Shipping & Handling

Jennifer Udden and Bridget Smith
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Shipping & Handling

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

  1. 09/28/2021

    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 a little off in this because she used airpods like a dumb dumb, so our apologies for that. You can listen to the episode here. Thank you to everyone who has ever donated on Ko-Fi! Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed in This Episode: The Magicians (SyFy) A Marvelous Light by Freya Marske The Untamed (Netflix) The Robber Girl by Frannie Billingsley The Elemental Logic series by Laurie Marks A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes

    56 min

  2. 08/04/2021

    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 in this because she used airpods like a dumb dumb, so our apologies for that.  Thank you to everyone who has ever donated on Ko-Fi! Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Did Twitter Break YA? (Misshelved #6) by Nicole Brinkley - we are going to be discussing this article next time.  Unspoken - Sarah Rees Brennan To Say Nothing of the Dog - Connie Willis

    45 min

  3. 06/03/2021

    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.  Question topics include New Adult, the essential worker’s trauma, and the looming Godzilla vs. Kong situation of the Big 4 vs the Big 5!  Special thanks to Angeline for the generous donation on KoFi!  Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! In A World  Meet the Worst Businessman of the 18th Century BC Mur Lafferty - Six Wakes  Stargate Lana Wood Johnson - Technically, You Started It  Laurie J. Marks - Fire Logic  Sarah Rees Brennan - In Other Lands Martha Wells  - All Systems Red  Heaven Official’s Blessing  Angeline Boulley - Firekeeper’s Daughter

    39 min

  4. 05/20/2021

    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 getting to narrate your own audiobooks, how many rejections are enough to give up on a manuscript, unreliable narrators, our thoughts on a certain very late author, and more! Special thanks to everyone who has donated to KoFi ever, but especially to the folks who donated during the panini. Some of these folks we thanked in our previously-aired episode, but guess what - they’re getting thanked again!  Thank you to rothmg86, Lorna, Lauren, Jared, MH, CC, wickedgoblinking, Rie, and Jessica. And CONGRATULATIONS, Jessica, on your multiple offers of representation!  Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed in this episode:  Naomi Novik - His Majesty’s Dragon Naomi Novik - Black Powder War Naomi Novik - Empire of Ivory   Tamzyn Muir - Gideon the Ninth Tamzyn Muir - Harrow the Ninth Casey McQuiston - Red White and Royal Blue Maggie Tokuda-Hall - The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea  Erika Swyler - The Book of Speculation Wu Ming-Yi - The Man with the Compound Eyes 墨香銅臭 Mo Xiang Tong Xu (MXTX) - 天官賜福 Heaven Official’s Blessing

    46 min

  5. 06/10/2020

    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 MH!  Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed in this episode: Copy/Paste Cris  A Feud in Wolf-King Erotica Raises A Deep Legal Question by Alexandra Alter Arkady Martine - A Memory Called Empire Tamsyn Muir - Gideon The Ninth Ngaio Marsh - Enter A Murderer Carrie S. Allen - Michigan Vs. The Boys Meryl Wilsner - Something To Talk About Amanda Sellet - By The Book Lee Gjertsen Malone - Camp Shady Crook

    37 min

  6. 05/01/2020

    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 EST!  Thanks to this week's donors, Sue, Joy, and Michael!  Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed in this episode: bookshop.org  Tamsin Muir - Gideon the Ninth Ken Dryden - The Game Lucy Ellman - Ducks, Newburyport

    53 min

  7. 04/23/2020

    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? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed in this episode: Margot Rabb - Kissing In America Frances Mary Hendry - Quest for a Maid Nancy Atherton - Aunt Dimity’s Death

    37 min

  8. 03/27/2020

    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 with this episode! A VERY SPECIAL THANKS to our donors Awesome Shades Anon and March! Like the podcast? You can support us through a donation on ko-fi, by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by leaving a review! Discussed in this episode: Simon & Schuster is Up for Sale by Edmund Lee and Alexandra Alter Webinar: How to Make Progress When Sh*t Is Dire by GetBullish/Jen Dziura Lyssa Kay Adams - The Bromance Book Club Patricia Wrede & Carolyn Stevermer - Sorcery & Cecilia Sarah Dessen - Once and For All Robert Jackson Bennet - Foundryside

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

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  • Creator
    Jennifer Udden and Bridget Smith
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2021
  • Episodes
    86
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © This work is registered under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike-4.0 International License.
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