Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week’s entertainment news, including stories about TikTok, must-read magazines, and AI translation. Then, stick around for a chat with Tess Sharpe!
Tess Sharpe: Born in a mountain cabin to a punk-rocker mother, Tess Sharpe grew up in rural northern California. She lives deep in the backwoods with a pack of dogs and a growing colony of formerly feral cats. She is the author of Barbed Wire Heart, the critically acclaimed YA novel Far From You and the upcoming Jurassic World prequel, The Evolution of Claire.
She is also the co-editor of Toil & Trouble, a feminist anthology about witches. Her short fiction has been featured in All Out, an anthology edited by Saundra Mitchell.
Tess Sharpe: https://www.tess-sharpe.com/home/
No Body No Crime: https://www.amazon.com/No-Body-Crime-Novel/dp/0374614423
More Concerns Raised Over Contracts from Must Read Magazines – https://www.patreon.com/posts/133579078
Tik Tok’s Ban Problem Could Soon End With A New App And A Sale – https://www.theverge.com/news/698999/tiktok-ban-sale-rumor-new-app-oracle
AI translation service launched for fiction writers and publishers prompts dismay among translators – https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/08/globescribe-ai-translation-service-fiction-writers-publishers-prompts-dismay-among-translators
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Tess Sharpe: https://www.tess-sharpe.com/home/
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Show Links:
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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/
JP Rindfleisch: https://shop.jprindfleischix.com/en-cad
Ewan Morrison: https://www.ewanmorrison.com/
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