Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week’s entertainment news, including stories about Simon & Schuster, Bill Bryson, and The Hunger Games. Then, stick around for a chat with Adam Nevill!
ADAM L. G. NEVILL was born in Birmingham, England, in 1969 and grew up in England and New Zealand. He is an author of horror fiction. Of his novels, The Ritual, Last Days, No One Gets Out Alive and The Reddening were all winners of The August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel. He has also published three collections of short stories, with Some Will Not Sleep winning the British Fantasy Award for Best Collection, 2017.
Imaginarium adapted The Ritual and No One Gets Out Alive into feature films and more of his work is currently in development for the screen.
The author lives in Devon, England.
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Adam Nevill – https://adamlgnevill.com/
All the Fiends of Hell – https://adamlgnevill.com/products/all-the-fiends-of-hell-standard-hardback-book
Can Simon & Schuster Become the A24 of Books? The imprint’s new publisher is betting on it – https://www.thecut.com/article/simon-and-schuster-sean-manning-interview.html
Bill Bryson: Too many people publishing their own books – https://web.archive.org/web/20250310105002/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/arts/article/bill-bryson-too-many-people-publishing-their-own-books-wdrmf6g5c
Hunger Games Prequel Sells 1.5 Million Copies In First Week – https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/sunrise-on-the-reaping-book-hunger-games-sales-1236174203/
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Stephen Graham Jones – https://www.demontheory.net/
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week’s entertainment news, including stories about Bookshop, Amazon and Bloomsbury, Dan Brown’s next Robert Langdon novel, and Simon & Schuster. Then, stick around for a chat with Lucy Rose!
Lucy Rose – Cumbrian dwelling in the North East. Writer of folktales and fables.
Lucy Rose is an author and award-winning filmmaker with an interest in gothic, girlhood, horror, and literary fiction. Her short fiction and nonfiction have been published in Dread Central, Mslexia, The Observer, The Nerd Daily and more. Lucy’s forthcoming debut novel, THE LAMB is forthcoming from W&N Books (UK) and Harper (US).
Her award-winning short film, SHE LIVES ALONE, attended BAFTA and Oscar-qualifying festivals before being acquired by WatchALTER. Lucy’s latest short film, TASTE, is visiting festivals over 2023/24 and has attended BAFTA and BIFA-qualifying film festivals.
Lucy lives on the North East coast with her beautiful black cat, Figgy.
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Lucy Rose – https://lucyrosecreative.co.uk/
The Lamb – https://lucyrosecreative.co.uk/the-lamb/
Bookshop Launches Ebook Platform – https://www.npr.org/2025/01/28/nx-s1-5260929/e-books-independent-bookstores-bookshop-org#:~:text=Bookshop.org’s%20new%20platform%20%E2%80%93%20available,app%20or%20from%20the%20browser.
Amazon and Bloomsbury Reach an Agreement After Brief Standoff – https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/01/amazon-will-no-longer-sell-bloomsbury-print-books-in-the-uk-europe-and-australia-or-bloomsbury-kindle-books-worldwide/
Doubleday Picks Up Dan Brown’s Next Robert Langdon Novel – https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=5175&oly_enc_id=5567B4071634C0Y
Why Simon & Schuster’s Flagship Imprint Won’t Require Blurbs Anymore – https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/96957-why-simon-schuster-s-flagship-imprint-won-t-require-blurbs-anymore.html?oly_enc_id=5567B4071634C0Y
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/
Jakob Kerr – https://www.jakobkerr.com/
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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:
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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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