• 276 Isabel Lineberry | Literary Agent
    May 11 2026

    Literary agent, Isabel Lineberry joins us this week to chat about her journey in publishing, what it's like to build a list from the early stages of being a literary agent and how she tackles query letters.

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    28 mins
  • 275 Madelyn Postman | Memoir and Creative Non-Fiction Author
    May 7 2026

    Creative non-fiction author, Madelyn Postman is here to chat about her linked memoir anthology, which is going through a hybrid publishing process. We chat all about what that means, Madelyn's writing tips and experiences and how much writers love to procrastinate!

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    26 mins
  • 274 Naomi Gibson | Horror, Romance & Thriller Author
    May 4 2026

    YA and adult horromance and thriller author, Naomi Gibson is back to chat about her latest book, moving from YA to adult and everything that has been going on with her. The extended episode features a very candid discussion on her experiences with publishing over the years.

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    28 mins
  • 273 Samantha Eades & Francesca Brown | Editors and Founders of Book-Fix
    Apr 27 2026

    Editors and creators of the new editorial service Book-Fix, Samantha Eades and Francesca Brown are here to chat about their new publishing offering as well as their own experiences. Samantha chats about starting a new imprint and her many years as an editor at three of the big five publishers and Francesca discusses her work at Stylist magazine and the role of a books editor.

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    28 mins
  • 272 Louise Austin | Children's Fantasy Author
    Apr 20 2026

    Children's fantasy writer, Louise Austin joins us to chat about her debut children's novel, her experience with the publishing process and managing to find a literary agent without querying!

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    32 mins
  • 271 Jamie Cowen | Literary Agent
    Apr 13 2026

    Literary agent and managing director, Jamie Cowen is here to chat about the career in publishing that ultimately led him to becoming a literary agent, which genres he represents and some of the emergent sub-genres in fantasy as well as queries and how cover letters are not strictly required when submitting to the Ampersand agency.

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    39 mins
  • 270 Elle McNicoll | Children's & Adult Romance Author
    Apr 5 2026

    Carnegie nominated children's author, Elle McNicoll is with us this week to chat about her debut adult romance novel, her journey and experiences in publishing and her book writing process.

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    38 mins
  • 269 Melissa Welliver | Dystopian Romance Author
    Mar 30 2026

    Romantic dystopian writer, Melissa Welliver returns to chat about her latest novel 'To The Death'. We do a bit of a career retrospective, discuss the different ways that genres are viewed and discuss a few publishing hot topics.

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    43 mins