PubTalk Live & AgentChat Live

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 guests live from the 2020 Coastal Magic Convention, including Jeff Adams, Victoria Sue, Tawdra Kandle, Kiernan Kelly, Shaila Patel, and Bru Baker.

Jeff Adams

https://www.jeffandwill.com/

https://twitter.com/WriterJeffAdams

Victoria Sue 

http://www.victoriasue.com/

Tawdra Kandle 

http://tawdrakandle.com

https://www.instagram.com/tawdra/

Kiernan Kelly 

www.KiernanKelly.com

www.DakotaChase.com

https://www.facebook.com/kiernan.kelly

Shaila Patel 

https://www.shailapatelauthor.com/

Bru Baker 

www.bru-baker.com 

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

www.sarahnicolas.com

@sarah_nicolas on Twitter

@presidentSarah on Instagram

Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive 

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Originally broadcast at: https://youtu.be/PKB7hUbNReU

Thank you to my Patreon podcast sponsors Brenda Drake, Jae Lynn, and reframecons.wordpress.com

PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.

--News-- 

Bookshop.org: https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/books/ct-books-biblioracle-0119-20200115-hgr7kzbtcfcsfhktb7t6oxhvb4-story.html

Trump and IMLS: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/82390-in-2021-budget-proposal-trump-once-again-seeks-to-end-federal-library-funding.html 

RWA Board resigns: https://www.rwa.org/Online/About/Governance_Folder/Motion_to_Hold_a_Special_Election.aspx

BookExpo Children's Book & Author Breakfast: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/trade-shows-events/article/82458-judy-blume-to-headline-bookexpo-s-2020-children-s-book-author-breakfast.html

Audible Captions case settlement: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/copyright/article/82415-judge-denies-bid-to-seal-settlement-in-audible-captions-case.html

LA Times Book Prizes: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2020-02-19/los-angeles-times-book-prizes-2019-finalists

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 Erica Wright and Special Guest Alex Segura.

Erica Wright

https://ericawright.typepad.com/

https://twitter.com/eawright

Alex Segura

http://www.alexsegura.com/

https://twitter.com/alex_segura

https://www.facebook.com/alexseguraofficial 

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

www.sarahnicolas.com

@sarah_nicolas on Twitter

@presidentSarah on Instagram

Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive 

Subscribe via email: http://eepurl.com/gE3ahb

Originally broadcast at: https://youtu.be/_pD03snQJTI

Thank you to my Patreon Podcast Sponsors Brenda Drake, Jae Lynn, and reframecons.wordpress.com

PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.

--News Items--

Lee and Low Diversity in Publishing 2019 survey: https://blog.leeandlow.com/2020/01/28/2019diversitybaselinesurvey/ 

Barnes and Noble and Penguin Random House's "Diverse Editions:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/05/media/barnes-and-noble-diverse-editions-trnd/index.html

Sarah: The 2020 Audie Awards Finalists: https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2020-audies 

Mary Higgins Clark: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/remembering-mary-higgins-clark-queen-suspense-180974112/

2020 youth media awards: http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2020/01/american-library-association-announces-2020-youth-media-award-winners 

2020 PEN America Literary Service Award:  https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/patti-smith-pen-literary-service-award-947673/

Macmillan met with #DignidadLiteraria: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/82320-dignidadliteraria-macmillan-meet-to-discuss-industry-bias.html 

$300 million from KDP Select program: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/82303-kdp-authors-earned-over-300-million-in-2019-amazon-says.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 NYT bestselling author S. Jae-Jones and Special Guest Patrice Caldwell, an author and literary agent.

S. Jae-Jones

http://sjaejones.com/

https://twitter.com/sjaejones

https://www.instagram.com/sjaejones/

Patrice Caldwell

https://patricecaldwell.com/

https://twitter.com/whimsicallyours

https://www.instagram.com/whimsicalaquarian/

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

www.sarahnicolas.com

@sarah_nicolas on Twitter

@presidentSarah on Instagram

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Originally broadcast at: https://youtu.be/TTU5lgiaZyE

Thank you to my Patreon podcast sponsors Brenda Drake, Jae Lynn, and reframecons.wordpress.com

PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.

--News--

American Dirt: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/clarissajanlim/american-dirt-jeanine-cummins-controversy-explained

Jason Reynolds named National Ambassador for Young People's Literature : https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/jason-reynolds-named-national-ambassador-for-young-peoples-literature/2020/01/13/89978c68-332a-11ea-9313-6cba89b1b9fb_story.html

Orbit printing more Witcher books: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/82169-orbit-tosses-500-000-copies-to-its-witcher-fans.html

Urdu translation of A Case of Exploding Mangoes confiscated: https://www.npr.org/2020/01/10/794538415/pakistani-author-comes-under-fire-for-satirical-novel-after-urdu-edition-is-publ 

Gallup poll reveals that visiting the library is the most popular leisure activity for Americans: https://news.gallup.com/poll/284009/library-visits-outpaced-trips-movies-2019.aspx

Missouri librarian censorship law: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jan/16/missouri-could-jail-librarians-for-lending-age-inappropriate-books-parental-oversight-of-public-libraries-bill

Jack Reacher Amazon series: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jack-reacher-series-a-go-at-amazon-1269524

Jack Reach to be written by Lee Child's brother: https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2020/jan/18/jack-reacher-series-author-lee-child-quits-and-lets-brother-step-in

90th anniversary of Nancy Drew: https://www.polygon.com/comics/2020/1/23/21079083/nancy-drew-comic-dynamite-hardy-boys-90th-anniversary-death

New Hunger Games book is about President Snow: https://ew.com/books/2020/01/21/hunger-games-prequel-exclusive-excerpt/

NEA Grants: https://www.arts.gov/news/2020/national-endowment-arts-announces-literature-fellowship-grant-recipients

As an author, what can you deduct? Should you be paying estimated taxes? Can you deduct your home office? Get all of your author-related tax questions answered!

Join us for a special extra episode of PubTalk Live with author and tax pro Mindy Mejia. Mindy will spend an hour answering all of our burning questions about (USA Federal) taxes for writers and authors. 

For more info, check out Mindy's #TaxTipsforWriters series on her blog: https://mindymejia.com/category/taxadviceforwriters/

Mindy Mejia

https://mindymejia.com/

https://twitter.com/MejiaWrites

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Thank you to my Patreon Podcast Sponsors Brenda Drake, Jae Lynn, and reframecons.wordpress.com

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 Fran Wilde and Special Guest Rachel Hartman

Fran Wilde

http://www.franwilde.net/

https://twitter.com/fran_wilde

Rachel Hartman

https://rachelhartmanbooks.com/

https://twitter.com/_rachelhartman

https://www.facebook.com/rachelhartmanbooks/ 

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

www.sarahnicolas.com

@sarah_nicolas on Twitter

@presidentSarah on Instagram

Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive 

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Original YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/gbouRVGTT_g

Thank you to my Patreon Podcast Sponsors Brenda Drake, Jae Lynn, and reframecons.wordpress.com

PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.

News items:

Romance Writers of America: https://www.claireryanauthor.com/blog/2019/12/27/the-implosion-of-the-rwa

Elizabeth May's tweet about inposters on Goodreads: https://twitter.com/_ElizabethMay/status/1212034541055029249

Jake Gyllenhaal's adaptation of Fun Home: https://www.themarysue.com/jake-gyllenhaal-in-fun-home/

Barack Obama's favorite books of 2019: https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1211033245812441091

TS Eliot letters: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2020-01-01/t-s-eliot-letters-unveiling 

TS Eliot letter: https://tseliot.com/foundation/statement-by-t-s-eliot-on-the-opening-of-the-emily-hale-letters-at-princeton/

Mike Resnick passed away at the age of 77: https://www.tor.com/2020/01/09/hugo-award-winning-author-and-editor-michael-resnick-1942-2020/

Elizabeth Wurtzel's death: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/books/elizabeth-wurtzel-dead.html

Stephen King and Don Winslow's charity offer: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jan/10/don-winslow-and-stephen-king-offer-200k-if-white-house-holds-a-press-briefing 

The Zora Canon: https://zora.medium.com/100-best-books-by-black-women-authors-zora-canon-46b3492bdded

Writer Beware's 2019 roundup: https://accrispin.blogspot.com/2020/01/writer-beware-2019-in-review.html

Christie Yant's 2020 word count sheet: http://inkhaven.net/2020/01/2020-word-count-tracker-is-now-available/

Kate Dollarhyde's article: https://twitter.com/keightdee/status/1215779307613650944?s=20

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 Heidi Heilig and Special Guest Dhonielle Clayton

Heidi Heilig

http://www.heidiheilig.com/

https://twitter.com/heidiheilig

https://www.instagram.com/heidi.heilig/ 

Dhonielle Clayton

www.dhonielleclayton.com 

https://twitter.com/brownbookworm

https://www.instagram.com/brownbookworm

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

www.sarahnicolas.com

@sarah_nicolas on Twitter

@presidentSarah on Instagram

Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive 

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Original YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/544P7fyYWP8

Thank you to my Patreon Podcast Sponsors Brenda Drake, Jae Lynn, and reframecons.wordpress.com

PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.

News Items:

Romance Writers of America Meltdown: https://www.claireryanauthor.com/blog/2019/12/27/the-implosion-of-the-rwa

https://twitter.com/i/events/1210307913413255179 

Tariffs suspended: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/international-book-news/article/81989-new-round-of-tariffs-suspended.html

Mysterious Galaxy’s new owner and location: https://boingboing.net/2019/12/15/3555-rosecrans-st.html

George RR Martin's bookstore: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/dec/16/george-rr-martin-opens-bookshop-santa-fe-beastly-books-game-of-thrones

Bookscan's top-selling books of the decade: https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/us/news/press-releases/2019/fifty-shades-of-grey-was-the-best-selling-book-of-the-decade-in-the-us-the-npd-group-says/

Penguin Random House now completely owned by Bertelsmann: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/82018-pearson-sells-last-25-of-prh-to-bertelsmann.html 

California's Freelance Law: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/81992-publishers-brace-for-california-labor-law-changes.html

KKR has acquired Overdrive from Rakuten: https://www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/guid/CC328CCD-89A7-46C2-B238-42B709DB426D

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 Diana Pho and Special Guest Eric Smith

Diana Pho

http://www.beyondvictoriana.com/

@writersyndrome on Twitter

@diana.m.pho on Instagram

Eric Smith

https://www.ericsmithrocks.com/

@ericsmithrocks on Twitter

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

www.sarahnicolas.com

@sarah_nicolas on Twitter

@presidentSarah on Instagram

Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive 

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Original YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/0zAGX4TBn3I

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Thank you to my Patreon Podcast Supporters Brenda Drake and Jae Lynn

News links:

B&N SFF blog deactiviting their account: https://twitter.com/BNSciFi/status/1201525133485256704

Educational Publishers ebook pirate lawsuit: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/81847-educational-publishers-file-suit-to-block-sale-of-pirated-e-books.html

ISBN change: https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamrowe1/2019/11/29/the-10-digit-isbn-is-getting-retired-next-year/ 

Writer Beware post about Month9 Books: https://accrispin.blogspot.com/2019/11/publisher-alerts-complaints-at-month9.html 

Gary Paulsen's new three-book deal: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/81884-gary-paulsen-moves-to-fsg-in-three-book-deal.html

James Patterson's bookseller bonus: https://apnews.com/8ea6c1cf5d1a303b1263eb330bf73135

NetGalley adding audiobooks: http://insights.netgalley.com/introducing-audio-excerpts-on-netgalley/

Register of Copyrights resigns: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/copyright/article/81940-register-of-copyrights-karyn-temple-is-leaving.html

McNally Jackson goes union: https://www.rwdsu.info/workers_at_mcnally_jackson_bookstores_and_goods_for_the_study_stationary_stores_vote_to_rwdsu

Goodreads Choice Awards: https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-fiction-books-2019

A new African-focused literary agency: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/81960-new-agency-promotes-african-writers-for-youth.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 Kelly Peterson and Special Guest Michael Moreci.

Kelly Peterson

https://www.litagentkelly.com/

@litagentkelly on Twitter

Michael Moreci

https://michaelpmoreci.com/ 

@MichaelMoreci on twitter

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

www.sarahnicolas.com

@sarah_nicolas on Twitter

@presidentSarah on Instagram

Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive 

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Thank you to my Patreon Podcast Sponsors Brenda Drake and Jae Lynn

--News 

Update on Audible Captions legal battle: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/81742-audible-publishers-still-in-talks-to-resolve-captions-lawsuit.html

PW's publishing industry Salary Survey: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/81718-the-pw-publishing-industry-salary-survey-2019.html 

Book Money spreadsheet: 

View: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1p9y99EpfTDKZBi6FqPrFg9jvPcZObTTjY8LpkU2-1SI/edit#gid=17647610

 Submit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScl-iAsLYTCPWvymzdBa_wBX9nRIRxK4RFoyTEKHKKeeogeTQ/viewform

ACX fraudalant audiobook listings: https://accrispin.blogspot.com/2019/11/issues-at-audible-acx-attempted-rights-fraud.html 

The Book Industry Charitable Foundation survey: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/81729-binc-survey-finds-one-in-five-booksellers-in-need.html 

Simon & Schuster's sales down, profits up: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/81714-s-s-squeezes-out-a-q3-profit-despite-sales-decline.html

Amazon cutting indie press book orders: https://www.ibpa-online.org/news/478273/IBPA-Response-to-Amazon-Cutting-Book-Orders-to-Publishers.htm https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/81820-amazon-book-orders-on-the-rise.html

Harper Collins' Heartdrum: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/81770-harpercollins-to-launch-native-focused-imprint.html

HMH's new Etch imprint: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hmh-books--media-launches-new-imprint-dedicated-to-publishing-graphic-novels-that-make-a-mark-300963184.html

National Book Awards: https://www.npr.org/2019/11/20/781353829/national-book-awards-handed-to-susan-choi-arthur-sze-and-more

Barnes and Noble's Teen and Sci-fi & Fantasy blogs : https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/81766-b-n-cuts-freelance-writers-from-its-teen-and-sff-blogs.html 

Medium books: https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2019/11/people-etc-1083/

Mysterious Galaxy: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/books/story/2019-11-14/longtime-san-diego-bookstore-loses-lease-may-close

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/former-baltimore-mayor-catherine-e-pugh-has-reached-an-agreement-to-plead-guilty-two-people-familiar-with-the-deal-say/2019/11/21/d3e8499e-0bd7-11ea-bd9d-c628fd48b3a0_story.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 Erica Cameron and Special Guest Dahlia Adler

Erica Cameron

http://byericacameron.com/

@ByEricaCameron on Twitter

Dahlia Adler

www.dahliaadler.com 

@MissDahlELama

https://lgbtqreads.com/

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

www.sarahnicolas.com

@sarah_nicolas on Twitter

@presidentSarah on Instagram

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Thank you to Patreon Podcast Sponsors Brenda Drake and Jae Lynn.

//News items: 

National Novel Generation Month: https://nanogenmo.github.io/ 

Publisher's Weekly "Is Publishing Too top Heavy?" https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/81637-is-publishing-too-top-heavy.html

Bustle lay offs: https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/bustle-staff-layoffs-major-site-relaunch-1203397109/

Leander Texas library director fired over Family Pride events: https://bookriot.com/2019/10/25/leander-library-director-fired/ 

Little Free Library trademark drama: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/81587-little-free-library-founder-s-family-clash-over-org-s-direction.html

Sourcebooks' "Indie Rapid Replenishment" program: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=2496

Penguin Random House takes over Baker & Talor's Reno warehouse. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/81644-prh-to-open-western-u-s-distribution-center.html

Macmillan CEO John Sargent's open letter to libraries about the ebook policy change: https://d1x9nywezhk0w2.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/29160131/A-Letter-from-John-Sargent-.pdf

This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host author Kellye Garrett and Interview Guest Amanda Nelson, Executive Editor of Book Riot.

Kellye Garrett

Amanda Nelson

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

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--News Links--

Interabang bookstore tornado damage: https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/books/2019/10/21/interabang-books-takes-a-direct-hit-in-sundays-storm/ Their website is at https://www.interabangbooks.com/

40% rise in self-published books: http://www.bowker.com/news/2019/Self-Publishing-Grew-40-Percent-in-2018-New-Report--Reveals.html 

PEN America opens regional chapters: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/81474-pen-america-launches-six-regional-chapters.html 

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt slashing its workforce by 8%: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/houghton-mifflin-to-cut-workforce-by-8-provide-sales-outlook-that-is-below-expectations-2019-10-17 

Naomi Wolf's OUTRAGES cancelled in US: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/naomi-wolf-and-publisher-part-ways-amid-delay-of-new-book/2019/10/18/ae360cea-f205-11e9-bb7e-d2026ee0c199_story.html

Patricia Highsmith's diaries to be published: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/25/books/patricia-highsmith-diaries.html

King County Library's response to Macmillian ebook embargo: https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2019/10/22/41762476/king-county-public-library-will-boycott-macmillan-ebooks-seattle-public-library-will-not 

The American Library Association's report for the House Judiciary Committee's antitrust subcommittee: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/81549-congress-investigating-anticompetitive-behavior-in-the-digital-library-market.html

Drew Barrymore to produce two Middle Grade book adaptations: https://deadline.com/2019/10/drew-barrymore-to-produce-two-ya-projects-for-eone-the-mother-company-as-part-of-first-look-deal-1202761490/