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Today we're connected with C.P. Heiser, Publisher of Unnamed Press and Executive Director of its sister nonprofit Phoneme Media , and Olivia Taylor Smith, Executive Editor and Director of Publicity and Marketing. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: C.P. Heiser and Olivia Taylor Smith

Today we're connected with Kate Gale, Managing Editor of Red Hen Press ; Editor of the Los Angeles Review ; President of the American Composers Forum, LA; faculty member in the Low Residency MFA program at the University of Nebraska in Poetry, Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction; and author of poetry collections such as Mating Seaon ( Tupolo Press ), novels such as Lake of Fire ( Winter Street Press...

Today we're connected with Jonathan Lethem , author of novels such as Motherless Brooklyn ( Vintage ) and Fortress of Solitude (Vintage), novellas such as This Shape We're In ( McSweeney's ), short story collections such as Lucky Alan and Other Stories ( Doubleday ), and nonfiction books such as They Live ( Softskull Press ) and Talking Heads' Fear of Music ( Bloomsbury Academic ); editor of books...

As part of the Summer Writing Project, an annual collaboration between  Black Hill Press ,  JukePop , and  1888  that advocates writing and supports reading, we present a panel to discuss The Elements of Genre. Why is genre important?  This panel dissects the art of genre from Mystery to Fantasy and Horror to Romance. Captivate your audience with technique and tone and good old-fashion storytellin...

As part of the Summer Writing Project, an annual collaboration between  Black Hill Press ,  JukePop , and  1888  that advocates writing and supports reading, we present a panel to discuss Why I Publish. Inspired by George Orwell’s essay Why I Write, this panel of Southern California Publishers will share their personal journeys to becoming publishers.  The discussion will also detail important mot...

Today we're connected with Anna Quinn, founder of Writers' Workshoppe and Imprint Books in Port Townsend, Washington. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Anna Quinn

Today we're connected with Ted Pelton, Publisher Emeritus and Founder of Starcherone Books ; Chair of English at Tennessee Technilogical University ; and author of Bartleby, the Sportscaster ( Subito Press ), Malcolm & Jack ( Spuyten Duyvil ), and Bhang ( BlazeVOX Books ). Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Ted Pelton

Today we're connected with Kent Watson, Executive Director of PubWest and faculty member at Portland State University . Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Kent Watson

As part of the Summer Writing Project, an annual collaboration between  Black Hill Press ,  JukePop , and  1888  that advocates writing and supports reading, we present a panel to discuss Writing for Comics and Videogames. Exploring the changing media landscapes where words and images merge to compel a new generation of audiences. Stellar writing is no longer limited to books and television, as mo...

Today we're connected with Chris Muñiz, Editor-in-Chief of Gold Line Press and Ricochet Editions and College Doctoral Fellow in Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Southern California . Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Chris Muñiz

Today we're connected with Nathan Gonzalez, Publisher and Executive Editor of Nortia Press ; Fellow with the Truman National Security Project ; professor of Middle East politics and International Studies at California State University, Long Beach ; author of Engaging Iran ( Praeger ) and The Sunni-Shia Conflict ( Potomac/Nortia ); and composer of chamber and orchestral music. Producer: Jon-Barrett...

Today we're connected with Sophie Wereley, editor of Shimmer Magazine , past editorial assistant at University of Chicago Press , and fiction writer whose works have been published in Daily Science Fiction and Intergalactic Medicine Show . Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Sophie Wereley

Today we're connected with Ken Baumann , Founder of Sator Press , series cover designer at Boss Fight Books, author of Say, Cut, Map ( Blue Square Press ) and Solip ( Tyrant Books ), editor of the literary journal No Colony , co-founder of Sweetspot for iPhone , investor in Memrise , student at St. John's College , and actor in The Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Family). Producer: Jon-B...

Today we're connected with Abigail Beckel, Co-Founder and Publisher at Rose Metal Press , author, and editor of Brevity & Echo: An Anthology of Short Short Stories (Rose Metal Press). Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Abigail Beckel

Today we're connected with Caryl Pagel, Editress-in-Chief of Rescue Press , and Daniel Khalastchi, Co-Founder and Managing Editor. Caryl is the author of Experiments I Should Like Tried At My Own Death  ( Factory Hallow Press ), and  Twice Told  ( H_NGM_N Books ), editor of jubilat , Director of the Cleveland State University Poetry Center , and faculty member at the Northeast Ohio Master of Fine...

Today we're connected with Carl Engle-Laird, editorial assistant at Tor.com and editor of Tor.com's novella series. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Carl Engle-Laird

Today we're connected with Kevin Smokler . Kevin is a writer, performer and public speaker based in San Francisco. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Kevin Smokler

Today we're connected with Vincent Scarpa, managing editor of The Austin Review and Spotlight , fiction writer, and Michener Fellow at The University of Texas at Austin . Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Vincent Scarpa

Today we're connected with Nathan Gebhard, founder and creative director of Roadtrip Nation and co-author of Roadmap ( Chronicle Books ). Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Nathan Gebhard

Today we're connected with Mellinda Hensley and Lauren Gorski, editors-in-chief of Southern California Review , the literary journal affiliated with the University of Southern California . Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Mellinda Hensley and Lauren Gorski

Today we're connected with Colleen Dunn Bates, founder of Prospect Park Books and Raymond Press; author of Hometown Pasadena: An Insider's Guide (Prospect Park Books), The Eclectic Gourmet Guide to Los Angeles (Menasha Ridge Press), and Storybook Travels: From Eloise's New York to Harry Potter's London (Three Rivers Press); emeritus board member of PubWest ; and L.A. restaurant critic for Westways...

Today we're live at Book Soup with Black Hill Press authors Veronica Bane ( Mara and Miyuki ), Peppur Chambers ( Harlem's Awakening ), Corrie Greathouse ( Another Name for Autumn ), and Nate Ragolia ( There You Feel Free ), with host Arianna Basco ( Palms Up ). This is the second half of the episode. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Arianna Basco Guest: Ve...

Today we're live at Book Soup with Black Hill Press authors Veronica Bane ( Mara and Miyuki ), Peppur Chambers ( Harlem's Awakening ), Corrie Greathouse ( Another Name for Autumn ), and Nate Ragolia ( There You Feel Free ), with host Arianna Basco ( Palms Up ). This is the first half of the episode. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Arianna Basco Guest: Ver...

Today we're connected with Mike Young--founder and editor at Magic Helicopter Press , publisher and designer at NOÖ Journal , poet, and author of We Are All Good If They Try Hard Enough ( Publishing Genius Press ), Sprezzatura (Publishing Genius Press), and Look! Look! Feathers ( Word Riot Press ). Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest:...

Today we're connected with Zach Dodson--founder of Featherproof Books , book designer, author (under the name Zach Plague) of boring boring boring boring boring boring boring (Featherproof), author (under the name Zachary Thomas) of the forthcoming Bats of the Republic ( Doubleday ), and professor at Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sar...