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 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. Her work has been translated into over a dozen languages and nominated for the Hugo, Locus, World Fantasy, Crawford, and Astounding awards. You can find her online at www.sachakraborty.com or on Instagram at @SAChakrabooks.

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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!

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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 spare bedroom in 1987, with just one book and a single employee — our founder, Publisher and CEO Dominique Raccah — we’ve stayed true to our passion for stories and our dedication to helping authors reach readers. We’re an innovative, mission-driven book publisher that champions diverse voices in publishing."

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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 polymath; juggling writing books, TV series, films, plays and journalism.  Anthony has written over 50 books including the bestselling teen spy series Alex Rider, which is estimated to have sold 21 million copies worldwide and has been turned into a hugely successful TV series by Amazon Freevee.  A third series has just been filmed and the fourteenth Alex Rider novel, Nightshade: Revenge will be published in 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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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 Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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