Writers, Ink Podcast: Episode 322 – The importance of character with Richard Kirshenbaum.

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week’s entertainment news, including stories about Shein, Sourcebooks, and Anthropic. Then, stick around for a chat with Richard Kirshenbaum!

Richard Kirshenbaum is CEO of NSG/SWAT, a high-profile boutique branding agency. He has lectured at Harvard Business School, appeared on 20/20, was named to Crain’s New York Business‘s “40 under 40” list, and has been inducted into the Advertising Hall of Fame. He is the author of Under the Radar, Closing the Deal, Madboy, and Isn’t That Rich? and the New York Observer’s “Isn’t That Rich?” column. He lives in New York City with his wife and three children.

Check it out!

Richard Kirshenbaum: https://www.nsgswat.com/richard-kirshenbaum-1

The Hollywood Fix: https://www.amazon.com/Hollywood-Fix-Richard-Kirshenbaum/dp/B0F316G1SB

Shein Expands into Bookselling with Alibris Partnership

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/99104-shein-expands-into-bookselling-with-alibris-partnership.html?oly_enc_id=5567B4071634C0Y

Sourcebooks Cracks the Big Five – https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/11/sourcebooks-cracks-the-big-five/

Predatory Opt-Outs: The Speculators Come for the Anthropic Copyright Settlement

Predatory Opt-Outs: The Speculators Come for the Anthropic Copyright Settlement

IngramSpark: https://www.ingramspark.com/

Author Anchor: https://authoranchor.com/

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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

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