Podcasts about pbs's great american read

Bestselling author William Bernhardt provides a roundup of the latest news of interest to writers, followed by an interview with literary scouting agent for Franklin & Siegel, Erin Hennicke.In the news roundup, Bernhardt discusses:1) the results from PBS's Great American Read, and what writers can learn by studying the list of books selected by readers;2) the pricing scheme for John Grisham's latest novel, which suggests that the Big Five New York publishers are trying to drive readers away from digital books and back to print;3) the first American dwarsliggers, horizontal books about the size of a cellphone and no thicker than your thumb, designed to simulate the experience of reading on a phone but in a print format; and 4) a new Chinese bot that translated a 300-page English novel in thirty seconds with a 95% accuracy rate, requiring only a week of subsequent work by a translator, and the ramifications this innovation may have for writing enterpreneurs.In the interview segment, Bernhardt talks with Erin Hennicke, who is the Director of TV/Film for the largest literary scouting agency in New York, Franklin & Siegel. Hennicke explains what she looks for when she considers books and stories for adaptations, and how you can make your book more attractive to Hollywood. Hennicke will speak and hear pitch at the next Red Sneaker writers conference, now called WriterCon 2019. Early bird discounts are now available for early registrants at www.writercon.org. Bernhardt will also host a small-group seminar in New Orleans December 9-13. For more information, visit: https://www.williambernhardt.com/writing-retreats.

Back from their respective vacations, Chad and Tom talk about PBS's "Great American Read," the NEA's "Big Read," building a sustainable publishing model that puts readers first, the attempt to address the direct-to-consumer discount problem, books that they've recently read, and ones Tom refuses to stock. Tom also discloses his favorite publisher, and Chad has a revelation about all the books he's read this year. It's a very grounded episode, with no real rants, and lots of good information.  This episode's music is "Angeline" by Rayland Baxter. As always, feel free to send any and all comments or questions to: threepercentpodcast@gmail.com. Also, if there are articles you’d like us to read and analyze (or just make fun of), send those along as well. And if you like the podcast, tell a friend and rate us or leave a review on iTunes! If you don’t already subscribe to the Three Percent Podcast you can find us on iTunes, Stitcher, and other places. Or you can always subscribe by adding our feed directly into your favorite podcast app: http://threepercent.libsyn.com/rss  

Our newest episode discusses the more polarizing picks for PBS's Great American Read list — notably, Twilight and Fifty Shades of Grey. Warning: May Contain Spoilers

Our newest episode discusses books left off of PBS's Great American Read list — most notably, graphic novels. Warning: May Contain Spoilers