Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world's most prolific authors

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about pocket books, podcast publicity, and a quirky vocab. Then, stick around for a chat with David Weiden! David Heska Wanbli Weiden , an enrolled citizen of the Sicangu Lakota nation, is the author of  Wisdom Corner , forthcoming in July, 2026 from Ecco/Harpe...

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about ElevenLabs, Porter Square Books, Tinder, and ThriftBooks. Then, stick around for a chat with Maurice Broaddus! Maurice Broaddus : An Award-Winning Afrofuturist, editor, and librarian, Maurice Broaddus has had over a hundred short stories published in such...

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about Simon & Schuster, Elias Thorne, and why publishing more content is making your SEO worse. Then, stick around for a chat with Sarah Vaughan! Sarah Vaughan is the Sunday Times and international bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal, Little Disasters an...

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about Authors Guild, Subterranean Press, Google's AI Overviews, and The Odyssey . Then, stick around for a chat with Lauren Oliver! Lauren Oliver is an author, screenwriter, and media entrepreneur. She is the author of the upcoming novels WHAT HAPPENED TO LUCY...

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about Netflix, Audio Erotica, and trademarks. Then, stick around for a chat with Caroline Kepnes! Caroline Kepnes is the  New York Times  bestselling author of  You, Hidden Bodies, Providence  and  You Love Me.  Her work has been translated into a multitude of...

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about Kindle Translate, ChatGPT book recommendations, and John Grisham's new legal drama. Then, stick around for a chat with Lee Goldberg! Lee Goldberg  is a two-time Edgar Award and two-time Shamus Award nominee and the #1  New York Times  bestselling author o...

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about Bloomsbury, Minotaur, and subscription addiction. Then, stick around for a chat with Lori Foster! Lori Foster is a  New York Times, USA Today,  and  Publishers Weekly  bestselling author of more than 100 titles. She’s known for her fun, very sexy contempo...

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about Hollywood, Hachette Book Group, and AI Slop. Then, stick around for a chat with Shannon Chakraborty! Shannon Chakraborty is the critically acclaimed,  New York Times  bestselling author of  The Daevabad Trilogy  and  The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi . He...

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch, and Jena Brown as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about the Pulitzer Prize, the state of Hollywood, and if agents are the real publishers. Then, stick around for a chat with Chris M. Barkley! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal d...

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about Octavia Butler, Indie Bookstore Day 2026, and The Small Press View. Then, stick around for a chat with Dominique Raccah! Sourcebooks : "We're an entrepreneurial publisher built on the belief that books change lives. From our humble beginnings in a spa...

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Jena Brown, JP Rindfleisch, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about Character.ai, BookCon 2026, and rare stolen books. Then, stick around for a chat with Anthony Horowitz! Anthony Horowitz is one of the most prolific and successful writers working in the UK – and is unique for working across so many media. Anthony is a born...

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about Draft 2 Digital, Spotify, and Entangled Publishing. Then, stick around for a chat with R.M. Caldwell! R.M. Caldwell is based in Hamilton, New Zealand, and writes and directs theatre, as well as being on the board of an independent theatre. Hosted by Simpl...

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, J.P. Rindfleisch, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about Audible, querying writers, and Dan Brown. Then, stick around for a chat with Evelyn Clarke (V.E. Schwab and Cat Clarke)! V. E .Schwab was born in California, raised in Tennessee, and currently splits her time between Denver, Colorado and...

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about romance cover models, cellphones on silent, and Woodside Motion Co. Then, stick around for a chat with Steve Berry! Steve Berry is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of twenty-eight novels. His books have been translated into 41 languages wi...

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about BookTok, book output topping four million, and Tracy Wolff. Then, stick around for a chat with Karen Robards! Karen Robards is the New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of more than fifty books and one novella. Karen publishe...

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, JP Rindfleisch, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about Amazon categories, Spotify, and Simon & Schuster's new CEO. Then, stick around for a chat with J.R. Thornton! J.R. Thornton is a writer and the author of two novels, Beautiful Country , and Lucien . Born in London, UK, J. R. graduated from...

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about all-male book clubs, literature discovered through pop music, and scams. Then, stick around for a chat with Kat Rosenfield! Kat Rosenfield is a freelance pop culture and political writer, and the author of five books, including the Edgar-nominated  No One...

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about Ingram, Spotify, Topps, and scams. Then, stick around for a chat with Lyla Lane! Lyla Lane is the pen name for author Sonia Hartl whose books have received starred reviews from  BookPage and Booklist , and earned nominations for the Georgia Peach Book Awa...

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and JP Rindfleisch as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about bookfluencers, Audible, and DNF shelves. Then, stick around for a chat with Ian McGuire! Ian McGuire co-founded the Centre for New Writing with John McAuliffe in 2007 and co-directed the Centre with John until 2017. He is the author of Incredible Bodies (2...

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about Draft2Digital, Bookshop DRM, Harper's Bazaar Short Story Contest, and AI Slop books. Then, stick around for a chat with Benjamin Hale! Benjamin Hale is the author of the novel The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore  (Twelve, 2011), the short fiction collection...

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, JP Rindfleisch, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about ProWritingAid's Novel Beginnings, the Washington Post, bookshop.org, and bookstreaming. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about Anthropic, IPG, and what's happening in the book market. Then, stick around for a chat with Oliver Evensen! Oliver Evensen : For nearly four years, Oliver has been helping writers thrive. He tests tools, strategies, and systems to save you time and share...

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about Substack TV, Spotify, and a £50,000 ‘reader-led’ writing prize. Then, stick around for a chat with Samantha Sotto Yambao! Samantha Sotto Yambao  is a professional daydreamer, aspiring time traveler, and speculative fiction writer based in Manila. She...

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about a new bestseller list, Matthew McConaughey, and how artists can reclaim foreign rights. Then, stick around for a chat with Bekah Brinkmeier! Bekah Brinkmeier  is a USA Today Bestselling author and ghostwriter of more than 90 novels. She works with AutoCri...

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about Audible, Robert Munsch, and 2026 social media trends. Then, stick around for a chat with Amy Suto! Amy Suto: I’ve devoted my life to the art of storytelling . I graduated from USC’s presitigious film school with a BFA in Writing for Screen and Television....