Podcast: Minorities in Publishing

Bimonthly podcast from publishing professionals Bev Rivero & Jenn Baker, and other industry insiders, on diversity (or lack thereof) in the industry.

Episode 59: Interview with Saba Sulaiman

Literary Agent Saba Sulaiman joins the MiP podcast to discuss working full-time and parenting, how she got into agenting, and the ups/downs of the field.

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Episode 58: Interview with Marcus Kwame Anderson

Illustrator, comic writer, and poet Marcus Kwame Anderson talks to Jenn about collaboration, the categorization of visual art, and the work of self-publishing.

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Episode 57: Interview with Annie Koyama

Publisher and founder of Koyama Press, Annie Koyama speaks with Jenn about how she started her press and the work she loves to publish & promote.

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Episode 56: Creative Conversation w/ Renée Watson & Jason Reynolds

Live recording of guests Renée Watson & Jason Reynolds at Langston Hughes house for the I, Too, Arts Collective inaugural Creative Conversations series.

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Episode 55: Interview with Rahul Mehta

Rahul Mehta, author of the new novel NO OTHER WORLD, joins the MiP podcast to discuss his sophomore book, being a Southern writer, and writers block.

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Episode 54: Interview with Alaina Leary

The “Swiss Army Knife” of publishing Alaina Leary speaks with Jenn about freelancing and writing about identity as a marginalized writer.

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Episode 53: Interview with Brooke Obie

Author of fiction & nonfiction Brooke Obie discusses her debut novel BOOK OF ADDIS as well as expectations and the work of self-publishing.

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Episode 52: Interview with Lara Ameen

Writer and PhD candidate in disability studies Lara Ameen speaks with Jenn on the first episode of 2017 on accessibility and disability representation.

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Episode 51: Interview with Kia Corthron

Novelist and Playwright Kia Corthron joins Jenn on the last episode of 2016 to discuss her debut novel “The Castle Cross the Magnet Carter.”

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Episode 50: Interview with Marietta B. Zacker

Literary agent Marietta Zacker joins Jenn to discuss the faulty thinking of “diversity as a trend” and the nitty gritty of agenting.

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