Podcast: Shipping & Handling

Join Bridget Smith of Dunham Literary Inc. and Jennifer Udden of Barry Goldblatt Literary LLC as we discuss books, publishing, writing, fandom, and more!

Episode 33 – Back to Basics

In this episode (recorded before the election, ahahah) Bridget and Jen discuss the basics of vetting agents, critique partners, and career moves. 

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Episode 32: FANTITLEMENT

In this episode, Bridget snd Jen discuss the thinning boundaries between fans and creators, when your ship becomes a hassle, and what to do if you meet an editor out in the wild. We also wrap up our discussion of Maggie Stiefvater’s THE RAVEN CYCLE. 

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#SHBookClub 3 – Barrayar

This episode is 90% shrieking “CORDELIA!!!” and 10% feudal nonsense.  TW for abortion, child murder, ableism.  You can listen to the episode here.  The next book in the series is ! 

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Episode 31 – The Raven Cycle

SPOILERS FOR THE RAVEN CYCLE FROM 17:57 ONWARD “Magic! History! Fast Cars! Crushing Poverty! Gayness!”  In which Jen and Bridget talk about Maggie Stiefvater’s four-book YA series THE RAVEN CYCLE.   

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Episode 30 – Special Guest Mika Kasuga!

In this episode we talk to special guest Mika Kasuga, Associate Editor at Random House, about nonfiction, what platform actually means, and more!  Favorite quotes from this episode:  “You can’t make eye contact with a woman, they’ll…

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#SHBookClub Episode 2 – Shards of Honor

In which Bridget and Jen basically just doodle little hearts that say ARAL + CORDELIA 4 EVA 

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Episode 29: Captain America – Civil War

In which Jen, Bridget, and special guest Connor Goldsmith of Fuse Literary talk Captain America: Civil War, romance novelist pseudonyms, and the Best Vegas Story of All Time. 

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#Shbookclub Episode 1 – The Vorkosigan Saga – Falling Free

In which Bridget & Jen talk about Falling Free, the first (chronological) volume in Lois McMaster Bujold’s long-running Vorkosigan saga. Covered in this episode are such topics as how weird it is to have four arms instead of two, the relative…

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Episode 28: Too Many Dukes

In this episode, Bridget and Jen ask each other Why Do You Read That? regarding middle grade and romance and are terrified for a good five minutes by a creature that may or may not be coming to attack. 

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Episode 27 – Vegas, Baby

In this episode Jen recounts magical tales of her travel to the nation’s silliest city, the insanity of RT, and the details of the Shipping & Handling Book Club, plus much more!   

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