Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week’s entertainment news, including stories about Authors Guild, Subterranean Press, Google’s AI Overviews, and The Odyssey. Then, stick around for a chat with Lauren Oliver!
Lauren Oliver is an author, screenwriter, and media entrepreneur. She is the author of the upcoming novels WHAT HAPPENED TO LUCY VALE (Sep 1, 2025) and THE GIRL IN THE LAKE (May 2026). Her previous works include multiple New York Times bestselling novels for teens, including Before I Fall (which spent seventeen weeks on the list and was adapted into a feature film released by Open Road), the Delirium trilogy (a two-million-copy-selling dystopian series translated into thirty-five languages), and Panic, which she later adapted into the streaming TV show on Amazon Prime of the same name, for which she wrote every episode and served as Executive Producer. Along the way, Lauren founded the IP company StoryGiants and helped to package and edit nearly one hundred other novels. She is also the co-founder of Incantor AI, a self-scaling digital media engine built on a new and proprietary foundational model of artificial intelligence that respects copyright by providing both IP attribution and royalty shares to contributing sources. Raised in Westchester, New York, Lauren attended the University of Chicago and got her MFA from NYU. She now divides her time between Maryland and Los Angeles. You can follow her on Goodreads, Amazon, or Instagram (lauren_oliver_books) to learn more.
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Lauren Oliver: https://www.laurenoliverbooks.com/
The Girl in the Lake: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/235582984-the-girl-in-the-lake
Authors Guild Looks at Why Author Incomes Are in Decline – https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/100605-authors-guild-survey-looks-at-why-author-incomes-are-in-decline.html
Subterranean Press to Close – https://locusmag.com/2026/06/subterranean-press-to-close/
Landmark German ruling declares Google’s AI Overviews are Google’s own words and makes it liable for false answers –
Ticket Prices for The Odyssey Soar to $1,000 on eBay – https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/06/04/tickets-for-the-odyssey-reach-1000-on-ebay-after-ticket-sale-disruptions-hit-amc-fandango/
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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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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Kevin Tumlinson, and Jena Brown as they discuss the week’s entertainment news, including: How Hollywood Is Battling Fans Who Are ‘Just Out for Blood’, Authors Guild to Promote Created by Humans, Hardcover Joins The “We Aren’t Goodreads” Rank. Then, stick around for a chat with Kate Christensen!
Kate Christensen – The Arizona Triangle comes out on 10/22 from HarperCollins under the pseudonym Sydney Graves. This is the first book of a projected mystery series featuring a private eye named Jo Bailen.
The Sacred and the Divine, the first book of a YA trilogy, co-written with Eliza Wolfe, comes out fall 2025 from Hyperion.
I’m currently at work on a new novel whose working title is Good Company.
I live in Taos, New Mexico with my husband and our two dogs.
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Kate Christensen – https://katechristensen.net/
The Arizona Triangle – https://katechristensen.net/books/the-arizona-triangle/
How Hollywood Is Battling Fans Who Are ‘Just Out for Blood’ — From Social Media Boot Camps to Superfan Focus Groups – https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/star-wars-lord-of-the-rings-bridgerton-toxic-fans-hollywood-response-1236166736
Authors Guild to Promote Created by Humans – https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2024/10/authors-guild-to-promote-created-by-humans/
Hardcover Joins The “We Aren’t Goodreads” Rank – from BookRiot – https://hardcover.app
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/
Kate Christensen – https://katechristensen.net/
TODAY’S SPONSOR:
AutoCrit – https://www.autocrit.com/jd (click this link to take advantage of our Writers, Ink special offer!!!)
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 and recorded at Mill Pond Studio
Website Design by Word & Pixel – http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact – https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, and Jena Brown as they discuss the week’s entertainment news, including why publishers try skinnier books, how the Authors Guild reached an agreement with TouchPoint Press, and Simon & Schuster Children’s new deal. Then, stick around for a chat with John Gaspard!
John Gaspard is author of the Eli Marks mystery series and the Como Lake Players mystery series. He also has several other stand-alone novels, including “The Greyhound of the Baskervilles,” “A Christmas Carl,” “The Sword & Mr. Stone” and “The Ripperologists.”
He hosts two podcasts: “Behind the Page: The Eli Marks Podcast,” and “The Occasional Film Podcast.”
In real life, John’s not a magician, but he has directed six low-budget features that cost very little and made even less – that’s no small trick. He’s also written multiple books on the subject of low-budget filmmaking. Ironically, those books made more than the films.
John lives in Minnesota and shares his home with his lovely wife, several greyhounds, a few cats and a handful of pet allergies.
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John Gaspard – https://www.elimarksmysteries.com
Publishers try skinnier books to save money and emissions – https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c24pqrvvll9o
Authors Guild Reaches Agreement with Troubled TouchPoint Press – https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/95932-authors-guild-reaches-agreement-with-troubled-touchpoint-press.html
Simon & Schuster Children’s Signs First Look Deal With Foundation Media Partners – https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2024/09/simon-schuster-childrens-signs-first-look-deal-with-foundation-media-partners/
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/
John Gaspard – https://www.elimarksmysteries.com/
TODAY’S SPONSOR:
AutoCrit – https://www.autocrit.com/jd (click this link to take advantage of our Writers, Ink special offer!!!)
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 and recorded at Mill Pond Studio
Website Design by Word & Pixel – http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact – https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
*NOTE: Some of the links are affiliate links.