Owl's Nest the Podcast

Welcome back, Nestlings!

On today's episode, Katie and Karin are discussing one of the behind the scenes aspects of publishing- money! Specifically, what does it take to run a publishing house or to self publish? How do books get produced and marketed?

Join us in this transparent discussion, and let us know if you have any burning questions we didn't answer this week!

This is our last episode of 2023, but we will be back in the beginning of 2024 with more publishing content. Let us know on Instagram or comment on Spotify what you'd like to hear from us in 2024!

Happy holidays!

Thanks as always to Wilder Adkins

Welcome back, everyone! Today Karin is joined by Beth Anne to discuss what we do here at Owl’s Nest Publishers through the lens of the book series The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander. Have you read this series? There’s much we love about it and think it sets a gold standard for all we aim to do here at Owl’s Nest. Come in and listen!

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Chronicles

Welcome back, Nestlings! We’re back after a short hiatus to

Owl’s Nest Publishers was fortunate to be able to attend the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville, Tennessee at the end of October. Today, we discuss the good (and the bad) of attending book festivals.

Tell us where we should go next!

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Give an ⁠Owl's Nest book⁠ as a gift for the holidays!

This week on the podcast, Katie and Karin are discussing Owl's Nest Classics.

What is an Owl's Nest Classic? They are reprints of classic works that capture the imagination of teen and middle grade readers. These are not rewritten, revised, or abridged works, but classic stories presented in full along with introductions, text notes, and discussion questions that are specially crafted to speak to young readers.

Listen to hear why we are passionate about these annotated classics and our plans for future releases!

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Pre-order A Christmas Carol

Anne of Green Gables

Thanks as always to Wilder Adkins for our music.

We are thrilled today to have Carolyn Givens from Bandersnatch Books on the show with us today. Carrie is an author and cofounder of Bandersnatch Books, a publisher of treasures found off the beaten path, books that might otherwise be overlooked in the vast world of publishing. Karin and Carrie discuss all things independent publishing. Come in and listen!

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Bandersnatch Books

You can find them on Instagram and Facebook.

The Red Door

The Balter of Ashton Harper

Bandersnatch submissions

Reminder that Owl’s Nest Publishers is currently open for

Thank you to Wilder Adkins for our music

Do you ever wonder why authors and independent publishers are often asking readers to rate and review their books? In this week's episode, Karin and Katie take us behind the scenes of why rating and review really do make a difference in a book's success.

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Welcome back, Nestlings! We are excited this week to introduce you to our author Devin Brown.

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Not Exactly Love is now available!

Rate and review Not Exactly Love

Thank you Wilder Adkins for our music.

We're back! And we are ready to read your stories!

Join Karin and Katie as they discuss opening up submissions for the Fall: what we want and what we don't want. We are excited to see what all you have been working on this year. Submissions open September 1, 2023.

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Submissions

FAQ

Thank you as always to Wilder Adkins for our music

Hello, Nestlings! We could not wait for you all to hear this fun interview we had with our author Suzanne Purvis, so we are dropping into your feed with this bonus episode.

In this episode, Katie and Suzanne discuss HERTZ as well as other novels in verse they have loved.

We hope this bonus episode ties you over until Owl's Nest the Podcast starts again this Fall; be sure to subscribe because you won't want to miss the great content we have lined up for you!

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Suzanne Purvis

Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse

Shakespeare Bats Cleanup and Shakespeare Makes the Playoffs by Ron Koertge

The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary by Laura Shovan

Every Shiny Thing by Cordelia Jensen and Laurie Morrison

Amber and Clay and Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! by Laura Amy Schlitz

Love That Dog, Hate That Cat, Moo by Sharon Creech

Margarita Engle

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

Newbery List

Sharon Creech

Ellen Hopkins

In our last episode of season one, Karin and Katie discuss writing and editing books. If you have ever thought about writing a book or are curious about the process of writing and editing a book, this episode is for you!

Thank you all for listening to our podcast this season. We would love to stay in touch this Summer. Be sure to check out our website and our Instagram for announcements of our upcoming books!
Thank you as always to Wilder Adkins.