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Join us as we talk to agent extraordinaire, Ali McDonald. Ali is the Children's and YA literary agent at the Rights Factory and she gives the rundown on everything she does--from querying to publication, and beyond. This episode is especially valuable for writers, so tune in! Follow @thisispubhub on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook to stay up to date on everything we're doing, and check out thisispubhub.com for interesting articles on the publishing industry and this week's episode breakdown.

In this week's episode, we talk to Tevis Shkodra, writer and editor of Raconteur Literary Magazine. He tells us all about what it's like to write short stories, the difference between short fiction and novel-writing, and what the submission process is like for magazines like Raconteur. Follow @thisispubhub on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook to stay up to date on everything we're doing, and check out thisispubhub.com for interesting articles on the publishing industry and this week's episode breakdown.

In the latest chapter of Pub Hub, Yasmine and Jess talk to Steven and Andrew from TO COmix Press. They tell us all about what the indie comics publisher does, their creator selection process, the editing stages, and much more! Their latest book is Shout Out, an anthology focusing on LGBTQ fantasy and sci-fi stories. Follow @thisispubhub on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook to stay up to date on everything we're doing, and check out thisispubhub.com for interesting articles on the publishing industry and this week's chapter breakdown.

In the second part of our discussion with Shelly and Dayla, we wonder in what direction the recent push for diversity is taking the industry, and we get some awesome book recs (plus maybe do a bit of yelling about Lin-Manuel Miranda). To catch the first half of our discussion, check out part one now! Follow @thisispubhub on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook to stay up to date on everything we're doing, and check out thisispubhub.com for interesting articles on the publishing industry and this week's chapter breakdown.

In the first part of our discussion with book bloggers Shelly and Dayla , we talk about the latest controversies in the industry, what diversity means exactly, and call out quite a few books for being...less than stellar, to put it mildly. The conversation continues in Part Two--out now! Follow @thisispubhub on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook to stay up to date on everything we're doing, and check out thisispubhub.com for interesting articles on the publishing industry and this week's chapter breakdown.

In this chapter, Yasmine and Jess interview former book publicists, Debbie Gaudet and Trish Bunnett. Debbie and Trish tell us all about what publicists do, give some great tips on how to get into publicity, and they tell us about the best and worst times they've had on the job. Spoiler alert: tears are involved. Follow @thisispubhub on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook to stay up to date on everything we're doing, and check out thisispubhub.com for interesting articles on the publishing industry and this week's chapter breakdown.