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Publishing Talks began as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology. Mostly we’ve talked with people in the book industry about the history and the evolution of publishing and books. I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with editors, publishers, technologists, innovators, and leaders in independent publishing and […] The post Publishing Talks: Interview with Jeremy Facknitz first appeared on WritersCast.

A Mansion of Her Own: The Mysterious Life of Heiress Alice Delamar – Nona Footz with Audrey Clare Farley – Grand Central Publishing – 9781538772072 – 272 pages – $32.50 – October 8, 2026 – ebook versions available at lower prices It was impossible for me to resist a story about a reclusive heiress who […] The post Interview with Nona Footz: A Mansion of Her Own first appeared on WritersCast.

From Pain to Peace: How Trauma and Tragedy Teach Us Compassion and Wisdom – Mel Harkrader Pine – Prospecta Press – Paperback – 9781632261786 – 240 pages – $18.00 – September 15, 2026 – ebook versions available at lower prices The subject of trauma has become far more discussed and understood over the past half […] The post Mel Harkrader Pine: From Pain to Peace first appeared on WritersCast.

The 10 Commandments of Successful Corporate Narratives – Jeff Gomez & Alan Berkson – Intelligist Press – Paperback – 9798218853914 – 138 pages – $24.00 – February 15, 2026 – Kindle version $14.99 (Amazon only) Jeff Gomez is an amazing guy. We met years ago in some now forgotten business connection, but I always remembered […] The post Jeff Gomez: The 10 Commandments of Successful Corporate Narratives first appeared on WritersCast.

I originally began Publishing Talks as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the future of publishing, books, and culture. I continue to enjoy my conversations with people in the book industry about the evolution of publishing in the context of technology, culture, and […] The post Publishing Talks: Brooke Warner of She Writes Press 2026 first appeared on WritersCast.

Fells Point: A Novel – William Loving – Rare Bird Books – Hardcover – 9781644285558 – 240 pages – $28.00 – June 9, 2026 – ebook available at lower prices Fells Point is a bit of a noirish, bit of a postmodernish novel set in modern day Baltimore. In all honesty, I was surprised by […] The post William Loving: Fells Point: A Novel first appeared on WritersCast.

When Caesar Was King: How Sid Caesar Reinvented American Comedy – David Margolick – Shocken Books – Hardcover – 9780805242553 – 400 pages – $35.00 – November 11, 2025 – ebook edition available at lower cost, audio book also available. I am almost the same age as author David Margolick, so was born too late […] The post David Margolick: When Caesar Was King first appeared on WritersCast.

Publishing Talks started as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the future of publishing, books, and culture. It has been an ongoing education talking with people in the book industry about the evolution of publishing in the context of technology, culture, and economics. […] The post Publishing Talks: Ramsey Kanaan of PM Press first appeared on WritersCast.

Death in the Strike Zone: The Mystery of America’s First Baseball Hero — Thomas W. Gilbert — David Godine — Hardcover — 978-1-56792-759-7 — 192 pages — $27.95 — March 24th, 2026 – ebook edition available at lower cost As most of my listeners probably know by now, I love baseball and I really love […] The post Thomas W. Gilbert: Death in the Strike Zone first appeared on WritersCast.

Authors Voices gives writers and poets a platform for reading their work. It’s been too infrequent a series in the past. Starting in 2026, inaugurated by this wonderful reading by Los Angeles poet Kim Dower, we will be presenting a monthly reading series with a representation of poets I feel have not received enough attention […] The post Kim Dower reading her poems for National Poetry Month, 2026 first appeared on WritersCast.

I discovered the very interesting Luke Palder by accident one day when I saw an ad he ran for his memoir writing and publishing business, MemoirGhostWriting.com. It sounded really interesting, and similar enough to some of my own work that I wanted to find out more about his work. Luke is a serial entrepreneur in […] The post Publishing Talks Interview: Luke Palder of MemoirGhostWriting.com first appeared on WritersCast.

The Nazi and the Psychiatrist: Hermann Göring, Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, and a Fatal Meeting of Minds at the End of WWII — Jack El-Hai — PublicAffairs — 9781610394635 — 304 pages — Published September 2, 2014 — Paperback — $21.99 (ebook available at lower prices; audiobook download also available) The Nazi and the Psychiatrist […] The post Jack El-Hai: The Nazi and the Psychiatrist first appeared on WritersCast.

I started Publishing Talks as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the future of publishing, books, and culture. It has been great fun talking with people in the book industry about the evolution of publishing in the context of technology, culture, and economics. […] The post Publishing Talks Interview: Kathleen Schmidt, Publishing Confidential first appeared on WritersCast.

Devouring Time: Jim Harrison, a Writer’s Life — Todd Goddard — 9781799902362 – Blackstone Publishing — Hardcover — 558 pages — $29.99 — November 4, 2025 Jim Harrison was for so many readers – and other writers – one of the central voices of American literature for the last half century. When Harrison began writing, […] The post Todd Goddard: Devouring Time: Jim Harrison a Writer’s Life first appeared on WritersCast.

Echoes of Our Origins: Baboons, Humans, and Nature — Shirley C. Strum, with Cassandra Phillips — Johns Hopkins University Press — Hardcover — 978-1-4214-5203-6 — 376 pages — $32.95 — September 9, 2025 — ebook edition available. This book was a fantastic discovery for me. I consider myself fairly well read; I’ve studied anthropology extensively […] The post Shirley C. Strum: Echoes of Our Origins: Baboons, Humans, and Nature first appeared on WritersCast.