Podcasts by See You on the Bookshelf
A fifteen-episode podcast following 'See You in the Cosmos' from manuscript to published novel, featuring interviews with the publishing insiders who worked on it.
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Epilogue (and a New Podcast) from 2021-03-26T00:00
A few updates from 2021 and a sample of my new podcast, BookSmitten.
Full Transcript: https://jackcheng.com/podcasts/see-you-on-the-bookshelf/epilogue-and-a-new-podcast/
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15. The Publisher from 2017-06-06T22:43:50
There’s the publisher—the publishing house, a company that puts out books—and then there’s the publisher—a specific person and role within that company. In this our final episode of See You on the ...
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14. The Book Tour from 2017-05-30T14:07:48
This week we talk once again with our Penguin Young Readers publicists Lindsay Boggs and Kaitlin Kneafsey, and with our sales rep John Dennany, about putting together the book tour—one that, for a ...
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13. The Marketing from 2017-05-23T16:46:51
We’ve talked a bit about marketing in past episodes; this week we go more in depth with Julia Teece from Penguin Random House (UK) and Alexis Watts from Penguin Young Readers (US). We talk about ho...
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12. The Sales from 2017-05-08T16:58:46
See You in the Cosmos is on the shelves of most bookstores in the English-speaking world. But it doesn’t get there automatically. Booksellers have to decide to stock it. And convincing them to stoc...
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11. The Publicity from 2017-05-01T23:52:49
See You in the Cosmos has been reviewed in newspapers and magazines like The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, and TIME for Kids. But media coverage around this book and others like it don’t happe...
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10. The Librarian Conference from 2017-04-25T01:30:19
This past Thursday and Friday, I was in San Antonio for TLA—the Texas Library Association’s annual conference. I brought my microphone. In this episode, we talk to librarian Curren McLane, a member...
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9. The Audiobook from 2017-04-17T22:43:45
See You in the Cosmos was born out of audio; the novel is written as transcriptions of the recordings that the main character, Alex, is making on his Golden iPod. This week we talk to Karen Dziekon...
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8. The Interior Design from 2017-04-10T16:57:15
This week on the podcast we talk once again about design—the design of the book’s interior. We hear from Jason Henry, senior designer at Dial Books for Young Readers, about the invisible work that ...
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7. The Copyediting from 2017-04-03T15:10:22
You’ve met my editors; now meet my copyeditors. This week we hear from Regina Castillo, Copy Chief at Dial Books for Young Readers, about what copyeditors do, and we also chat with Wendy Shakespear...
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6. The (Internal) Launch from 2017-02-27T04:49:21
As See You in the Cosmos launches this week in the US, UK, and rest of the English-speaking world, we look back on the internal launches that took place within the publishing houses roughly one yea...
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5. The Cover from 2017-02-20T15:43:14
The challenge of writing and editing a middle grade book with a broader audience translates to a similar challenge in cover (or jacket) design. In this episode we talk with Jacqui McDonough, Art Di...
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4. The Editing from 2017-02-13T08:02:20
This episode we go deeper into editing with Jess Garrison of Dial Books for Young Readers and Anthea Townsend of Penguin Random House Children’s UK. We talk about our three-way collaboration, and a...
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3. The Acquisition from 2017-02-07T14:38:41
See You in the Cosmos was jointly acquired by two editors—one on each side of the Atlantic. In this episode, we meet those two editors. Jess Garrison is Senior Editor at Dial Books for Young Reader...
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2. The German Deal from 2017-01-30T17:11:15
Even before See You in the Cosmos was sold to US and UK publishers, it was sold in Germany. In this episode we chat with Kalah McCaffrey , the literary scout who played a significant role in the de...
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1. The Submission from 2017-01-23T15:22:48
The manuscript is attached to an email, and that email is sent to editors at various publishing houses. The person sending it? The literary agent. In this episode we hear from my agent, Jessica Cra...
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