Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week’s entertainment news, including stories about Kindle Translate and Spotify’s audiobook recaps. Then, stick around for a chat with James Patterson!
James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time and the creator of such unforgettable characters and series as Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, and Michael Crichton, as well as collaborated on #1 bestselling nonfiction, including The Idaho Four, Walk in My Combat Boots, and Filthy Rich. Patterson has told the story of his own life in the #1 bestselling autobiography James Patterson by James Patterson. He is the recipient of an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.
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James Patterson: https://www.jamespatterson.com/
Return of the Spider: https://www.jamespatterson.com/titles/james-patterson/return-of-the-spider/9780316569569/
Amazon Introduces Kindle Translate – https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/books-and-authors/amazon-kindle-translate-books-authors
Why Authors Should Care About HarperCollins’ “Bad Quarter” – https://maybeiovershared.substack.com/p/why-authors-should-care-about-harpercollins?utm_source=multiple-personal-recommendations-email&utm_medium=email&triedRedirect=true
The Slippery Slop of AI Herbal Remedy Books on Amazon – https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/11/the-slippery-slop-of-ai-herbal-remedy-books-on-amazon/
The Publishing Industry Gambled on Me… and Lost – https://lithub.com/the-publishing-industry-gambled-on-me-and-lost
Spotify Introduces Audiobook Recaps Feature – https://newsroom.spotify.com/2025-11-13/audiobook-recaps-beta-test/
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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AutoCrit – https://www.autocrit.com/jd (click this link to take advantage of our Writers, Ink special offer!!!)
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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, Kevin Tumlinson, and Jena Brown as they discuss the week’s entertainment news, including how an agent was fired over Twitter posts, some actual Amazon book sales data, Shopify adding sellers to its third-party marketplace, and how ElevenLabs just launched its iOS app. Then, stick around for a chat with Snowden Wright!
Snowden Wright is the author of the novel American Pop, a Wall Street Journal WSJ+ Book of the Month, selection for Barnes & Noble’s “Discover Great New Writers” program, Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance Okra Pick, and NPR Favorite Book of the Year. A graduate of Dartmouth College and Columbia University, he has written for The Atlantic, Salon, Esquire, The Millions, and the New York Daily News, among other publications, and previously worked as a fiction reader at The New Yorker, Esquire, and The Paris Review.
Wright was the Visiting Writer and Prose Faculty at the 2021 Longleaf Writers Conference, and his debut novel, Play Pretty Blues, won the 2012 Summer Literary Seminars’ Graywolf Prize. Recipient of the Marguerite and Lamar Smith Fellowship from the Carson McCullers Center, he has attended writing residencies at Yaddo, Escape to Create, the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Tusen Takk, Monson Arts, and the Hambidge Center. Wright lives in Yazoo County, Mississippi. His third novel, The Queen City Detective Agency, is forthcoming from HarperCollins in August 2024.
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Agent Fired By KT Literary Over Twitter Posts – https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2024/06/agent-fired-by-kt-literary-over-twitter-posts/#:~:text=Hilary%20Harwell%2C%20an%20agent%20at,write%20this%20for%20me%20please.%E2%80%9D
Here’s A First: Some Actual Amazon Book Sales Data – https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2024/06/heres-a-first-some-actual-amazon-book-sales-data/
Target taps Shopify to add sellers to its third-party marketplace – https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/24/target-taps-shopify-to-add-sellers-to-its-third-party-marketplace.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.airmailapp.iphone.Airmail
ElevenLabs just launched its iOS app – https://x.com/ammaar/status/1805628660017184868
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/
Snowden Wright – https://snowdenwright.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/
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Join hosts Christine Daigle, Jena Brown and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week’s entertainment news, including AI that will create audiobooks for foreign titles, Don Winslow’s retirement, and how “no one buys books.” Then, stick around for a chat with AutoCrit’s Daniel Kaplan!
AutoCrit began humbly as the brainchild of an unpublished writer with dreams of becoming an author. She faced a common problem: how could she get expert, unbiased feedback on her writing without breaking the bank? Writers’ groups, critique partners, and other beta readers weren’t at the expert level, and friends and family weren’t unbiased. Getting feedback took time, and the quality of the feedback was hit-or-miss. Hiring a professional editor was an expensive investment, especially for early, unpolished drafts.
Check It Out!
AutoCrit: https://www.autocrit.com/
HarperCollins and ElevenLabs AI to create audiobooks for foreign titles – https://www.thebookseller.com/news/harpercollins-and-elevenlabs-ai-to-create-audiobooks-for-foreign-titles
Think AI Is Bad for Authors? The Worst Is Yet to Come – https://www.writersdigest.com/be-inspired/think-ai-is-bad-for-authors-the-worst-is-yet-to-come
Don Winslow Says Goodbye to All That – https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/don-winslow-interview/?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=303167941&utm_content=303167941&utm_source=hs_email
Biden Signs Ukraine-Israel-Aid Bill With Sell-or-Ban Tiktok Law – https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/24/joe-biden-signs-ukraine-israel-aid-bill-with-sell-or-ban-tiktok-law/73438847007/
No One Buys Books – https://www.elysian.press/p/no-one-buys-books
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/
AutoCrit – https://www.autocrit.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.