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Kate McKean, author of Write Through It: An Insider's Guide to Publishing and the Creative Life and creator of the newsletter Agents & Books, joined the podcast to her life as an agent, what's changes in the business in the past two decades, and why breaking into the publishing industry is so hard today.

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Katie Yee, author of Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar, reads an excerpt from her debut novel.

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Hattie Williams, author of Bitter Sweet, joined the podcast to discuss accidentally finding a career in book publicity, finding the drive to write a book, and how art and music influenced her life.

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Kerry Cullen, author of House of Beth, joined the podcast to discuss literary scouting, having a 'drawer' novel, and writing with OCD.

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Carrie R. Moore, author of Make Your Way Home, reads an excerpt from her debut short story collection.

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Natalie Guerrero, author of My Train Leaves at Three, joined the podcast to discuss her dog Tupac, finding her community, and navigating the publishing industry.

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Benedict Nguyễn, author of Hot Girls With Balls, joined the podcast to discuss trans athletes, internet novels, and finding joy in unplugging.

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Rob Franklin, author of Great Black Hope, reads an excerpt from his debut novel.

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Laura Stanfill is the publisher of Forest Avenue Press and the author of Imagine a Door. She joined the podcast to discuss running a small press, why distribution matters, and what writers can do to "succeed" when they don't have a big publicity budget. 

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Ezra Kupor works at HarperCollins Publishers, where he acquires and edits a diverse list of titles across the Harper Perennial and Harper Books imprints. He also created Galley Brag, the must-read publishing newsletter of the year, where he attempts to better understand the publishing industry from the inside-out and the outside-in.

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