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The Black List's Randy Winston hosts the live visual podcast Read the Acknowledgments. The podcast is designed for book and writing professionals to share their industry experiences and help give writers a clear picture of the ecosystem that is publishing. The series exists in part to fundraise for writers and literary nonprofits in need. Read the Acknowledgments is a subsidiary of The Black List, LLC.
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- 2 weeks ago1h 7m
Adam Vitcavage & Emma Copley Eisenberg on her new novel FAT SWIM, the Debutiful platform and podcast, and ice cream!
Founder of Debutiful, Adam Vitcavage and Emma Copley Eisenberg, nationally bestselling author, join Randy to discuss Emma's new novel FAT SWIM, writing community support, writer career moves, and book industry business surprises.Subscribe to the podcast via Apple, Spotify, and Substack.Highlights include dungeons and dragons, the impact of Debutiful, what Emma's learned over the course of writing three books, and much more.
- Jun 17, 202638 min
Isabel Booth & Marcia Markland on THEN HE WAS GONE, the First Novel Discovered on The Black List Platform
Author Isabel Booth and Marcia Markland, Crooked Lane Books' Editor-at-Large, join Randy to discuss how the unpublished manuscript THEN HE WAS GONE was discovered on The Black List platform, why an editor uses The Black List, writing with empathy, the impact writing has on community, and how to celebrate a win. Subscribe to the podcast via Apple, Spotify, and Substack.Highlights include books that inspire more writing, what an editor is looking for in a manuscript, deciding what to write next, book recommendations, and much more.
- Jun 11, 20261h 9m
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, Spotify, and Substack.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.
- May 15, 20261h 12m
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, Spotify, and Substack.Highlights include building an audience beyond social media, the volume of queries agents receive, books to buy right now, and much more.
- Jan 21, 20261h 7m
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 and Spotify.Highlights include how editors rest, books editors read for leisure, the power of stories and much more.
- Jan 15, 20261h 12m
Parul Bavishi & Matt Trinetti of the London Writers’ Salon
Founders Matt Trinetti and Parul Bavishi 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 and Spotify.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 BlackmoreASK ME HOW IT WORKS by Deepa PaulTHE NOTORIOUS VIRTUES by Alwyn HamiltonTHE GOLDEN HOUR by Kate Lord Brown
- Dec 15, 20251h 11m
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 and Spotify.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:
- Aug 27, 20251h 9m
Ashley Garland and Glory Anne Plata on the value of book publicists
Riverhead Books' Publicity Director Ashley Garland and Assistant Director of Publicity Glory Anne Plata join Randy to discuss the author-publicist relationship, book tours, the role of a publicist, and the importance of author websites.Subscribe to the podcast via Spotify and Substack.Highlights include book jacket decision-makers, keys to publicity campaigns, the never-ending book publicity cycle and much more.Books mentioned in the episode:Mỹ Documents by Kevin NguyenAudition by Katie Kitamura
About Read the Acknowledgments
The Black List's Randy Winston hosts the live visual podcast Read the Acknowledgments. The podcast is designed for book and writing professionals to share their industry experiences and help give writers a clear picture of the ecosystem that is publishing. The series exists in part to fundraise for writers and literary nonprofits in need. Read the Acknowledgments is a subsidiary of The Black List, LLC.
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