Of the Publishing Persuasion

Mommager queen 👑 our founding father🇺🇸 the podcast literally would not exist without this incredible woman💘💖 She's the heart and sinew of this community for us in so many ways, and much like her incredible new book THE QUINCE PROJECT Jessica Parra ⁠ @jessicatparra ⁠ sprinkles bits of her fairy godmother magic wherever she goes🧚🏽‍♀️✨️   We can't wait for you all to tune in to this mag...

This week we are joined by the hilarious TJ Alexander who is a natural comedian @tjalexandernyc 🥳🎉 So excited for you all to tune in, But first, here's more about TJ! TJ Alexander is a critically acclaimed author who writes about queer love. Originally from Florida, they received their MA in writing and publishing from Emerson College in Boston. They live in New York City with their wife and...

What a fun and informative episode with the absolute BOSS that is THE Paula Gleeson ⁠ @paulagleesonauthor ⁠ 🤩👑✨️ Paula has that big mommager energy we all love and need and is also a secret spider whisperer 🕷🕷🕷🕸🕸 We cannot wait for you all to tune in! But first, here's more about Paula: Paula writes mysteries and thrillers for all ages, usually with multiple twists and complicated females a...

It's here!! Our episode with the amazing Eva Des Lauriers! @evadeslaurbooks  Eva's debut YA Romance I WISH YOU WOULD is out TODAY!!! Happy debut day baby!!! Join us and let's all celebrate together!! About I WISH YOU WOULD: In this drama-filled love story, private confessions are scattered on the beach during a senior class overnight and explosive secrets threaten to tear everyone apar...

We were so freaking lucky to have the beautiful, powerful human that is THE Arlene Abundis  @arleneabundis  as a guest on the pod 👑✨️ We laughed, we cried, we went deep into our traumas and got vulnerable with each other as one only can with friends that are cut from the same cloth 💖💖 We cannot wait for you all to tune in! But first, here's more about Arlene: Arlene Abundis is a Cuban Amer...

IT'S THE EPISODE YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!!! A very spooky celebration with these three glorious Australians, Claire Low 🐨 Katya de Becerra🦘 and your very own cloaca queen, Melanie Schubert🐙  This episode is everything. Laughter, tears, chaos. But most of all it's a celebration of the happy fact that these three Aussie icons all have stories coming out in the brand new Castle of...

We were so honoured to chat today with the total legend that is Siang Lu ⁠ @sianglu_author ⁠ 🤩—and on the day of his new book release GHOST CITIES no less!! Siang is such a wise, authentic, BIG MAGIC human. We can't wait for you all to tune in 🥳! But first, here's more about Siang! Siang Lu is the author of Ghost Cities and The Whitewash, and the co-creator of The Beige Index. The Whitew...

We had the best time chatting with the social media QUEEN that is THE Breanne Randall  ⁠@houseofrandall⁠  this week on the podcast and what a big energy chat it was! 🤩✨️ Breanne is a writer-gram legend! Her debut novel, The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic, was an instant New York Times Bestseller and USA Today Bestseller. We can't wait for you all to tune in, but first, here...

IT'S HERE!!! Our episode with the めっちゃかっこいい人 (super cool human) that is THE Ambika Nagino  @a2vora  👑✨️🙇‍♀️ Ambika is the real deal as far as we're concerned! We were honoured to have a chance to chat with her about her amazing book SPIN OF FATE and her journey to publication!  We can't wait for you all to tune in and hear all the amazing gems Ambika has to share. But firs...

We were so beyond lucky to have the glorious, starshine energy human that is THE Jill Tew join us for our 100th EPISODE OF THE PODCAST!!!! 🤩👑✨️  We've been wanting to have Jill on the show forever! She truly is a bright spot on here and we're pretty sure her debut novel, THE DIVIDING SKY is going to break the internet come October!!! We can’t wait for you all to tune in✨️ But first, he...

We had the absolute pleasure of interviewing literary agent Queen THE Eva Scalzo 🤩👑✨️  ⁠@evascalzo_sla⁠  of Speilberg Literary  Agency  ⁠@speilburgliterary⁠   ✨️ Eva is so passionate about books and storytelling. We can’t wait to share this episode with all of you soon🤸‍♀️✨️ But first, here’s more about Eva! Eva Scalzo was born in New Jersey, but lived in Houston, Buenos Aires, San Juan, and...

We had an absolutely magical time interviewing the cosmic care queen herself  THE 🌑🌒🌓🌔Valerie Tejeda🌕🌖🌗🌘  ⁠@valerietejeda⁠  🤩👑✨️Valerie shared all about her publishing journey, the importance of self care and her personal practice of astrology. She even read our birth charts for us! Turns out this podcast duo is a match made in the stars🌛🌌🌠 We can't wait for you all to tune in!!!...

We had a gleefully riotous time interviewing the author goddess herself, THE Vera Valentine🤩⁠ @veravalauthor ⁠ 🤩 👑✨️, yes the author of THAT doorknob book 🚪💦💫   Vera is a legend to us here on Of the Publishing Persuasion, and she had so many interesting things to say about her publishing journey too.  We can't wait for you all to tune in to the episode. But first, here's more about...

We had the honour of interviewing the absolute BOSS agent that is THE Paige Terlip 🤩👑✨️  @pterlip  of Andrea Brown Literary Agency  @andreabrownlit  ✨️Paige gave us such direct, honest and authentic answers to all our questions! Querying writers make sure you listen all the way to the end too👀 👀 ! We can’t wait for you all to tune in. But first, here’s more about Paige! Paige has worked at A...

We were so lucky to have had Amélie Wen Zhao as a guest on the pod  @ameliewenzhao  🤩🤩🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️ and have her share all her wise words with us. Amélie is a freaking queen as far as we are concerned! We can’t wait for you all to tune in 🎉✨️ But first, here’s more about Amélie: Amélie Wen Zhao（赵雯）was born in Paris and grew up in Beijing, where she spent her days reenacting tales of legendary...

We love our OTPP discord family!! And we knew were were going to have an absolute blast chatting with the glorious human that is THE Kerrie Faye  @kerriefayebooks  , but she was even cooler in person and had the best stories to share 🤩🎉 We can’t wait for you all to tune in to her episode 🎉✨️ But first, here’s more about Kerrie: Kerrie Faye is a Gen X wife and mom who found her passion to write...

We had way too much fun chatting with THE amazing, glorious human that is THE Gretchen Schreiber!! Gretchen has so many cool stories to share about publishing and just life in general! We can't wait for you all to tune in. But first, here's more about Gretchen: Gretchen Schreiber grew up between the hills of Kansas and the hospitals of Minnesota, but now call the hills of Los Angeles home....

We are so beyond honoured and excited to have hosted the ⁠ Relit Anthology  ⁠launch event here on Of the Publishing Persuasion! Our chats with these absolutely incredible authors were everything!!! We're sharing the launch interview as an episode so you can hear our chat with some of the contributing authors including:   David Bowles:IG ⁠ @davidobowles ⁠ Website: ⁠ https://davidbowles.us/ ⁠ Sa...

We had the absolute pleasure of interviewing literary agent queen, Melanie Figueroa  ⁠@wellmelsbells⁠  👑✨️ Melanie is a light in the writing community and had so many inspiring things to say!!  We can’t wait for you all to tune in to this episode 🤸‍♀️✨️But first, here’s more about Melanie: Melanie Figueroa is a literary agent at Root Literary with over a decade of experience in the book publis...

We had the absolute best time having ✨️USA Today Bestselling author Emma R. Alban✨️ on the show!  ⁠@eraofemma⁠  🤩🤩✨️ We can't wait for you all to tune in to the episode, but first, here’s more about Emma: Emma R. Alban writes Queer Historical Romance about finding yourself, falling in love, and making a loving world for you, your family, and your friends. She also writes TV Drama about al...

Our first episode of the new year is here!!! Today we're talking panic attacks, bad ass dragon books written by queens along with a bonus appearance by THE Sora Mittens Cole—and let's not forget Sora's owner. Our incredible guest, the absolutely ICONIC human that is THE Kamilah Cole @ wordsiren !! We can't wait for you all to tune in! But first here's more about Kamilah: Kamila...

Our last episode for the year! Join us for a completely unhinged episode where we discuss door erotica, read skanky Christmas poems we wrote for the holiday season, and talk about our hopes and plans for 2024. (headphones advised as this episode contains more mature content than usual!) To our dearest listeners! THANKYOU for joining us for another gloriously chaotic year of the podcast! We love yo...

Cloacas, Mermen, and the meaning of life, we talk about it all in this episode with our extra special guest, the absolute ICON that is Jason June!  ⁠@heyjasonjune⁠  🤩✨️We can't wait for you all to tune in but first, here's more about Jason! Jason June (it's a two-name first name, like Mary-Kate without the hyphen or the Olsen twin) is a bestselling author of young adult contemporary...

We had the absolute honour of recording with Author, Filmmaker & Speaker THE Abigail Hing Wen  @abigailhingwen  🤩👑✨️ We can't wait for you all to tune in to the episode! But first, here's more about Abigail: Abigail Hing Wen works at the intersection of storytelling and technology. She is a New York Times Best Selling Author, woman-in-tech leader specializing in artificial intellige...

We're bacccck! Did you miss us? It's been a wild couple weeks with Angela's debut 🤩🏴‍☠️ But we have a few more fantastic guests lined up for you before the year's out! First up is our chat with the hilarious and wonderful human that is Elle Gonzalez Rose  @ellegonzalezrose  🤩🤩🤩 We can't wait for you all to tune in. But first, here's more about Elle! Elle Gonzalez Rose...