Podcasts by Hybrid Pub Scout Podcast
We're Emily Einolander and Corinne Kalasky and we're mapping the frontier between traditional and indie publishing. We interview people from all over the industry—publishers, marketers, publicists, editors, and authors. Whether they be self-published, small press, or from the corporate Big 5 publishers, we want to hear from everyone! And we also talk some crap in the process, because otherwise what fun would we be?
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Episode 61: Anthropodermic Bibliopegy Part 2 from 2022-02-02T15:48:16
In part two of our discussion of Anthropodermic Bibliopegy, Emily and Chris explore the reasons for building myths around books made from human skin, and find it could often be simplified to one or...
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Episode 60: Anthropodermic Bibliopegy Part 1 from 2022-01-19T08:00:18
In part one of this two part episode, Chris Curran joins Emily to explore the practice of binding books in human skin (aka., anthropodermic bibliopegy). Sounds interesting, you say? Famous last wor...
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Episode 59: From Chaos to Creativity with Jessie Kwak from 2022-01-05T14:00:02
There are productivity gurus aplenty online promoting their books, but their advice often leaves the more creative-minded person in the lurch. How can writers, artists, and other creators (cough *p...
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Episode 58: Ari Mathae and Denise Morales Soto with A Kids Company About from 2021-11-10T14:00:20
What do you do when you need to talk to a kid in your life about a difficult subject but aren’t sure where to start? Enter A Kid’s Company About, a media company built on the belief that kids are r...
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Episode 57: Halloween - The Return from 2021-10-27T13:00:14
We are overjoyed to return from our extended hiatus just in time for our fourth annual Halloween episode! We revisit some subjects including a murderous writer story from 2018, the Twitter exploits...
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Episode 56: Nicole J. Georges on Her New Podcast "Relative Fiction" from 2021-03-30T07:00:20
Imagine that you have spent years believing your father was dead, then a $15 palm reader asserts that your real father is very much alive. Now imagine discovering that this wild statement ends up b...
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Episode 55: Immersive Media & Books with Dr. Rachel Noorda and Dr. Kathi Berens from 2021-03-09T08:00:18
If you're trying to do research as a book industry professional, you're going to hit paywalls—sometimes paywalls so large that your business is better off replacing NPD with a tarot deck and a crys...
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Episode 54: Author Nicole Wolverton Celebrates Women in Horror Month from 2021-02-25T08:00:28
Emily talks with horror author Nicole Wolverton about women in horror, her book The Trajectory of Dreams, and the upcoming menopause-themed horror short story anthology that she is editing with Sli...
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Episode 53.5: JT Reads Fawn from 2021-02-15T02:13:27
[WARNING — NSFW] JT is back for the first time in a while for a new installation of the "JT Reads series." This time he's going dark with a reading from Elaina Jadin and Marie Robinson's "Fawn" (fe...
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Episode 53: Interview with Nadia Odunayo — Founder of The StoryGraph from 2021-01-28T13:00:17
The StoryGraph is a safer, quieter place on the internet where you can find your next favorite book. Founder and CEO Nadia Odunayo joins Emily to discuss developing this cozy online experience and ...
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Episode 52: The Malleus Maleficarum with Chris Curran from 2021-01-15T18:54:52
Sometimes readers forget that these cherished bound objects aren't always beacons of goodness and enlightenment in a mad world. Sometimes, in fact, they can be a medium for a 15th century incel to ...
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Episode 51: Talking Grady Hendrix with Fuckbois of Literature from 2020-10-29T07:00:34
Happy almost Halloween, scouts! On this episode, we’re joined by the wonderful Emily Edwards, host of the Fuckbois of Literature podcast, a podcast about the toxic characters you encounter in all y...
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Episode 50: Liz Gorinsky and Nellie McKesson from 2020-10-16T16:14:44
In this power-packed episode, we welcome back Nellie McKesson, founder of book design software Hederis, and meet Liz Gorinsky, president and publisher of Erewhon Books, a small indie press dedicate...
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Episode 49: Historian and Romance Author Katrina Jackson from 2020-10-01T07:01:04
What do you do when you can’t find anything you want to read? You write it yourself. After plumbing the depths of Amazon for erotic romance featuring queer POC and coming up empty, Katrina Jackson ...
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Episode 48: Kimberly Escobar — Owner of Thursday Media Inc. from 2020-09-10T07:00:33
In this episode, we chatted with freelance food and lifestyle book publicist and Thursday Media founder Kimberly Escobar about the adorable perils of working from home (specifically, Zoom-bombing k...
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Episode 47: Geekdom Publishing Pro and Scifi Author Michael R. Underwood from 2020-08-27T07:00:27
Our guest this week is Michael R. Underwood, publishing professional, fellow podcaster, and author of the found family space opera Annihilation Aria, out now from Parvus Press. In addition to his y...
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Episode 46: Margot Atwell — Head of Publishing at Kickstarter from 2020-08-13T07:00:43
In this episode, we talk to Head of Publishing at Kickstarter Margot Atwell about why the community crowdfunding platform is tailor-made for authors and why more publishers should be embracing it, ...
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Episode 45: Finding New Audiences with Elaina Jadin and Marie Robinson from 2020-07-30T16:59:58
You’ve self-published a book. Congrats! Now how do you find your readers? On this episode, Emily sat down with prolific romance authors Elaina Jadin and Marie Robinson to discuss just that, along w...
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Episode 44: Book Marketer and Publisher Robyn Crummer-Olson from 2020-07-16T07:00:36
In this episode, Emily chats with book marketing coach and newly installed publisher at Ooligan Press, Robyn Crummer-Olson, who works with both self-published and traditionally published authors on...
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Episode 43: Brian and Josie Parker Discuss the Challenges of Creating Books for Black and POC Kids from 2020-07-02T17:36:17
Brian and Josie Parker of @believeinwonder_pub speak with Emily about creating and publishing books where all kids—particularly BIPOC kids—can see themselves as heroes and adventurers. We also talk...
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Episode 42: Literary Agent DongWon Song on #PublishingPaidMe and Decolonization from 2020-06-18T18:00:22
This week, literary agent DongWon Song provides insights on the #PublishingPaidMe discussion and why decolonizing—rather than "diversifying"—publishing, really makes a lot of sense if you think abo...
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Episode 41: How to Design a Book Cover with Olivia Croom Hammerman from 2020-05-21T07:00:33
[PERK ALERT] Sign up for our newsletter and get access to our new free tool: The Hybrid Pub Scout Guide to Picking Your Publishing Path. This nifty tool aims to help you gear up for the frontier be...
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Episode 40: Brian Palmer on His All-in-One Book Writing App — Scribi Writer's Studio from 2020-05-02T00:46:37
We hung out with Brian Palmer (aka B.C. Palmer) for the first time in Hybrid Pub Scout Episode 14, when he came on to talk with Emily and Marie Robinson about managing ghostwriters and writing fant...
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Episode 39: Rakesh Satyal — Award-Winning Author and Senior Editor at Atria Books from 2020-04-06T16:30:45
This week's interview is with Rakesh Satyal, senior editor at Atria Books and author of the award-winning book Blue Boy and No One Can Pronounce My Name. Since 2001, Rakesh has been an all-in edito...
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Episode 38: Greg Gerding — Author and Publisher at University of Hell from 2020-03-20T18:00:40
What do you do if you’ve got 30 notebooks full of your writing and no one to publish them? If you’re University of Hell Press founder Greg Gerding, you do it yourself and create a self-publishing e...
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Episode 37: Jessica Reed — Cake Historian from 2020-03-05T17:20:31
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Episode 36: Danny Caine — Author and Owner of the Raven Book Store from 2020-02-20T08:00:30
Bookselling is an inherently political profession, and few people know that better than Danny Caine, owner of the Raven Bookstore in Lawrence, Kansas, and author of one of our favorite reads, How t...
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Episode 35: Ariele Fredman Stewart from 2020-02-06T08:00:20
What exactly does a publicist spend their days doing? Pitching the media, confirming (and re-confirming) interviews/appearances/events, managing author egos, putting out fires, etc. But if you’re s...
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Episode 34: Knowing Your Audience from 2020-01-23T08:00:10
How does an author find their audience? Do the methods of finding an audience differ between traditionally and self-published authors? How can you establish an initial connection with readers, and ...
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Episode 33: Live Author Branding Panel from 2019-11-21T08:00:13
It’s our very first live podcast AND the very first installment of our “Business of Being an Author” series, held at the lovely Jan’s Bookstore in downtown Beaverton. Emily talks to three women who...
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Episode 32: Book Translator Michelle Deeter from 2019-11-06T08:00:12
Enter for a chance to win "The Untouched Crime" by Zijin Chen, translated by Michelle Deeter: https://hybridpubscout.com/giveaways/win-untouched-crime/
Chinese to English translator and in...
Episode 31: Ladies of Horror Lit from 2019-10-16T07:00:28
CW: for child abuse at 33:02. Also racist tweets and disgusting keyboards.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! We chat about literary horror queen Shirley Jackson’s infamous short st...
Episode 30: Interview with Bestselling Author Ian Doescher from 2019-10-02T07:00:24
In the midst of a more-scandalous-than-usual news cycle, Ian Doescher joins us to talk about his new political satire, MacTrump. MacTrump gives an over-the-top (or over the top-er) version of the f...
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Episode 29: Interview With Devra Jacobs Of Dancing Word Group from 2019-09-18T07:00:26
On this episode, we talk to agenting powerhouse Devra Jacobs, who’s worn more hats than we can count over the course of her career. After selling mind/body/spirit magazine Mystic Pop, she decided t...
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Episode 28: Ben Franklin and the Leeds Devil from 2019-08-21T07:00:15
On this very special episode about publishing enthusiast Benjamin Franklin’s little-known contribution to troll culture, we gab about the occult, Quakers, the Jersey Devil, and the 18th century ver...
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Episode 27: Interview with Fantasy Author Jasmine Gower from 2019-08-07T08:00:25
In this episode, we talk to Portland author Jasmine Gower, who has the amazingly good fortune to play auntie to not one but three sweet cats. Jasmine has exuded authorial authority since she was FI...
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Episode 26: Nellie McKesson of Hederis from 2019-07-24T07:00:24
In this episode we’re joined by Nellie McKesson, founder of publishing software startup Hederis and owner of tuxedo cat Cool Runnings! (emphasis ours) Nellie started her career on a Craigslist link...
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Episode 25: Lori Carroll of Jan's Bookstore from 2019-07-10T10:00:24
What is a woman equally enamored of romance novels and women’s studies to become? A bookstore owner, of course! In this episode, we talk to Lori Carroll, owner of Jan’s Books in downtown Beaverton—...
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Episode 24: Interview with Ardi Alspach of Sterling Publishing from 2019-06-27T07:00:14
What happens when you don't follow your dreams right away? What if you pursue an entirely different path and then remember later on what you had wanted long ago? Ardi Alspach, children's editor at ...
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Episode 23.5: JT Reads Stone and Ash from 2019-06-13T07:00:26
A formerly subscriber-only podcast pinch-hits for our hosts, who were both traveling this week. Listen to this quick episode wherein Emily's wise-ass husband reads a chapter from Marie Robinson's r...
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Episode 23: Interview with Adam O'Brien of Sterling Publishing from 2019-05-30T07:00:27
Adam O’Brien is an editor at Sterling Publishing specializing in a variety of non-fiction: all manners of memoir and humorous essay collections, in particular. We chat about the differences between...
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Episode 22: Interview with Erin Klassen, Editor in Chief of With/out Pretend from 2019-05-15T07:00:39
Erin Klassen, editor in chief of With/out Pretend, joins Emily and Corinne to talk about collaboration, discovering new artistic voices, and the true meaning of self-care and vulnerability. She als...
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Episode 21: Interview with Erin Pehlivan, Founding Editor of Return Trip from 2019-05-01T10:00:39
Erin Pehlivan, writer and founding editor of Return Trip, joins Emily and Corinne to talk about the moments of change that travel inspires, what goes into creating a publication with a new perspect...
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Episode 20: Children's Author and Editor Michelle McCann from 2019-04-17T06:38:21
Michelle McCann has been working in book publishing since 1991, and she's still as enthusiastic about it as ever. She chats with Corinne and Emily about her lifelong love of kid's books, her nomina...
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Episode 19: Hybrid Author Frances Kingsley from 2019-04-03T06:28:37
Frances Kingsley, a self-published author with a traditional secret identity, joins Emily and Corinne to compare and contrast writing for trad and self-pub writing. We also share our Great British ...
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Episode 18: Oregon Book Award Nominee Shelley Pearson from 2019-03-20T05:00:29
Shelley Pearson joins Emily and Corinne to talk about her self-published YA book Book Smarts and Tender Hearts, which has been nominated for a 2019 Oregon Book Award.
Shelley talks with Em...
Episode 17: Jahed Momand talks decentralizing publishing from 2019-03-06T08:00:08
Weird how when you're doing something that you love, that provides valuable information, and that's valuable to humanity, you're made to feel guilty about getting paid for it, huh? I'm sure none of...
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Episode 16: Interview with Library Assistant Chris Curran from 2019-02-20T08:00:25
If you love books as much as we do, chances are you have daydreamed about being a librarian at least once. Wonder of wonders! Today's your lucky day. You get to hear from Chris Curran, a library as...
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Episode 15: Finding Your Niche with Joe Biel, Founder of Microcosm Publishing from 2019-02-13T07:50:46
Ever thought of opening your own publishing company?
This week Emily interviews Joe Biel, founder and manager of Microcosm Publishing, who decided to do just that starting as a teenager. ...
Episode 14: Brian Palmer on Writing Self-Published Urban Fantasy and Wrangling Ghostwriters from 2019-01-30T13:00:03
Warning: This episode is VERY NSFW. Emily gets a bit carried away this week with guest hosts Brianne Marie Robinson and Brian Palmer, also known as B.C. Palmer in his career as an urban fantasy aut...
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Episode 13: Interview with Literary Agency Worker Turned Bestselling Ghostwriter Charlee Hoffman from 2019-01-16T13:00:15
Ghostwriter Charlee Hoffman joins us to discuss her career in publishing, from her days working at New York literary agencies to her current gig ghostwriting in the self publishing world. We talk a...
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Episode 12: Interview with Developmental Editor Emily Han of Lyrical Editing from 2019-01-03T14:00:05
It's new year new you time...hybrid pub style. We interview Emily Han of Lyrical Editing, a freelance developmental editor who has worked on mind, body, spirit books for traditional publishers as w...
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Episode 11: Independent Author and Publisher Brian W. Parker of Believe in Wonder Publishing from 2018-12-12T14:00:05
Emily chats with Brian W. Parker, co-owner of Believe in Wonder Publishing. He and his wife Josie write, illustrate, publish, and sell stories of magic and imagination to children in the Pacific No...
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Episode 10.5: Corinne Reads Again from 2018-11-28T14:00:14
It's a Thanksgiving miracle! Corinne is finally reading again. We have a short chat about this joyous news on a day off from our publishing work.
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Episode 10: Interview with Publishing Consultant and Book Publicist Mary Bisbee-Beek from 2018-11-14T14:00:18
Emily and Corinne interview publishing consultant and book publicist Mary Bisbee-Beek about her eclectic career working in the Bay Area and beyond. She tells us about the trifecta that makes for th...
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Episode 9: Murderous Writers and Creepypasta from 2018-10-31T13:00:14
WARNING: This episode is full of cusses and also (sometimes graphic) descriptions of murder. ALSO IF YOU DON'T SHARE WITH 10 PEOPLE YOU WILL RECEIVE DEEP LACERATIONS ON EACH.
It's our most favo...
Episode 8: Migratory Book Publicist Tara Lehmann from 2018-10-17T13:00:19
Publicist extraordinaire Tara Lehmann joins Emily and Corinne to talk about the exciting world of children's books and recount her grand tour of Michigan, ending at the Grand Hotel of Somewhere in ...
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Episode 7: Printing Comics with Jessica Clark from 2018-10-04T13:00:09
Emily interviews PDX-based print coordinator Jessica Clark about the unsung hero of traditional publishing: paper. We also take a dive into the totally-legit Amazon reviews of "Wasted: Tales of a G...
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Episode 6.5: JT Reads Stone & Fire from 2018-09-25T00:00
CW: Explicit content and railing against colonizers.
At the suggestion of Marie Robinson, Emily's husband J.T. reads aloud from the first in her Magical Kingdom reverse-harem romance serie...
Episode 6: Surveying the Publishing Frontier from 2018-09-20T00:00
This episode tells what HPS is all about: Bringing together traditional and self-publishers together for some (gender inclusive) YA-YA SISTERHOOD.
In other words, we talk about our goal of...
Episode 5: Fun Amazon Factoids from 2018-09-17T00:00
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Episode 4: Interview with Romance Author Brianne Marie Robinson from 2018-09-11T00:00
Self-published author Brianne Marie Robinson joins us to talk about the travails of making a living as a self-published romance author. We discuss enduring the hailstorms and random geysers of Amaz...
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Episode 3: Amazon dot wrong? from 2018-08-07T00:00
We started out wanting to address the recent-ish Forbes article recommending libraries be replaced with Amazon stores. This led into a discussion of skyrocketing rents and gentrification in Seattle...
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Episode 2: Interview with Book Marketer Corinne Kalasky of Beyond Words Publishing from 2018-07-24T00:00
Small, scrappy indies on the West Coast. Big 5 tastemakers in New York. Corinne Kalasky's worked with both, and snuck stint at a midlevel Nashville publisher in there too. We talk imaginary friends...
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Episode 1: Interview with Maeko Bradshaw from 2018-06-13T00:00
When Maeko graduated from Portland State's graduate program in Publishing, she had no idea she'd be the head of a publishing company within the year. But in indie publishing, sometimes being the bo...
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