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Dhonielle Clayton & Caroline Richmond on Writing, Community, and Life in Between

New York Times bestselling author, and President and founder of Cake Creative and Electric Postcard Entertainment, Dhonielle Clayton and Caroline Richmond, award-winning author and Executive Director of We Need Diverse Books, join Randy to discuss the intersection of YA and children's books x literacy in America, what emerging writers should consider when looking for an agent, community building, and life for writers beyond the page. Subscribe to the podcast via Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/read-the-acknowledgments/id1871012586], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3qSRTyiWq5HohPoToQFSNJ],  and Substack [https://blcklst.substack.com/t/read-the-acknowledgments]. Highlights include how the nonprofit We Need Diverse Books is shifting the landscape for marginalized writers and readers, why Children's books are essential, authors and their agents, how trends affect the writing process, and much more.

Laura McGrath & Alia Hanna Habib on Debut Book Data and the Role of the Book Agent

Author and Temple University Assistant Professor of English Laura McGrath and Alia Hanna Habib, Vice President and Literary Agent at The Gernert Company join Randy to discuss what debut book sales say about the ever-changing landscape of book publishing, the agent-writer-editor relationship, and query letters. Subscribe to the podcast via Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/read-the-acknowledgments/id1871012586], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3qSRTyiWq5HohPoToQFSNJ],  and Substack [https://blcklst.substack.com/t/read-the-acknowledgments]. Highlights include building an audience beyond social media, the volume of queries agents receive, books to buy right now, and much more.

Porscha Burke & Yahdon Israel on the Work of Being An Editor

Storehouse Voices' Associate Publisher Porscha Burke and Yahdon Israel, Senior Editor at Simon & Schuster join Randy to discuss the how books are acquired, the author-editor relationship, how books are sold, and the acquisition to publication timeline. Subscribe to the podcast via Substack [https://blcklst.substack.com/t/read-the-acknowledgments] and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3qSRTyiWq5HohPoToQFSNJ]. Highlights include how editors rest, books editors read for leisure, the power of stories and much more.

Parul Bavishi & Matt Trinetti of the London Writers’ Salon

Founders Matt Trinetti [https://www.instagram.com/mtrinetti/?hl=en] and Parul [https://www.instagram.com/paruledits/?hl=en]  [https://www.instagram.com/paruledits/?hl=en]Bavishi [https://www.instagram.com/paruledits/?hl=en] are on a mission to build the world’s most encouraging and engaging writing community, and help every human to realize their creative potential through writing; they discuss how with Randy Winston. Subscribe to the podcast via  Substack [https://blcklst.substack.com/t/read-the-acknowledgments] and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3qSRTyiWq5HohPoToQFSNJ]. Highlights include how to support a growing community, How the London Writers' Salon works, writing advice for writers, and much more. Books mentioned in the episode: COSTANZA by Rachel Blackmore [https://bookshop.org/p/books/costanza-striking-fictional-retelling-of-this-true-history-sunday-times-rachel-blackmore/e1229d1f84e17de5?ean=9780349131092&next=t] ASK ME HOW IT WORKS by Deepa Paul [https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/462131/ask-me-how-it-works-by-paul-deepa/9780241698396] THE NOTORIOUS VIRTUES by Alwyn Hamilton [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-notorious-virtues-alwyn-hamilton/a6c1712ed6afbb80?ean=9780451479662&next=t] THE GOLDEN HOUR by Kate Lord Brown [https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/The-Golden-Hour/Kate-Lord-Brown/9781398534803]

Nicole Dennis-Benn and Leslie Shipman on the author-speaking agent relationship

Award-winning novelist Nicole Dennis-Benn and Leslie Shipman, Founder of The Shipman Agency, join Randy to discuss the author-speaking agent relationship, how The Shipman Agency works, professional boundaries, and the importance of a strong writing community. Subscribe to the podcast via Substack [https://blcklst.substack.com] and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3qSRTyiWq5HohPoToQFSNJ]. Highlights include the difference between a book agent and a speaking agent, what an author learns from book one to book three, negotiating terms and much more. Books mentioned in the episode: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781631497896 https://rep.club/products/here-comes-the-sun?srsltid=AfmBOoooQV9foTJPUNA3fmZwovFJX1BR-c0n-VlFDmgjxuQ9jMbL0jLr