WELCOME BACK TO SEASON TWO!
Holy shit, we're more than one person's favorite podcast on spotify! We started this last year because we just love this shit. We really appreciate all our supporters, you've made us feel like we can do this and you'll listen. We love you all so much.
Season Two is going to be LIT.
Some levity to start us off: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/22/books/review/literary-dinner-parties.html
Year-end roundup: https://lithub.com/the-10-biggest-literary-stories-of-the-year-2/
A look at the data from the NYC publishing business: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/91028-new-report-finds-nyc-publishing-bookselling-jobs-fell-between-2010-and-2020.html
It's not just book publishing, mag publishing struggling too: Literary magazines struggle, taking much of the old-school writing world with them: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/03/books/astra-magazine.html
In the UK, women and minorities make much less as authors. But even worse, authors across all demographics are making less and less: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/dec/06/writers-earnings-have-plummeted-with-women-black-and-mixed-race-authors-worst-hit
In the midst of this: Harper Collins Employees strike for pay and respect: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/books/harpercollins-strike.html
Follow the latest on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hcpunion
Independent bookseller good news: https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4381&share=true#m58567
Women and minorities killin it in publishing:
Missing Pages, a podcast about literary scandals, wrapped its first season: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/aug/22/missing-pages-podcast-bethanne-patrick-interview-book-scandals
