PubTalk Live & AgentChat Live

AgentChat Live features casual chats with literary agents to help potential clients get to know them a little bit better.   This episode features Matt Belford at The Tobias Literary Agency!  https://twitter.com/mwbelford | https://www.mattbelford.com/

Originally broadcast at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3l2O0-h_KM  * Support the Show

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Saundra Mitchell and Special Guest TS Ferguson.

Saundra Mitchell:

TS Ferguson:

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

-News-

Nicola and David Yoon announce Joy Revolution imprint: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/84515-nicola-and-david-yoon-launch-ya-romance-imprint-starring-heroes-of-color.html

Beacon Press raising its minimum starting salary: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/84505-beacon-press-increases-entry-level-wages-to-44-6k.html

MacArthur Foundation 2020 fellows: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/arts/macarthur-genius-grant-winners-list.html

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has eliminated 525 positions: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/84506-hmh-reorganization-will-cut-525-jobs.html

Pham Doan Trang arrested by the Vietnamese government for “conducting anti-state propaganda”: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=2933

Sarah: LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE sequels and musical: vulture.com/2020/10/like-water-for-chocolate-book-sequels-musical.html  

Letters in support of transgender and non-binary people, signed by authors, editors and agents. 

UK: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/sep/30/more-than-200-writers-and-publishers-sign-letter-in-support-of-trans-and-non-binary-people?CMP=twt_books_b-gdnbooks

North American: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/oct/09/stephen-king-margaret-atwood-roxane-gay-champion-trans-rights-open-letter-jk-rowling

AgentChat Live features casual chats with literary agents to help potential clients get to know them a little bit better. 

This episode features Tara Gilbert of The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency.

Originally broadcast on 10/4/20 at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP9pjD5lN0s * Support the Show

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. 

This episode of PubTalk Live features a behind-the-scenes look with Pitch Wars volunteer Board Members and committee members Brenda Drake, Gail D. Villanueva, Ayana Gray, Sonia Hartl, and Susan Lee.

Brenda Drake

Gail D. Villanueva

Ayana Gray

Sonia Hartl

Susan Lee

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

-Links-

John Sargent of Macmillan will be stepping down: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/84354-sargent-leaving-macmillan.html

The co-founders of Foundry Literary are parting ways: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/84382-foundry-s-co-owners-launching-new-companies.html  https://deadline.com/2020/09/foundry-literary-media-yfat-reiss-gendell-exits-forms-yrg-partners-1234578715/ 

Macmillan will raise entry-level salaries to $42,000: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/84456-macmillan-ups-baseline-salary-to-42k.html

Terry Goodkind has died at the age of 72. https://www.tor.com/2020/09/17/terry-goodkind-sword-of-truth-wizards-first-rule-death-obituary/comment-page-1/ 

Penguin Random House released a report on its US workforce demographics: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/84286-prh-releases-workforce-report-on-diversity.html

AgentChat Live features casual chats with literary agents to help potential clients get to know them a little bit better.   This episode features Jennifer March Soloway at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency!  

Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Juliana Brandt and Special Guest Erin Entrada Kelly.

Juliana Brandt

Erin Entrada Kelly

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

-- News --

Simon and Schuster on the sales block: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/84241-bertelsmann-confirms-interest-in-s-s.html

Lawsuit against book pirate site “KISS Library:” https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/84237-judge-issues-sweeping-order-against-e-book-piracy-operation.html

Amazon job listings for tracking “labor organizing threats:” https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qj4aqw/amazon-hiring-intelligence-analyst-to-track-labor-organizing-threats

Audible Plus: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/audio-books/article/84180-audible-rolls-out-lower-priced-unlimited-subscription-plan.html

The National Book Foundation awards Walter Mosley: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=2890

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Savannah Brooks and Special Guest Kaitlyn Johnson.

Savannah Brooks

https://www.jdlit.com/savannah-brooks

https://twitter.com/slbrooks91

Kaitlyn Johnson

http://www.kjohnsonfreelance.com/

https://twitter.com/RedPenKaitlyn

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

http://www.sarahnicolas.com

@sarah_nicolas on Twitter

@presidentSarah on Instagram

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Originally broadcast at: https://youtu.be/TWBA6wCpfak

PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.

--News--

June bookstore sales down 35%: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/84102-june-bookstore-sales-fell-35.html 

Midnight Sun sold more than one million copies: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/84086-midnight-sun-tops-1-million-copies-sold-in-first-week.html 

Amazon podcasts: https://pitchfork.com/news/amazon-music-adding-podcasts-on-the-condition-that-podcasters-dont-disparage-amazon/ 

Reese Witherspoon selected YOU SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWN by Leah Johnson for her next bookclub pick: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/84131-debut-author-crowned-first-ya-selection-for-reese-s-book-club.html 

Hachette Book Group employees to work remotely: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/84050-hbg-offices-to-remain-closed-until-further-notice.html 

Texas Monthly article about RWA founder Vivian Stephens:  https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/vivian-stephens-helped-turn-romance-writing-into-billion-dollar-industry/ 

Netflix launching Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/84125-bookmarks-series-from-netflix-spotlights-the-black-experience.html

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Amparo Ortiz and Special Guest Ashley Hearn.

Amparo Ortiz

Ashley Hearn

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

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--News Items--

Authors for Black Voices silent auction: https://www.authorsforblackvoices.org/ 

The Booker Prize Longlist: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=2823

Midnight Sun book tour: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/83984-stephenie-meyer-to-embark-on-pandemic-book-tour.html

Jason Reynolds sold his first adult novel: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/book-deals/article/83955-book-deals-week-of-july-27-2020.html

American Library Association Midwinter: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/84047-ala-cancels-2021-midwinter-meeting-announces-virtual-conference.html

Radish has secured $63 million: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/Apps/article/84032-radish-fiction-app-secures-63-2m-in-new-funding.html

AgentChat Live features casual chats with literary agents to help potential clients get to know them a little bit better. 

This episode features Chelsea Hensley at KT Literary.

Originally broadcast at: https://youtu.be/bkSEctraS4Q

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AgentChat Live features casual chats with literary agents to help potential clients get to know them a little bit better. 

This episode features Sartiza Hernandez at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency!

Originally broadcast at: https://youtu.be/sSmW8gWD42k.

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