Elysia Whisler joins us today to talk about her debut novel RESCUE YOU. It is a heartwarming love story about redemption, hope, and how everyone needs saving now and then. We discuss Elysia’s road to publishing, PTSD, and, of course, dogs! “After a year of heartbreak and loss, the only […]
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Marisa Reichardt is the author of UNDERWATER, the upcoming spring 2021 release, A SHOT AT NORMAL and her newest book, AFTERSHOCKS. We talk about packing earthquake kits, the physical and mental strength of water polo players, and how releasing a disaster book in 2020 can actually be rather cathartic. We […]
I had the privilege to speak with New York Times Bestselling, multi-award winning author Pintip Dunn. Pintip is the author of YA books such as MALICE, STAR-CROSSED, The Forget Tomorrow trilogy, THE DARKEST LIE, and GIRL ON THE VERGE. She stopped by to talk about her newest book DATING MAKES […]
In this episode we answer listener questions. We tackle questions about query letters, genre, and what agents are actually looking for in their inbox. a big “thank you!” to Kate Testerman, Kelly Van Sant, Aida Lilly, and Jas Perry for being so generous with their time and expertise. And thank […]
Today I have the privilege of introducing Aida Lilly! She is one of the new Associate Agents here at kt literary and I talked with her about bookselling, what’s she’s reading right now, and all the genres she’s looking for in her query inbox. Aida Lilly was born in Alabama […]
This week I have the privilege of talking with two very smart and talented women. Tiffany Schmidt and Jessica Spotswood join me to celebrate the release of Tiffany’s new book in her Bookish Boyfriends series: TALK NERDY TO ME. Of course, I had to bring them on the show to […]
Today, we get a little meta. We podcast about podcasting. Last month at the kt literary Agency Retreat we had the opportunity to gather together with about 40 clients and talk about all things publishing for a few days. And we recorded our very first live show! Hannah and myself […]
Matthew Cody, author of The Supers of Noble Green series, The Secrets of the Pied Piper series, WILL IN SCARLET, THE DEAD GENTLEMEN and more joins us to talk about his new graphic novel, ZATANNA AND THE HOUSE OF SECRETS. We talk in detail about the process of writing a […]
Today I have the privilege of speaking with the one and only Sara Megibow! We talk about her agenting philosophy, her professional roots in analytics and training, and the deeply exciting rise in audiobooks. This was the sort of episode where I wanted to take notes. If you’re interested in […]