PubTalk Live & AgentChat Live

Every now and then, I host a live #askagent session on YouTube and syndicate the audio here as a podcast! This is the recording of the Agent Office Hours on 3/25/22 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

AgentChat Live features casual chats with literary agents to help potential clients get to know them a little bit better. This episode features Sarah N. Fisk at Tobias Literary. Website | Twitter Thank you to Danny for hosting! His podcast is at: https://linktr.ee/theshapeofastarpodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

For our final regular PubTalk Live, I have a special treat. Three literary agents will be answering all of your questions about book publishing contracts. Whether you're looking to publish in the future, with or without an agent, or are already in the publishing world, we'll help you understand the contracts you're signing. →Your Host, Sarah Nicolas: https://sarahnicolas.com  https://twitter.com/Sarah_Nicolas https://instagram.com/presidentsarah →Natascha Morris https://www.thetobiasagency.com/natascha-morris https://twitter.com/SoCalledYALife →Jessica Felleman:  https://www.jenniferlyonsliteraryagency.com https://twitter.com/jmfelleman https://www.instagram.com/jmfelleman/ →Kaitlyn Johnson: https://www.strictlytextual.com/ https://twitter.com/RedPenKaitlyn →Originally broadcast at: https://youtu.be/qTPHGqZ_Dfo →PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com.

→PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show; the 2nd Saturday is for Author Journeys, where host Sarah Nicolas interviews an author about their work and experiences with publication. This episode features author Jessica Vitalis, author of The Wolf’s Curse. →Jessica Vitalis: Website: http://jessicavitalis.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessicavauthor Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessicavitalis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicavauthor/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdQX_goi-lZF_mfL0mqB1g Amazon: https://amzn.to/2WASQK1 Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/1209/9780063067417  →Your Host, Sarah Nicolas: https://sarahnicolas.com  https://twitter.com/Sarah_Nicolas https://instagram.com/presidentsarah →Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive  →Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/sarahs-place →Originally streamed at:  →PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com. --News-- →PEN America annual gala protest:  https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/trade-shows-events/article/87555-pen-america-goes-live-again-at-2021-gala.html  →Finalists of 2021 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/87538-finalists-for-2021-nba-in-young-people-s-literature-announced.html →Librarians in Wyoming facing prosecution:  https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-lifestyle-business-wyoming-nonfiction-22b0a682cb5ba95de8eb3975d101228c  →Third quarter sales: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/87600-a-cooler-third-quarter-for-book-sales.html →2020 book sales: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/87578-it-s-official-book-publishing-sales-held-at-25-billion-in-2020.html  →Plum Creek Literary Festival cancelled:  https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/plum-creek-literacy-festival-cancels-events-after-authors-pull-out-over-discriminatory-concordia-policy/article_1cba73cf-fe22-5109-a634-2be467b453ed.html →Sue Grafton's estate sells tv rights: https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-business-sue-grafton-new-york-television-b70af7d1b79c17ae42a2ac0dd8712a29  →2021 Nobel Prize in Literature: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/87565-abdulrazak-gurnah-wins-2021-nobel-prize-in-literature.html  →Publishing supply chain issues:  https://www.vox.com/culture/22687960/book-shortage-paper-ink-printing-labor-explained  →CAA to purchase ICM partners: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/87480-caa-to-acquire-icm.html →New York Public Library eliminates late fines: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=3439 →Jason Reynolds extends term as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/87396-jason-reynolds-extends-term-as-national-ambassador-for-young-people-s-literature.html  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 Nina LaCour and Special Guest Jorjeana Marie, an author, audiobook narrator, comedian, and television writer. →Nina LaCour: https://www.ninalacour.com/ https://twitter.com/nina_lacour  https://www.instagram.com/nina_lacour/  →Jorjeana Marie: https://jorjeanamarie.com/ https://twitter.com/jorjeanamarie https://www.instagram.com/jorjeanamarie_/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2834240/  →Your Host, Sarah Nicolas: https://sarahnicolas.com  https://twitter.com/Sarah_Nicolas https://instagram.com/presidentsarah →Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive  →Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/sarahs-place →Subscribe via email: http://eepurl.com/gE3ahb →Originally broadcast at: https://youtu.be/X4hcJzWOQZY →PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com. -News- →Amazon covid-19 books: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/09/1035559330/democrats-slam-amazon-for-promoting-false-covid-cures-and-anti-vaccine-claims  →Humble Bumble & Stephen King: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/87327-humble-bundle-teams-with-stephen-king-to-support-the-aclu.html →Follet sold it's K-12 division:  https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/87264-equity-firm-buys-follett-school-solutions.html →supply chain issues:  https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/87306-the-book-biz-tries-to-avoid-supply-chain-disruptions.html →Beijing International Book Fair:  https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=3387  →Frankfurt Book Fair: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/Frankfurt-Book-Fair/article/87263-frankfurt-confirms-in-person-fair-limits-daily-attendees-to-25-000.html  →NPR's National Book Festival podcast series: https://www.npr.org/about-npr/1033613536/library-of-congress-and-npr-announce-national-book-festival-podcast-series --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 Danny aka Lodestar and Special Guest Sarah Simpson-Weiss, an author’s assistant who works with bestselling authors. →Danny aka Lodestar https://www.theshapeofastarpodcast.com/  https://twitter.com/lodestarslagoon  →Sarah Simpson-Weiss Website: http://www.yourauthorassistant.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MightyMouse118  →Your Host, Sarah Nicolas: https://sarahnicolas.com  https://twitter.com/Sarah_Nicolas https://instagram.com/presidentsarah →Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive  →Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/sarahs-place →Subscribe via email: http://eepurl.com/gE3ahb →Originally streamed at: https://youtu.be/Dm8PT4U0oNg →PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com. -News- →Amanda Gorman’s poetry book price increase: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/87229-gorman-book-s-price-hike-startles-booksellers.html  →Hachette acquires Workman: https://www.piworld.com/article/hachette-book-group-to-acquire-workman-publishing/  https://publishingperspectives.com/2021/08/hachette-book-group-announces-acquisition-of-workman-publishing/  →Beijing Book Fair postponed: https://www.bibf.net/en/  →Greenlight Bookstores unionized: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/87157-greenlight-bookstores-in-brooklyn-unionize.html  →Amazon plans department stores: https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/20/business/amazon-department-stores/index.html  →Officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting looking for new book publisher: https://www.wsj.com/articles/police-officer-in-breonna-taylor-shooting-seeks-new-book-publisher-11629318016  →Congressman Ronny Jackson book deal: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2021/08/17/house-rules-ban-book-advances-heres-how-trumps-old-doctor-now-in-congress-got-one-anyway/?sh=8cb243d6f122  →Ted Cruz book dealings: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2021/08/16/ted-cruz-made-320000-as-an-author-last-year-his-campaign-bought-153000-worth-of-books/?sh=7cbff0482e15  →Vatican Selected a Publisher: https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/pope-names-italian-journalist-head-vatican-publishing-house --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

AgentChat Live features casual chats with literary agents to help potential clients get to know them a little bit better. This episode features T.S. Ferguson of Azantian Literary Agency. Website | Query | Twitter Support the show | Originally broadcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC7GAXnC0lY  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. The 2nd Saturday is for Author Journeys, where host Sarah Nicolas interviews an author about their work and experiences with publication. This episode features author Gail Z Martin aka Morgan Brice. →Gail/Morgan: https://morganbrice.com/ https://www.GailZMartin.com Morgan Brice Reader Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WorldsOfMorganBrice/ Gail and Larry Reader Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/martinshadowalliance/ ConTinual: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ConTinual →Your Host, Sarah Nicolas: https://sarahnicolas.com  https://twitter.com/Sarah_Nicolas https://instagram.com/presidentsarah →Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive  →Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/sarahs-place →Originally broadcast at: https://youtu.be/HJy24RnveX4 →Subscribe via email: http://eepurl.com/gE3ahb →PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com. --News-- →American Book Association misstep updates: https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4045  →Reese Witherspoon sells Hello Sunshine: https://www.wsj.com/articles/reese-witherspoons-hello-sunshine-to-be-sold-to-media-company-backed-by-blackstone-11627914600  →Publishers making changes to return-to-work plans: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/87083-hbg-cancels-plan-to-reopen-for-hybrid-work-demands-vax-and-masks.html https://variety.com/2021/film/news/viacomcbs-delays-return-october-1235035027/  →Bouchercon cancelled: http://new.deadlypleasures.com/2021/08/04/bouchercon-new-orleans-2021-cancelled-due-to-covid-concerns/  →Time reports on Goodreads issues: https://time.com/6078993/goodreads-review-bombing/  →Scholastic CEO leaves control of company to unexpected heir: https://www.wsj.com/articles/succession-drama-grips-scholastic-ceos-sudden-death-an-office-romance-and-a-surprise-will-11627850787  →Amanda Gorman Award for Poetry: https://social-impact.penguinrandomhouse.com/our-awards/u-s-creative-writing-awards/   →James Patterson and Dolly Parton to co-write a book: https://people.com/country/dolly-parton-james-patterson-write-her-first-novel-run-rose-run/  →RWA Vivian Award controversy https://bookriot.com/rwa-racism/  https://www.rwa.org/Online/News/2021/Statement_on_2021_VIVIAN_Awards.aspx https://www.rwa.org/Online/News/2021/Important_News_Regarding_2021_VIVIANs.aspx  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

AgentChat Live features casual chats with literary agents to help potential clients get to know them a little bit better. This episode features Adria Goetz of Martin Literary Management.   Website | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | Books She's Repped |  Support the show | Originally broadcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TfnDFYgD2A8  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 author and podcaster Emily Thiede and Special Guest Daniel Ford, author and host of Writer’s Bone podcast. →Emily Thiede Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53241038-this-vicious-grace Twitter: https://twitter.com/ektwrites  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ektwrites/  Website: http://www.ekthiede.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ekthiede   →Daniel Ford Website: https://www.danielfford.com/ Writer’s Bone: http://www.writersbone.com/ Amazon: https://amzn.to/3kRxmCr  Indiebound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781947048034?aff=72724  →Your Host, Sarah Nicolas: https://sarahnicolas.com  https://twitter.com/Sarah_Nicolas https://instagram.com/presidentsarah →Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive  →Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/sarahs-place →Subscribe via email: http://eepurl.com/gE3ahb →Originally broadcast at: https://youtu.be/fdEq2OhGVw4 →PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com. -News- →PEN Belarus: https://pen.org/press-release/belarus-moves-to-shut-down-pen-belarus/ →Amazon's sales: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/87019-amazon-sales-only-rose-27-in-q2.html  →Reading from the American Time Use survey: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/87009-reading-time-rose-21-in-second-half-of-2020.html  →National Book Awards: https://www.nationalbook.org/national-book-awards-will-once-again-be-live-and-in-person/ →Eisner Awards:  https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards-current-info  →Booker Prize longlist:  https://thebookerprizes.com/booker-prize/news/2021-booker-prize-longlist-announced  →SCBWI executive director Lin Oliver to retire: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/86928-voicing-support-for-diversity-and-reorganization-scbwi-director-announces-retirement-amid-controversy.html  →Stacey Abrams picture book: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/stacey-abrams-to-publish-kids-picture-book/  →Kindle Vella: https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/14/amazon-launches-its-mobile-first-kindle-vella-serialized-story-platform/  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

AgentChat Live features casual chats with literary agents to help potential clients get to know them a little bit better. This episode features Kaitlyn Johnson of Belcastro Agency.  Website | Twitter | Belcastro | MSWL Support the show | Originally broadcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eBFZybVexMw --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. The 2nd Saturday is for Author Journeys, where host Sarah Nicolas interviews an author about their work and experiences with publication. This episode features author Emily Colin. Emily Colin:  http://www.emilycolin.com/ https://twitter.com/emilyacolin https://www.facebook.com/emily.colin.79 https://www.instagram.com/emily_colin/ free short story at emilycolinnews.com https://amzn.to/3xswE20 https://bookshop.org/a/1209/9781947834460 https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=author%3AColin%2C%20Emily?aff=72724 http://libro.fm/referral?isbn=9781515972815&rf_code=lfm164099 →Your Host, Sarah Nicolas: https://sarahnicolas.com  https://twitter.com/Sarah_Nicolas https://instagram.com/presidentsarah →Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive  →Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/sarahs-place →Subscribe via email: http://eepurl.com/gE3ahb →Originally broadcast at: https://youtu.be/gmk1Ge3bX3w →PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com. --News-- →Simon & Schuster's 13A: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/86794-s-s-launches-black-celebrity-imprint.html →Hungarian LGBTQ book: https://apnews.com/article/hungary-europe-entertainment-lifestyle-arts-and-entertainment-e95b24c3d8e39b7549e07dc7b13704b2  →Book industry's supply chain issues:  https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/manufacturing/article/86833-high-costs-services-disruptions-plague-book-biz-supply-chain.html →People of Color in Publishing and Latinx in Publishing survey: https://www.pocinpublishing.com/workplaceracismsurvey  →The Palace Project: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/86780-knight-foundation-invests-5-million-in-library-centered-digital-platform.html  →Vox Isabel Fall article: https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/22543858/isabel-fall-attack-helicopter  →Nicole Brinkley YA Twitter article:  https://tinyletter.com/misshelved/letters/did-twitter-break-ya-misshelved-6

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 author and editor Stephanie Cooke and Special Guest Whitney Gardner, who is a writer, illustrator, and cartoonist. →Stephanie Cooke: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Amazon | Bookshop | Indiebound  →Whitney Gardner: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Amazon | Bookshop |  Indiebound | LibroFM  →Your Host, Sarah Nicolas: https://sarahnicolas.com  https://twitter.com/Sarah_Nicolas https://instagram.com/presidentsarah →Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive  →Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/sarahs-place →Subscribe via email: http://eepurl.com/gE3ahb →Originally broadcast at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gLGv5QFZtY →PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com. --News-- →McGraw-Hill sold: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/86666-private-equity-firm-to-buy-mcgraw-hill-for-4-5-billion.html  →Kushner book: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/book-deals/article/86698-book-deals-week-of-june-21-2021.html  →Wattpad Webtoon Studios: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/international-deals/article/86752-wattpad-webtoon-studios-commits-100-million-to-development.html  →New NEA grants: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/86741-nea-opens-applications-for-135-million-in-grants.html  →Survive to Thrive grants: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/86721-binc-gives-1-1-million-to-bookstores-comic-shops.html  →Holly Black's Book of Night: https://www.denofgeek.com/books/holly-black-announces-first-adult-novel-at-torcon/  →Zoop crowdfunder: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/86590-new-crowdfunder-offers-fundraising-plus-support.html --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. The 2nd Saturday is for Author Journeys, where host Sarah Nicolas interviews an author about their work. This episode features judge and mystery author Debra H. Goldstein →Debra H. Goldstein https://www.debrahgoldstein.com/  https://twitter.com/debrahgoldstein  https://www.facebook.com/DebraHGoldsteinAuthor  https://bookshop.org/a/1209/9781496732217  Audiobook: http://libro.fm/referral?isbn=9781541406414&rf_code=lfm164099  https://amzn.to/3uCp4j3 →Your Host, Sarah Nicolas: https://sarahnicolas.com  https://twitter.com/Sarah_Nicolas https://instagram.com/presidentsarah →Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive  →Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/sarahs-place →Subscribe via email: http://eepurl.com/gE3ahb →Originally Streamed at: https://youtu.be/ZY7jlya2dM0 →PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com. --News-- →Obama to keynote ALA: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/86546-barack-obama-to-keynote-2021-ala-virtual-conference.html  →Goodreads bug: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/86627-authors-upset-over-goodreads-bugs.html  →WNDB stops using “Own Voices:” https://diversebooks.org/why-we-need-diverse-books-is-no-longer-using-the-term-ownvoices/  →Frankfurt to go in-person: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/Frankfurt-Book-Fair/article/86607-frankfurt-plans-live-in-person-trade-fair-in-october.html  →Overdrive buys Kanopy: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/86608-overdrive-to-acquire-kanopy.html  →Oxford University Press stops printing books: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jun/09/oxford-university-press-to-end-centuries-of-tradition-by-closing-its-printing-arm  →Books for Palestine auction: https://bookriot.com/books-for-palestine/  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

AgentChat Live features casual chats with literary agents to help potential clients get to know them a little bit better.   This episode features Cortney Radocaj of Belcastro Agency.  Website | Twitter | Agency | MSWL        Support the show | Originally broadcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GV4Ia33laiM --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app