Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week’s entertainment news, including stories about Kindle, Audible, TikTok, and Barnes & Noble. Then, stick around for a chat with Jenna Blum!
Jenna Blum is the New York Times and # 1 internationally bestselling author of novels Those Who Save Us, The Stormchasers, and The Lost Family; memoir Woodrow on the Bench; audiocourse “The Author at Work: The Art of Writing Fiction” and WWII podcast The Key of Love. Jenna’s fifth book and first psychological thriller, Murder Your Darlings, will be published by HarperCollins in January 2026.
Check it out!
Jenna Blum: https://www.jennablum.com/
Murder Your Darlings: https://bookshop.org/p/books/murder-your-darlings-a-novel-jenna-blum/62b4e3f49c265bd7?ean=9780063448087&next=t&next=t&affiliate=397
Kindle’s New “Ask this Book” Uses Generative AI to Create An In-Book Chatbot — Without Permission or Rights – https://writerbeware.blog/2025/12/12/kindles-new-gen-ai-powered-ask-this-book-feature-raises-rights-concerns/
Writers Often Overlook Interested Agents, Conference Data Shows – https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/99276-writers-often-overlook-interested-agents-conference-data-shows.html
Audible Partners With TikTok – https://selfpublishingadvice.org/audible-partners-with-booktok/
B&N, Waterstones Owner Considers IPO – https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/12/bn-waterstones-owner-considers-ipo/
IngramSpark: https://www.ingramspark.com/
Author Anchor: https://authoranchor.com/
BookTrib: https://booktrib.com/promote-your-book/#
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
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
BookTrib: https://booktrib.com/promote-your-book/#
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Other Links
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Booktrib – https://booktrib.com/author/writers-ink/
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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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