Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week’s entertainment news, including Laureate Alice Munro, the DOJ’s suit to block Penguin Random House’s acquisition of Simon & Schuster, how OpenAI destroyed a trove of books used to train AI models, and GPT-4o. Then, stick around for a chat with author Kate White!
Kate White is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of eighteen novels of suspense: ten standalone psychological thrillers, including the upcoming The Last Time She Saw Him (May ’24), and also eight Bailey Weggins mysteries.
For fourteen years Kate served as the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan, which under her became the most successful magazine in single copy sales in the U.S. Though she loved her magazine career, she decided to leave ten years ago to concentrate full-time on another passion: writing suspense fiction.
Kate’s first mystery, If Looks Could Kill, was a Kelly Ripa Book Club pick, a #1 bestseller on Amazon, and an instant New York Times bestseller. She has been nominated for an International Thriller Writers Award in the fiction category, and her books have been published in over 30 countries worldwide.
Like many female mystery authors, Kate fell in love with the genre after reading her first Nancy Drew book, in her case The Secret of Redgate Farm.
Kate is a frequent speaker at libraries, book conferences, and organizations, and has appeared on many television shows, including The Today Show, CBS This Morning, Morning Joe, and Good Morning America.
She is also the editor of the Mystery Writers of America Cookbook, as well as the author of several bestselling career books, including I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This and the ground-breaking Why Good Girls Don’t Get Ahead but Gutsy Girls Do.
Kate is an avid traveler and enjoys spending each winter with her husband at their home in Uruguay. She holds an honorary doctorate of letters from her alma mater, Union College, where she gave the 2022 commencement speech.
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The Last Time She Saw Him: A Novel: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0063247399/keywords=thrillers
Nobel Laureate Alice Munro Has Died – https://apnews.com/article/alice-munro-dies-f2311484b33c450ab16331aef6548631
The Trial – The DOJ’s Suit to Block Penguin Random House’s Acquisition of Simon & Schuster – https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2022/09/more-on-the-trial/
OpenAI destroyed a trove of books used to train AI models. The employees who collected the data are gone – https://web.archive.org/web/20240510161715/https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-destroyed-ai-training-datasets-lawsuit-authors-books-copyright-2024-5
HELLO GPT-4o – https://openai.com/index/hello-gpt-4o/
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Kevin Tumlinson – https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Kate White – https://www.katewhite.com/
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, Kevin Tumlinson, and Dick Wybrow as they discuss the week’s entertainment news, including Simon & Schuster acquiring Holland’s VBK, KDP Virtual Voice Beta’s Audible titles, and how a billionaire who helped bring ‘3-Body Problem’ to Netflix was killed by his business partner. Then, stick around for a chat with author KimBoo York!
KimBoo York:
I’m K.C. York and I enjoy telling stories, but otherwise I’m pretty trustworthy.
I used to be the kid who stayed up late at night reading books under the covers with a flashlight…and honestly not a lot has changed.
I’m a professional author who enjoys encouraging other writers to Write The Thing, and yes, I have a long standing love affair with fanfiction for which I will never apologize!
I’m over 50 years old and proud that I made it this far.
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By the Seat of Your Pants: Secrets of Discovery Writing: https://www.amazon.com/Seat-Your-Pants-Secrets-Discovery-ebook/dp/B0CWJVFRBM
Simon & Schuster to Acquire Holland’s VBK – https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2024/05/ss-to-acquire-hollands-vbk-furthering-international-growth-strategy/
KDP Virtual Voice Beta Has Produced Over 40,000 Audible Titles – https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2024/05/kdp-virtual-voice-beta-has-produced-over-40000-audible-titles/
A billionaire helped bring ‘3-Body Problem’ to Netflix. His business partner ensured he never lived to see its premiere – https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/03/china/billionaire-three-body-problem-netflix-intl-hnk/index.html
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/
Sarina Bowen – https://sarinabowen.com/
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Join hosts JD Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week’s entertainment news, including Simon & Schuster being bought by a private equity firm, Open AI book lawsuits, and how a judge’s ruling is impacting AI companies. Then, stick around as Christine chats with author Katherine Arden!
Katherine Arden is the New York Times bestselling author of the Winternight trilogy and the Small Spaces Quartet. In addition to writing, she enjoys aimless travel, growing vegetables, and running wild through the woods with her dog, Moose. She lives in Vermont. For more information about Katherine, check out this page on her website: https://katherineardenbooks.com/about-the-author
Check It Out!
The Warm Hands of Ghosts: https://katherineardenbooks.com/books/the-warm-hands-of-ghosts
Simon & Schuster Interview – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024-02-10/stavros-simon-schuster-was-an-unloved-gem
OpenAI Lawsuits – https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/feb/14/two-openai-book-lawsuits-partially-dismissed-by-california-court
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/
Katherine Arden – https://katherineardenbooks.com/
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including an update on Simon & Schuster’s new owners. Then, stick around as Christine chats with successful theatre costume designer turned-author and illustrator Sally Gardner!
Sally Gardner gained a first-class degree at a leading London art college and became a successful theatre costume designer before illustrating and writing books. Her debut novel, I, Coriander, won the Nestle Gold Award, and she is also a Costa and Carnegie prize winner. Her latest novel, The Weather Woman, was released in September by Head of Zeus Press.
Check It Out!
The Weather Woman – https://www.amazon.com/Weather-Woman-Sally-Gardner-ebook/dp/B09MXD9MCV/
Kevin’s Announcement! – https://www.openpr.com/news/3272937/kevin-tumlinson-assumes-role-of-ceo-for-next-chapter
“KKR Closes Deal to Buy Simon & Schuster” (via The New York Times) – https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/30/books/kkr-simon-schuster-sale.html
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/
JP Rindfleisch IX – https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson – https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O’Donnell – https://www.copsandwriters.com/
Sally Gardner – https://www.sallygardner.net
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Music by Nicorus – https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep
Voice Over by Rick Ganley – http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio – http://www.millpondstudio.com
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