Why is voluntourism so bad? And how can you join the Chapters for Change readathon? All this and more in our brand new episode with special guest, Human & Hope Founder and CEO SALLY HETHERINGTON!

About Sally: In 2011, at 25, Sally Hetherington bought a one-way ticket to Cambodia. She found that voluntourism was causing harm, deepening local poverty.

Sally supported a team in Cambodia to develop Human and Hope Association Cambodia (HHA Cambodia). They built a community centre in rural Siem Reap, and developed the locally run organisation to help locals lift themselves out of poverty.

Sally achieved her goal of becoming redundant. HHA Cambodia is now entirely run by local Cambodian staff, with no foreign staff, volunteers or board members.

This led her to write her first book ‘It’s Not About Me’, highlighting the negative impact of voluntourism on local communities in Cambodia and globally. She was awarded an Order of Australia medal at age 33.

Episode available now!

Of the Publishing Persuasion is a podcast for writers at all stages, shedding light on the journey to publication and beyond. The ups, the downs and everything in between.
HOSTED BY: Angela Montoya: @angelamontoya_author & Melanie Schubert: @melanie_schubert_writer

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Querying Authors, you won't want to miss our brand new episode with Senior Literary Agent and all round superstar THE Amanda Orozco!

Amanda Orozco is a senior literary agent at Transatlantic based out of Los Angeles. She graduated from NYU with her Masters of Science in Publishing: Digital and Print Media. Before joining Transatlantic, she worked in Subsidiary Rights at Little, Brown and at Park & Fine Literary and Media. While at NYU, she interned at the National Book Foundation, Shreve Williams Public Relations, and The Gernert Company

Find Amanda:

Agency website profile: https://transatlanticagency.com/portfolio/orozco-amanda/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oczoro.adnama/

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Our next spicy book club episode is here! 
You'll have to excuse the jumpiness of this episode. The internet and Zoom gods were not our side for recording that day! But we still had fun and hope you do too!
These very short stories had us cackling and we can't wait for you to cackle with us!

Brought to you by Of the Publishing Persuasion podcast @pubpersuasion by your friendly cloaca cohosts @angelamontoya_author
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If you look up persistence and tenacity in the dictionary, you'll definitely find a picture of  Kelsie Sheridan Gonzalez, who had us hanging off every word in our chat with her this week @kelsiesheridangonzalez 💗👑✨️
We can't wait for you all to tune in, but first, here's more about Kelsie:
Kelsie Sheridan Gonzalez lives in New York with her husband, their son, and a fluffy dog named Oliver Queen. When she's not writing, she can be found in Ireland, touching stones, and trying to fall through them. 
We are so excited for Kelsie's debut THE GODS TIME FORGOT , out now!! 😍😱

https://kelsiesheridangonzalez.com/

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We had the best chat with the Aussie icon that is THE Lisa Fuller ⁠@lisasfuller⁠ 🤩👑✨️ We can't wait for you all to tune in! But first here's more about Lisa! 

Lisa Fuller is a Wuilli Wuilli woman from Queensland, also descended from Wakka Wakka and Gooreng Gooreng peoples. She's lived on Ngunnawal and Ngambri lands (Canberra) since 2006, where she is a lecturer at the University of Canberra. Lisa is an award-winning writer, editor and literary agent. She loves to play and finds herself working and publishing in varied spaces.

Her work often grows from love, for her daughter, niblings, Country and community.

Author of the multi-award winning YA novel GHOST BIRD her latest book, WASHPOOL, is out now! 

Lisa's website: ⁠https://www.lisafuller.com.au/⁠

Lisa is a literary agent at Alex Adsett Literary ⁠@alexadsett⁠ ✨️

Agency website: ⁠https://alexadsett.com.au/literary-agency/⁠⁠

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It's just us saying hiiii because we missed recording this past couple weeks! So pour yourself a cuppa, sink into that sofa and hit play--and check out that new logo!! thanks to all who joined in voting and helped us pick!

Of the Publishing Persuasion is a podcast for writers at all stages, shedding light on the journey to publication and beyond. The ups, the downs and everything in between.
HOSTED BY: Angela Montoya: @angelamontoya_author & Melanie Schubert: @melanie_schubert_writer
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We had the absolute queen that is THE Allison Saft join us recently for a chat @allisonhsaft 👑🤩✨️
We can't wait to share the episode with you all soon. But first, here's more about Allison:
Allison Saft is the #1 New York Times, Sunday Times, and USA Today bestselling author of A Dark and Drowning Tide, A Fragile Enchantment, and other romantic fantasy novels. After receiving her MA in English Literature from Tulane University, she moved from the Gulf Coast to the West Coast, where she spends her time practicing aerial silks. She lives with her partner and an Italian greyhound named Marzipan.
Her latest book WINGS OF STARLIGHT is out now!

https://www.allisonsaft.com/

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Our exciting new podcast episode is here! With the author queen that is Catherine Bakewell @catbake 🤩👑✨️

Catherine Bakewell writes fairytales for anyone with big feelings. She currently lives in St. Louis, but she misses her time in Spain and in France, where she romped through gardens, ate pastries, and worked on her novels.
She is represented by Jordan Hamessley at JABberwocky Literary Agency.
Her debut Middle Grade novel WE ARE THE SONG and her debut YA Fantasy FLOWERHEART, are available now!
Her latest book WHERE SHADOWS BLOOM is out now!

https://www.catherinebakewell.com/

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I don't know if we can quite put into words what a truly inspiring, wonderful, badass our next guest is! The one and only @authorrobinalvarez 🤩👑✨️

We can't wait fo you all to tune in! But first, here's more about Robin:

Robin Alvarez is the author of the #1 New Release YA Ethnic Fairy Tale When Oceans Rise (May 2023). Strong female characters, mythological creatures, and a mixed-race perspective are staples of her work. While she's spent the majority of her life in beach towns, having almost drowned several times, she currently resides in a desert where the waters are less likely to kill her.
Robin's work has been featured on OwlCrate, ABC, NBC, and CBS news affiliates.

https://robinalvarez.com/

About When Oceans Rise:

A Filipino folklore twist on "The Little Mermaid"
Submerged in a toxic relationship and disconnected from everyone, she turns to the sea to decide her fate. Its decision? Toss her to the sea witch.
Seventeen-year-old Malaya is cursed. In her family, every girl’s first love ends in death after falling for someone evil. Good thing Malaya’s dream guy isn’t monstrous.
Except the curse is real and preventing Malaya from noticing how much he has gaslit and isolated her until she can’t be saved. With no other options, the sea witch is the only one to help her. Bartering her voice for a new life where she and her abusive boyfriend never met, Malaya accidentally swaps places with an alternate timeline version of herself who didn’t make her mistakes. As she tries to undo the switch, the sea witch uses Malaya’s voice to unleash Filipino mythological creatures into the worlds.

Can a champion, an alternate timeline sister, and Malaya fight these beasts and stop the sea witch before she destroys both timelines?

Get your copy here: https://books2read.com/robinalvarez

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Friends, podcast fam, it is with feral glee we bring you another Of the Publishing Persuasion spicy book club special.

On today's high altitude episode of the podcast, we discuss AIRPEEN, a standalone sentient object fantasy by Holly Wilde. Guaranteed to take you sky high.

About AIRPEEN :

Sentient Air. It's a place where wine is served at no extra cost, and so are the passengers.
Work trips are stressful, and this last one was no exception. Thank goodness for the ability to upgrade to the Exclusive Section.
Learn about where turbulence really comes from as you share the flight with Cushy, your very own Sentient Air Chair. He can show the the ropes, and help keep you entertained as you hang around. If you're really good, he may just invite some friends to join the party!
Thank you for choosing Sentient Air, we hope you enjoy your flight.(from Goodreads)

Get your copy of AIRPEEN here

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