Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including an update on the SAG-AFTRA strike. Then, stick around as Christine chats with brother and sister writing duo Boyd and Beth Morrison!
Boyd Morrison is a #1 NY Times bestselling author, actor, engineer, and Jeopardy! Champion. Beth Morrison is Senior Curator of Manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Their new novel, The Last True Templar, is a follow-up to their first collaboration, The Lawless Land, and is the second book in their “Tales From The Lawless Land” series. It is available now wherever books are sold.
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The Last True Templar – https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-last-true-templar-volume-2-boyd-morrison/19781594
“The End of an Era: The Wall Street Journal’s Bestseller Lists Discontinued” (via NY Weekly) – https://nyweekly.com/news/the-end-of-an-era-the-wall-street-journals-bestseller-lists-discontinued/
“Spotify Launches 200,000-Plus Audiobooks for Premium Subscribers in the U.S.” (via Variety) – https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/spotify-premium-audiobooks-subscribers-us-1235784076/
“SAG-AFTRA Reveals Details of Strike-Ending Deal With Hollywood Studios” (via Rolling Stone)- https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/sag-aftra-board-approves-deal-with-hollywood-studios-end-strike-1234875654/
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/
Boyd Morrison – https://boydmorrison.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
Show notes & audio production by Geoff Emberlyn – https://twitter.com/horrorstoic
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Contact – https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
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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
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/]
Ashley Winstead – https://www.ashleywinstead.com/
TODAY’S SPONSOR:
AutoCrit – https://www.autocrit.com/jd (click this link to take advantage of our Writers, Ink special offer!!!)
Written Word Media – https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/
Other Links
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
Website Design by Word & Pixel – http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact – https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
*NOTE: Some of the links are affiliate links.
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.
Check It Out!
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/
*Full disclosure: Some of the links are affiliate links.