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On this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi Podcast, Dan Holloway celebrates indie successes at the Audie Awards, highlighting notable entries like Spotify's audiobook Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood. He also discusses the World Economic Forum's report on the future of jobs, which predicts creative thinking and lifelong curiosity will be among the most valued skills in the next five years, even as reading and writing are seen as declining workplace priorities. Plus, an update on the AI Summit planned for the Bologna Book Fair in April. Sponsors Self-Publishing News is proudly sponsored by Bookvault. Sell high-quality, print-on-demand books directly to readers worldwide and earn maximum royalties selling directly. Automate fulfillment and create stunning special editions with BookvaultBespoke. Visit Bookvault.app today for an instant quote. Self-Publishing News is also sponsored by book cover design company Miblart. They offer unlimited revisions, take no deposit to start work and you pay only when you love the final result. Get a book cover that will become your number-one marketing tool. Find more author advice, tips, and tools at our Self-publishing Author Advice Center, with a huge archive of nearly 2,000 blog posts and a handy search box to find key info on the topic you need. And, if you haven't already, we invite you to join our organization and become a self-publishing ally. About the Host Dan Holloway is a novelist, poet, and spoken word artist. He is the MC of the performance arts show The New Libertines, He competed at the National Poetry Slam final at the Royal Albert Hall. His latest collection, The Transparency of Sutures, is available on Kindle.
We are back! And in this little ten minute special I list the incredible guests I will be interviewing this season and share a fun little recording with some pals from the Bologna Book Fair!
Earlier this year a tiny Quebec-based children's publishing house, Monsieur Ed, won the prize for Best Children's Publishers of the Year in North America at the Bologna Book Fair. It won, judges said, for being at the forefront of innovation in the creative nature of its editorial choices during the past year. I thought this was a big deal so I contacted publisher and creative director Valérie Picard. She told me (well, actually, it's written on the website), that Monsieur Ed "favors stories set in peculiar worlds where reality and fantasy coincide. He feeds on compelling tales with the power to transcend the ordinary, arouse laughter or bring tears. Universal stories that can inspire introspection and contemplation. Although fiction is at the heart of his publications, Monsieur Ed is also interested in documentaries, graphic novels, and even your favorite kind of tea." Monsieur Ed lives in Montreal, Quebec, and so does Valerie, and, for the time being, so do I. So I went over to her place to interview her, and her little dog Benjamin, about the creative choices she's made over the past year, indeed the past five, and to get at the reasons she thinks explain why she won at Bologna.
Rashin Kheiriyeh has published over eighty books in countries around the world and created illustrations for The New York Times. She received a PhD in illustration and an MFA in graphic design from Alzahra University in Tehran. She's the winner of the 2021 Sheila Barry Best Canadian Picturebook Award of the Year, she was named a 2017 Maurice Sendak Fellow, and was the winner of the New Horizon Award at the Bologna Book Fair. She was born in Iran and currently lives in Washington, DC.In this episode of How Do You Do? Podcast, Ben asks Rashin about the inspiration behind her characters & stories, how she infuses her Iranian heritage into her work, how she's able to anticipate what kind of stories her young demographic would enjoy reading, and more.Follow us!Rashin Kheiriyeh: @rashin.kheiriyeh / www.rashinart.comHow Do You Do? Podcast: @hdydpodBen Hannani: @benhannaniWebsite: www.hdydpod.comOur Spotify playlist featuring our guests' jams can be found on "HDYD Jams"
Surprise! We are sneaking in one more episode at the end of the year--err, decade, to give you a 2019 wrap-up!This episode is chattier than usual as Kate and Renee talk about some of the agency's greatest hits of 2019! We discuss the Netflix film, Let It Snow, the glorious success of RED, WHITE, AND ROYAL BLUE, our deep love of Star Wars and RESISTANCE REBORN, and other exciting happenings at the agency this year.And we weren't even able to cover everything! Be sure to check out our blog for more exciting happenings at kt literary. And please don't forget to rate, review and subscribe on whatever platform you use.Shout outs: Nepotism? Maybe. But here's Renee's sister's IGFollow the agency on social media (but not Tik Tok):Website: www.ktliterary.comkt literary on Instagram: @ktliterarykt literary on Twitter: @ktliterary
When One Person Dies the Whole World is Over is a diary comic chronicling the year in the life of its author and illustrator, Mandy Ord. Published this year by Brow Books, it is billed as ‘funny, sad and perfectly magnetic’, with illustrator Oslo Davis describing it as ‘unashamedly personal’.When One Person Dies tries to find meaning in the everyday. From moments of levity too soon forgotten to life changing loss, Mandy Ord gives the reader an intimate look at the transcendent and the mundane of her life.Mandy Ord is a comics artist, a cartoonist, an illustrator, a speaker and teacher of comics, a greengrocer and a disability support worker. Mandy is a prolific comics artist, publishing her work in places like Meanjin, The Age, Voiceworks and Going Down Swinging. She has also published several graphic novels, with her second book, Sensitive Creatures, winning a White Ravens award at the Bologna Book Fair.Show Notes:When One Person Dies the Whole World is Over excerpt: https://www.theliftedbrow.com/liftedbrow/2019/2/4/excerpt-when-one-person-dies-the-whole-world-is-over-by-mandy-ordGraeme Simsion, Jane Caro, Ginger Gorman and more on what they're reading in February: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/01/graeme-simsion-jane-caro-ginger-gorman-and-more-on-what-theyre-reading-in-februaryMandy Ord gives an interview on The Glasshouse: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse/episodes/6389-the-glasshouse-13-february-2019Luke Davies on Mandy Ord and Australia’s graphic novel scene: https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2012/june/1342424201/luke-davies/memory-palacesMandy Ord on her one-eyed portrayal: https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/in-the-frame-20080615-ge75th.htmlOslo Davis on Mandy Ord: https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/an-eye-for-detail-20110826-1jdzl.htmlRonnie Scott reviews 'Sensitive Creatures' by Mandy Ord: https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/abr-online/archive/2012/67-march-2012/782-mandy-ord-sensitive-creaturesRecommendations:FiSecond Mother by Sinéad GleesonBlue Hills and Chalk Bones by Sinéad GleesonLondon Review Bookshop podcast with Deborah Levy and Olivia LaingKirby‘Homesick For Another World’ by Ottessa Moshfegh‘The Cost of Living’ by Deborah Levy‘Things I Don’t Want to Know’ by Deborah LevyNeveMilk Teeth by Rae WhiteMagical Negro by Morgan ParkerContact Us:Twitter: @litcanonballInstagram: @literarycanonballFind us on Facebook at Literary Canon BallEmail: literarycanonball@gmail.com
In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of the children's publishing industry with an in-depth chat with Anna McFarlane of Allen & Unwin. Hear how she decides what to publish, the process between when an author signs on the dotted line and their book hits the shelves, and her recent experiences attending the Bologna Book Fair, where rights are bought or sold to publishers from around the world. In Kids Capers, 9-year-old Zara interviews illustrator Jules Faber, and discovers what's involved in illustrating a book in his famed WEIRDO series written by Anh Do, his hints for young cartoonists and much more. And your hosts share their latest reads, shout-outs and things on their radar right now. Read the show notes: www.onemorepagepodcast.com/episode-7 Email us at: onemorepagepodcast@gmail.com Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/onemorepageAU Twitter: www.twitter.com/onemorepageau Instagram: www.instagram.com/onemorepageau
George White, President and COO of Up With Paper and Jumping Jack Press interviewed following the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, discusses the intricacies of creating pop-up art for greeting cards and for books. Susan Raab is president of Raab Associates, an internationally recognized agency that specializes in marketing literature, products and initiatives that help improve the lives of young people. Clients have included National Geographic, Scholastic, the International Board on Books for Young People, and bestselling authors and illustrators. Susan is marketing advisor for the Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). She’salso a journalist reporting on publishing, education and human rights. Her work as a broadcast correspondent has been hosted by the University of Connecticut, and by the University of Florida’s Recess Radio, a program syndicated to 500 public radio stations. Her many interviews, including with Art Spiegelman, Jon Scieszka, Norton Juster, Laurie Halse Anderson and many others talking about art and literature can be heard here. Follow Susan at: https://twitter.com/sraab18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
George White, President and COO of Up With Paper and Jumping Jack Press interviewed following the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, discusses the intricacies of creating pop-up art for greeting cards and for books. Susan Raab is president of Raab Associates, an internationally recognized agency that specializes in marketing literature, products and initiatives that help improve the lives of young people. Clients have included National Geographic, Scholastic, the International Board on Books for Young People, and bestselling authors and illustrators. Susan is marketing advisor for the Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). She’salso a journalist reporting on publishing, education and human rights. Her work as a broadcast correspondent has been hosted by the University of Connecticut, and by the University of Florida’s Recess Radio, a program syndicated to 500 public radio stations. Her many interviews, including with Art Spiegelman, Jon Scieszka, Norton Juster, Laurie Halse Anderson and many others talking about art and literature can be heard here. Follow Susan at: https://twitter.com/sraab18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Matteo Faglia, discusses the 2017 Bologna Book Fair exhibition, “Pop-up Show: The Magic Inside Books,” which traces some of the important milestones in the story of 3-dimensional, or as they have been called since the 1930s, pop-up books. The exhibition showcases the extensive collection of Artist and Collector Massimo Missiroli. Starting with texts published in the 1800s to books created in the 1970s the exhibition, which Faglia plans to tour – features works by great maestros of printing, such as Ernest Nister and Raphael Tuck and Sons as well as the first book to be called a pop-up, Harold Lenz’s Blue Ribbon Press book, Pinocchio. The exhibition, which is featured on www.popupshow.net, was co-curated by Matteo Faglia and Massimo Missiroli. Matteo Faglia, is head of Consulenze Editoriali, and has worked for some of Italy’s most prominent publishers, including De Agostini. Here, we discuss why pop-ups have been a special part of the children’s books industry and what it takes to become a pop-up artist or paper engineer. Susan Raab is president of Raab Associates, an internationally recognized agency that specializes in marketing literature, products and initiatives that help improve the lives of young people. Clients have included National Geographic, Scholastic, the International Board on Books for Young People, and bestselling authors and illustrators. Susan is marketing advisor for the Society of Children’sBook Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). She’s also a journalist reporting on publishing, education and human rights. Her work as a broadcast correspondent has been hosted by the University of Connecticut, and by the University of Florida’s Recess Radio, a program syndicated to 500 public radio stations. Her many interviews, including with Art Spiegelman, Jon Scieszka, Norton Juster, Laurie Halse Anderson and many others talking about art and literature can be heard here. Follow Susan at: https://twitter.com/sraab18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Matteo Faglia, discusses the 2017 Bologna Book Fair exhibition, “Pop-up Show: The Magic Inside Books,” which traces some of the important milestones in the story of 3-dimensional, or as they have been called since the 1930s, pop-up books. The exhibition showcases the extensive collection of Artist and Collector Massimo Missiroli. Starting with texts published in the 1800s to books created in the 1970s the exhibition, which Faglia plans to tour – features works by great maestros of printing, such as Ernest Nister and Raphael Tuck and Sons as well as the first book to be called a pop-up, Harold Lenz’s Blue Ribbon Press book, Pinocchio. The exhibition, which is featured on www.popupshow.net, was co-curated by Matteo Faglia and Massimo Missiroli. Matteo Faglia, is head of Consulenze Editoriali, and has worked for some of Italy’s most prominent publishers, including De Agostini. Here, we discuss why pop-ups have been a special part of the children’s books industry and what it takes to become a pop-up artist or paper engineer. Susan Raab is president of Raab Associates, an internationally recognized agency that specializes in marketing literature, products and initiatives that help improve the lives of young people. Clients have included National Geographic, Scholastic, the International Board on Books for Young People, and bestselling authors and illustrators. Susan is marketing advisor for the Society of Children’sBook Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). She’s also a journalist reporting on publishing, education and human rights. Her work as a broadcast correspondent has been hosted by the University of Connecticut, and by the University of Florida’s Recess Radio, a program syndicated to 500 public radio stations. Her many interviews, including with Art Spiegelman, Jon Scieszka, Norton Juster, Laurie Halse Anderson and many others talking about art and literature can be heard here. Follow Susan at: https://twitter.com/sraab18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With the gang away for the Bologna Book Fair, this pre-recorded episode features an interview with founders of new illustrated non-fiction imprint Wide Eyed Editions, a look at favourite children’s book author Dick King Smith, and an interview with debut young adult author Anna McKerrow about her novel Crow Moon.