Bimonthly podcast from publishing professionals Bev Rivero & Jenn Baker, and other industry insiders, on diversity (or lack thereof) in the industry.
[This interview was conducted online so there may be some audio variation. Intro/Outro music is by Moutaineer and licensed through (Content Warning: At around the 20-minute mark there is mention of the video of Ahmaud Arbery’s death and the last…
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[This interview was conducted online so there may be some audio variation.] For the 10th anniversary year of Minorities in Pub, Jenn welcomes recent Newbery honoree and Pura Belpré winning author/illustrator Pedro MartÃn! Pedro talks about his entry…
Read More[This interview was conducted online so there may be some audio variation.] For the 10th anniversary year of Minorities in Pub, Jenn welcomes back best-selling & award-winning author Renée Watson for her fourth episode (in a year she has 4 books…
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[This interview was conducted online so there may be some audio variation.] For the 10th anniversary year of Minorities in Pub, Jenn speaks with author about his new young adult novel, The Broke Hearts, a companion to his debut…
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[This interview was conducted online so there may be some audio variation.] Jenn speaks with editor and graphic novelist/author Elizabeth Agyemang (Fibbed) about her debut middle grade, finding space for her professional and creative life, how she’s…
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[This interview was conducted online so there may be some audio variation.] Jenn speaks with Candlewick publicity manager Jamie Tan (a 2020 PW StarWatch honoree and ) and former Candlewick outreach manager Ally Russell (whose debut middle grade pubs…
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[This interview was conducted online so there may be some audio variation.] Jenn speaks with debut novelist Namrata Poddar about her book  (longlisted for the 2022 Center of Fiction First Novel Prize), pursuing publication with an small…
Read More[This interview was conducted online so there may be some audio variation.] Jenn speaks with TV writer and journalist Kashana Cauley author of the debut novel  out now from Soft Skull Press. Kashana talks about the many drafts before this novel…
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[This interview was conducted via Zoom with several participants, so there may be some audio variation.] Ten days into the HarperCollins Union strike, four employees and union members–Doris, Genessee, Ahmunet, and Parrish–spoke to Jenn about the…
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[This interview was conducted online so there may be some audio variation.] Jenn speaks with associate production editor, , about her switch from editorial to production in children’s lit, adapting to a white collar and white dominant work space, and…
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