The Pubcast - Interviews with online publishing professionals

Talking with Margot Wood of Oni Press & Epic Reads

Margot Wood [https://www.thepubcast.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/wood-150x150.jpg] Lauren Mitchell chats with Margot Wood [https://twitter.com/margotwood], the director of sales at comic-book publishing house Oni Press [https://onipress.com/]. In this podcast interview, Wood reflects on her past experiences in a digital-heavy role at “Big Five” publisher HarperCollins, where she was community manager for Epic Reads [https://www.epicreads.com/], as well as her current role at Oni Press. This podcast interview was recorded on March 30, 2019.

Talking with Laura Brady of Anansi Press

Laura Brady [https://www.thepubcast.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/brady-150x150.jpg] Desiree DeMarco chats with Laura Brady, director of cross media at Canadian publishing house Anansi Press [https://houseofanansi.com/], about her work with e-book conversion and the technical skills and technologies needed to stay current in the electronic publishing industry. This podcast interview was recorded on April 2, 2019.

Talking with Caroline DeTore about artificial intelligence

Caroline DeTore [https://www.thepubcast.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/detore-150x150.jpg] Alice Barry chats with Caroline DeTore, freelance content writer for such outlets as Cortex, Marketmuse, Levitate Music Fest, and Press Junkie PR. The highlight of their conversation is the innovations of artificial intelligence (AI) and its effect on writing and marketing. This podcast interview was recorded on March 31, 2019.

Talking with Emily Turner of the Improper Bostonian

Emily Turner [https://www.thepubcast.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/turner-150x150.jpg] Rachel Sparks chats with Emily Turner, digital editor for the Improper Bostonian [https://www.improper.com/], about work-life balance, social media, and diversity in digital publishing during our current political climate. This podcast interview was recorded on March 28, 2019, prior to the Improper Bostonian closing its doors [https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2019/04/25/improper-bostonian-closing/] on April 25.

Talking with Kelly Jensen

Kelly Jensen [https://www.thepubcast.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/jensen-150x150.jpg] Marissa Massey chats with Kelly Jensen, an editor and former community manager at Book Riot [https://bookriot.com/]. Along with a former grad school classmate, Kelly also manages the website StackedBooks [https://stackedbooks.org/], which has existed for over a decade, having recently migrated from Blogger to WordPress. In this interview, Kelly shares the current and future trends in online publishing and how listeners can keep abreast. This podcast interview was recorded on Apr 3, 2019.