Read the Acknowledgments

Trellis Literary agents Stephanie Delman and Allison Hunter join Randy to discuss how discovery happens. 

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Highlights include why agents do what they do, the relationship between writers and agents, how agents find their writers, important questions writers should ask, and much more. 

Books mentioned in the episode:

Killer Potential by Hannah Deitch

A Promise to Arlette by Serena Burdick

Jamaica Road by Lisa Smith

Maine Characters by Hannah Orenstein

Storybook Ending by Moira Macdonald

NY Times Bestselling authors Robert Jones Jr. and Mateo Askaripour join Randy to discuss community, love, and purpose. 

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Highlights include why Robert and Mateo write, how both guests found their purpose in writing, writing consistently, how Mateo and Robert dealt with the discovery of their debut novels, and much more. 

Books mentioned in the episode:

The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.

Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour

This Great Hemisphere by Mateo Askaripour

Dutton Senior Editor at Dutton Pilar Garcia-Brown and Atria Books and Washington Square Press Senior Editor Jenny Xu join Randy to discuss what writers should know about book editors.

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Highlights include the relationship editors have with agents, how editors find the stories they want to publish, how acquiring a book works, book advances and much more.

Randy Winston, Read the Acknowledgments Host and Creative Director of Fiction, is joined by Franklin Leonard, The Black List Founder and CEO, to talk Fiction on The Black List website.

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Highlights from this episode include a brief history of The Black List, fiction writer profiles and benefits, how to host a project, fiction evaluations (how they work), fiction readers on The Black List website, and benefits for book industry members.