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Hosted ByJennifer Udden & Bridget Smith

Join Bridget Smith of Dunham Literary Inc. and Jennifer Udden of Barry Goldblatt Literary LLC as we discuss books, publishing, writing, fandom, and more!


All Episodes

Episode 79: Sort By Kudos

or: Now Kiss! In which Bridget and Jen talk about Bridget’s return to fandom after a decade away, and also have a full meltdown about how long this podcast has been going on.  Spoilers for The Magicians from 12:21 onwards Note: Jen’s audio is…

Episode 78: Fling it Into the Void

In this episode, Bridget and Jen take you through the submission process, talk about publishers decentralizing from NYC post-pandemic, and discuss why that second book is just such a pain in the a** to write.  Note: Jen’s audio is a little off…

Episode 77: Vibes Only

In this episode Bridget & Jen critique twitter pitches, discuss Jen’s weird hate for movie comps, talk about Ea Nasir’s historical perfidious copper sales, and more!  Please enjoy the moment at 36:53 where we lose our damn minds. …

Episode 76: Do you remember second locations?

Recorded Tuesday, May 18. It’s been 84 years dot gif. In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss Jen’s new career move, favorite pandemic reads, how deeply weird socializing is going to be post-panorama, and more!  Question topics include…

Episode 75: Omegaverse is in the New York Times

In which Bridget and Jen discuss copyright law, plagiarism, and why published authors won’t read your fic, for legal reasons. Also! Cookbook photography, dead parents in YA, and more!  Thanks to this week’s donors: Lorna, Lauren, Jared, and…

Episode 74: In Plague-Adjusted Terms

In this episode Bridget and Jen talk *waves vaguely* the State Of Things, UK vs ANZ vs US, and how many clients is too many!  **ANNOUNCEMENT!!** We’ll be answering your questions on a very special Instagram Live session on Thursday, May 7 at 7pm…

Episode 73: The Book Equivalent of a Weighted Blanket

In this episodes, Bridget and Jen talk bad contracts, manuscript requests, how to avoid brown-nosing and more!  Thanks to our editor, Cheyna Roth, for her help with this episode! A VERY SPECIAL THANKS to our donor Jessica!!!!! Like the podcast?…

Episode 72: I Would Marry These Potatoes In A House Of God

In this episode Bridget and Jen discuss *waves vaguely* The Situation, the Simon & Schuster sale, living with our parents, and cheaply priced Texas ciders.  (Hit us up, Austin EastCider!)  Thanks to our editor, Cheyna Roth, for her help…

Episode 71 – I’m In This Picture And I Don’t Like It

In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss career planning or the occasional impossibility thereof, catch up on thanking donors, and generally continue the discussion from Episode 70!  A VERY SPECIAL THANKS to our wonderful backlog of donors! Jenn,…

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