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Synopsis: Vice president, executive managing editor, and copy chief of Penguin Random House Benjamin Dreyer talks about his new writing style guide Dreyer's English, how and when to break certain writing "rules," whether "proper" english is classist, how words become part of the language, and how the publishing industry has changed over the last 25 years. Benjamin also explains why "grey" and "gray" are two different colors. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: Audible: Get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial! Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Make sure to signup for Audible today to get your FREE audio book and 30-day trial. Please support our podcast by making a sustaining monthly donation. Please also check out our GoFundMe campaign as we're trying to raise enough money to help cover our studio build costs. Duration: 43:31:00 Present: Harry C. Marks, Benjamin Dreyer The Book Dreyer's English by Benjamin Dreyer The Author Website Twitte

Synopsis: Rob Hart stops by to discuss his collection of food-themed short noir stories, TAKE-OUT. Rob also talks about how where we grow up shapes our writing, how New York City has changed throughout the years, social commentary through genre fiction, and where to find the best burritos. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: Audible: Get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial! Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Make sure to signup for Audible today to get your FREE audio book and 30-day trial. Please support our podcast by making a sustaining monthly donation. Please also check out our GoFundMe campaign as we're trying to raise enough money to help cover our studio build costs. Duration: 47:19:00 Present: Harry C. Marks, Rob Hart The Book Take-Out by Rob Hart The Author Website Twitter Warehouse by Rob Hart Books Discussed On Writing: 10th Anniversary Edition: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® Bird by

Synopsis: Alyssa Palombo discusses her latest historical tale, THE SPELLBOOK OF KATRINA VAN TASSEL, a Legend of Sleepy Hollow retelling told from the point of view of Ichabod Crane's beloved, Katrina van Tassel. Alyssa also talks about the care in retelling a well-known story, her research process, and staying true to an often-told tale while also turning it on its head. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: Audible: Get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial! Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Make sure to signup for Audible today to get your FREE audio book and 30-day trial. Please support our podcast by making a sustaining monthly donation. Please also check out our GoFundMe campaign as we're trying to raise enough money to help cover our studio build costs. Duration: 45:52:00 Present: Harry C. Marks, Alyssa Palombo The Book The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel by Alyssa Palombo The Author Website Twitter Follow your host and the show on Tw

Synopsis: Welcome to season 5! On this episode, literary agents Laura Zats and Erik Hane of Red Sofa Literary stop by to discuss how they got started in agenting, why the dreaded query letter might not be so dreadful, the ongoing problems plaguing the publishing industrial complex, and what it’s like running the best darn podcast for querying writers. Oh, and we finally learn where the Loon came from. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: FeedPress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Audible: Get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial! Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Check out the Audible links below next to the titles discussed during the episode! Make sure to signup for Audible today to get your FREE audio book and 30-day trial. Please support our podcast by making a sustaining monthly donation. Please also check out our GoFundM

Synopsis: In the season 4 finale, author, blogger, and podcaster Less Harper joins Harry in discussing Ryder Carroll’s new self-help productivity book, The Bullet Journal Method and how it applies to their own writing processes. It’s a lively discussion about drafting, editing, self-publishing and traditional publishing, marketing, and whether these systems can help us write better books. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: FeedPress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Audible: Get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial! Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Check out the Audible links below next to the titles discussed during the episode! Make sure to signup for Audible today to get your FREE audio book and 30-day trial. Please support our podcast by making a sustaining monthly donation. Please also check out our GoFundMe campaign as

CONTENT WARNING: The passage Sarah reads utilizes strong language and a hateful slur as part of the antagonist’s dialogue. If you would prefer to skip this section, it goes from 2:35 to 6:19. Such language is not used for the remainder of the episode. Synopsis: Sarah Ward discusses her debut LGBTQ+ YA novel, AESOP LAKE, as well as writing a story for allies, why people don’t abandon toxic belief systems, our capacity for empathy, and the changing state of the world under a president who spreads hate. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: FeedPress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Audible: Get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial! Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Check out the Audible links below next to the titles discussed during the episode! Make sure to signup for Audible today to get your FREE audio book and 30-day trial. Pl

Synopsis: Alice Kaltman returns to COVERED to discuss her new YA novel, WAVEHOUSE, as well as surfing on the Long Island Sound, writing introverted main characters, the adult influence on YA publishing, publishing with a small press, the marketing grind, and the unending brilliance of Beth Gilstrap. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: FeedPress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Audible: Get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial! Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Check out the Audible links below next to the titles discussed during the episode! Make sure to signup for Audible today to get your FREE audio book and 30-day trial. Please support our podcast by making a sustaining monthly donation. Please also check out our GoFundMe campaign as we’re trying to raise enough money to help cover our studio build costs. Duration: 51:51:00

Synopsis: Anne Wheaton stops by to talk about her new picture book, PIGGY AND PUG, self-publishing a picture book with a huge social media presence, found families, spreading kindness on Twitter, the importance of beta readers (especially the little ones), impostor syndrome, finding a book’s true audience, and her experiences at BookCon and Emerald City ComicCon. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: FeedPress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Audible: Get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial! Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Check out the Audible links below next to the titles discussed during the episode! Recommendation: Dracula by Bram Stoker, narrated by Alan Cumming and Tim Curry Make sure to signup for Audible today to get your FREE audio book and 30-day trial. Please support our podcast by making a sustaining monthly dona

Synopsis: Author Steph Post discusses her thrilling Judah Cannon series, including LIGHTWOOD and WALK IN THE FIRE, as well as her forthcoming supernatural novel, MIRACULUM, what it means to write “grit lit”, being the “voice” of a demographic, breaking out of marketing boxes, and the exhaustion of writing a series. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: FeedPress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Audible: Get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial! Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Check out the Audible links below next to the titles discussed during the episode! Duration: 46:14 Present: Harry C. Marks, Steph Post The Guest Website Twitter A Tree Born Crooked by Steph Post, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® Lightwood by Steph Post, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® Walk In The Fire by Steph Post, Hardcover | Barnes & Noble® Boo

Synopsis: Author Shobha Rao discusses her debut novel, GIRLS BURN BRIGHTER, as well as the plight of human trafficking in India, how fiction has changed in a post-9/11 world, the perseverance of the human spirit, whether fiction writers have an obligation to expose the dark truths about humanity, and how she wrote the book in two months while living in complete isolation. Also, apologies for the abrupt ending – we had a lengthy conversation about my own writing I didn’t think anyone wanted to sit through and by the end of it, I completely forgot to thank Shobha and ask her the usual “where can people find you?” Time flies when you’re talking shop. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: Nacht Sound Engineering: Streamline the process of delivering high-quality shows to your audience and focus on what you love. Feedpress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Duration: 47:08 Present: Harry C. Mark

Synopsis: Author Lisa Lueddecke discusses her Young Adult fantasy novel, A SHIVER OF SNOW AND SKY, the origins of its fairy tale-esque story, what draws her to the Young Adult demographic, writing three-dimensional characters, successfully juggling multiple POVs, and the necessity of enthusiastic beta readers. And be sure to order your copy of Jim Warner’s Actual Miles, his third collection of poetry and his first book in over a decade! Criss-crossing Rust Belt mining towns and Filipino rice paddies, Actual Miles finds Warner disassembling home and extracting language from record grooves and Mason jars to reclaim his identity as a bastard son of the highway. Get your copy HERE! This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: Nacht Sound Engineering: Streamline the process of delivering high-quality shows to your audience and focus on what you love. Feedpress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Durati

Synopsis: Author and founder of the 10 Minute Novelist Facebook Group, Katharine Grubb, discusses her new book, WHEN THE TIMER DINGS: ORGANIZING YOUR LIFE TO MAKE THE MOST OF 10 MINUTE INCREMENTS, as well as the guilt of not writing, making time for our passions, running a successful Facebook writing group, launching a new writing conference, and saying no when we don’t want to. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: Nacht Sound Engineering: Streamline the process of delivering high-quality shows to your audience and focus on what you love. Feedpress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Duration: 01:04:32 Present: Harry C. Marks, Katharine Grubb The Guest 10-Minute Novelists Website Twitter 10 Minute Novelists Facebook group When the Timer Dings: Organizing Your Life to Make the Most of 10 Minute Increments Write a Novel in 10 Minutes a Day Follow your host and the show on Twitter @HCMarks

Synopsis: Literary agent apprentice Meg LaTorre-Snyder discusses her role at Corvisiero Literary Agency and answers listener questions about the querying process. Should you personalize a query? Should writers worry about chasing trends? What should authors know when signing with an agent? How long should a “revise and resubmit” take to complete? Meg answers these questions and many more to help aspiring authors polish their manuscripts, brave the query trenches, and ultimately gain representation. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: Nacht Sound Engineering: Streamline the process of delivering high-quality shows to your audience and focus on what you love. Feedpress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Duration: 54:42 Present: Harry C. Marks, Meg LaTorre-Snyder The Guest Meg LaTorre-Snyder – Editor. Writer. BookTuber. Word Nerd. Twitter iWriterly – YouTube Meg LaTorre-Snyder – Corvisiero

Synopsis: Please enjoy this bonus mini-episode of COVERED as you work toward your own writing and publishing goals. Maybe you’re struggling to write 50,000 words by the end of the month, or perhaps you’re deep in the query trenches looking for a sign of hope. Well, here it is. Theodora Goss shares her wisdom and the five most important things she learned while writing and publishing her novel, The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter. Normally, these mini-episodes are only for Patreon subscribers at the $5+ level. If you enjoy this content and would like a new mini-episode delivered straight to your inbox with each full-length episode, please consider becoming a Patreon patron today. Duration: 09:10 Present: Harry C. Marks, Theodora Goss The Guest Website Twitter The Book The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss Audiobook Follow your host and the show on Twitter @HCMarks @COVERED_fm @HologramRadio for more podcasts to listen to! Subscribe to Covered! Get Covered on iTunes,

Synopsis: Author Theodora Goss discusses her Victorian/Gothic mashup, The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, as well as why we keep revisiting the same monster stories, their hidden feminism, and the trials and tribulations of writing historical fiction. As a bonus for NaNoWriMo, Theodora’s “Five Lessons Learned” mini-episode, normally a perk only for Patreon members at the $5 level, will be available to everyone. If you enjoy this content and would like to support the show AND receive a cool bonus with each episode, please consider pledging $5 or more. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: Nacht Sound Engineering: Streamline the process of delivering high-quality shows to your audience and focus on what you love. Feedpress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Duration: 01:04:51 Present: Harry C. Marks, Theodora Goss The Guest Website Twitter The Book The Strange Case of the Alche

Synopsis: Graphic designer and author Carolyn Porter discusses her book, Marcel’s Letters, which details her creation of the script font P22 Marcel and the year-long search for the World War II prisoner whose letters inspired it. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: Nacht Sound Engineering: Streamline the process of delivering high-quality shows to your audience and focus on what you love. Feedpress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Duration: 48:29 Present: Harry C. Marks, Carolyn Porter The Guest Website Twitter P22 Marcel Font The Book Marcel’s Letters by Carolyn Porter Follow your host and the show on Twitter @HCMarks @COVERED_fm @HologramRadio for more podcasts to listen to! Subscribe to Covered! Get Covered on iTunes, or via RSS. Support the show! Become a patron! Check out our new show, LEARN ME SOMETHING! A new podcast from Aaron Stewart and Rich Plumb that celebrates our

Synopsis: Emily Fridlund discusses her debut novel HISTORY OF WOLVES, finding a character’s voice, her manipulation of time and memory throughout the narrative, and the surprising story behind her Man Booker Prize nomination. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: Nacht Sound Engineering: Streamline the process of delivering high-quality shows to your audience and focus on what you love. Feedpress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Duration: 01:03:49 Present: Harry C. Marks, Emily Fridlund The Guest Website The Book History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund Books Discussed Red Clocks by Leni Zumas Autumn by Ali Smith The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Follow your host and the show on Twitter @HCMarks @COVERED_fm @HologramRadio for more podcasts to listen to! Subscribe to Covered! Get Covered on iTunes, or via RSS. Support the show! Become a patron! Check out our new show,

Synopsis: Caroline Weaver of CW Pencil Enterprise discusses her book, The Pencil Perfect, the drama behind the pencil’s creation, why the pencil has endured for four hundred years, and where it might go in the future. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: Nacht Sound Engineering: Streamline the process of delivering high-quality shows to your audience and focus on what you love. Feedpress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Duration: 01:02:31 Present: Harry C. Marks, Caroline Weaver The Guest Twitter Instagram The Book The Pencil Perfect by Caroline Weaver | CW Pencil Enterprise Books Discussed The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance by Henry Petroski Paper: Paging Through History by Mark Kurlansky Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong Modern Lovers by Emma Straub Hot Milk by Deborah Levy A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Miscellaneous The Era

Synopsis: Season 4 is finally here and we kick off the Season of Women Authors with historical fiction author Greer Macallister and her new novel Girl in Disguise. Greer also talks about taking liberties when writing historical fiction, writing accurate portrayals of the female historical experience, all those “Girl” titles, and what she’s reading now. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: Nacht Sound Engineering: Streamline the process of delivering high-quality shows to your audience and focus on what you love. Feedpress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Duration: 47:12 Present: Harry C. Marks, Greer Macallister The Guest Website Twitter Facebook The Books Girl in Disguise The Magician’s Lie Books Discussed The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War by Daniel Stashower Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins A Lady in Disguis

Synopsis: On the season 3 finale, Harry talks with Chris Smith about his book, The Daily Show (The Book): An Oral History, which features interviews with Jon Stewart, the cast, crew, and past guests about their time on The Daily Show. They also talk about Jon’s confrontation with Billy Joel, Lin Manuel Miranda’s love of the book, Chris’s insane six month deadline to catalogue dozens of interviews spanning a 20-year history of the show, and the Daily Show’s legacy on late-night television. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: Nacht Sound Engineering: Streamline the process of delivering high-quality shows to your audience and focus on what you love. Feedpress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Duration: 01:05:30 Present: Harry C. Marks, Chris Smith The Guest Work at New York Magazine Twitter Facebook The Book The Daily Show (the Book): An Oral History Books Discussed *Live from New Y