purchasing Tattered Cover, how you can read classics with A.I. guides, Saturday Books’ new launch, and how authors seek help to plug their own books. Then, stick around for a chat with Ace Atkins!

Ace Atkins is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author who started his writing career as a crime beat reporter in Florida. Don’t Let the Devil Ride is his thirtieth novel. His previous novels include eleven books in the Quinn Colson series and multiple true-crime novels based on infamous crooks and killers. In 2010, he was chosen by Robert B. Parker’s family to continue the iconic Spenser series, adding ten novels to the franchise. He lives in Oxford, Mississippi with his family.

Check It Out!

B&N to Purchase Tattered Cover for $1.83 Million – https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57163/barnes-noble-buying-bookstore-chain

Now You Can Read the Classics With A.I.-Powered Expert Guides – https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/style/now-you-can-read-the-classics-with-ai-powered-expert-guides.html?unlocked_article_code=1.z00.lZ_R.di5afBfT3mwC&smid=url-share

Saturday Books, Imprint with New Adult Focus, to Launch Next Fall at Macmillan – https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/95306-saturday-books-imprint-with-new-adult-focus-to-launch-next-fall-at-macmillan.html

Cutting their own checks: authors seek help to plug their own books after cuts by publishers – https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jun/07/book-promotion-publishing-marketing-demand

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/⁠

Ace Atkins – https://aceatkins.com/