This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host author Kellye Garrett and Interview Guest Amanda Nelson, Executive Editor of Book Riot.

Kellye Garrett

• https://kellyegarrett.com
• @kellyekell on Twitter

Amanda Nelson

• www.bookriot.com 

Your Host, Sarah Nicolas:

• www.sarahnicolas.com
• @sarah_nicolas on Twitter
• @presidentSarah on Instagram

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--News Links--

Interabang bookstore tornado damage: https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/books/2019/10/21/interabang-books-takes-a-direct-hit-in-sundays-storm/ Their website is at https://www.interabangbooks.com/

40% rise in self-published books: Reveals.html">http://www.bowker.com/news/2019/Self-Publishing-Grew-40-Percent-in-2018-New-Report--Reveals.html 

PEN America opens regional chapters: pen-america-launches-six-regional-chapters.html">https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/81474-pen-america-launches-six-regional-chapters.html 

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt slashing its workforce by 8%: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/houghton-mifflin-to-cut-workforce-by-8-provide-sales-outlook-that-is-below-expectations-2019-10-17 

Naomi Wolf's OUTRAGES cancelled in US: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/naomi-wolf-and-publisher-part-ways-amid-delay-of-new-book/2019/10/18/ae360cea-f205-11e9-bb7e-d2026ee0c199_story.html

Patricia Highsmith's diaries to be published: highsmith-diaries.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/25/books/patricia-highsmith-diaries.html

King County Library's response to Macmillian ebook embargo: https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2019/10/22/41762476/king-county-public-library-will-boycott-macmillan-ebooks-seattle-public-library-will-not 

The American Library Association's report for the House Judiciary Committee's antitrust subcommittee: congress-investigating-anticompetitive-behavior-in-the-digital-library-market.html">https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/81549-congress-investigating-anticompetitive-behavior-in-the-digital-library-market.html

Drew Barrymore to produce two Middle Grade book adaptations: https://deadline.com/2019/10/drew-barrymore-to-produce-two-ya-projects-for-eone-the-mother-company-as-part-of-first-look-deal-1202761490/