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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Disruptor: Tales From the Edges of Publishing</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/show/disruptor-tales-from-the-edges-of-publis</link><description><![CDATA[Celebrating the rebels, mavericks and weirdos of the publishing world, and encouraging you to disrupt in your own way.]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/3170445/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Society &amp; Culture</category><copyright>Copyright Jon Bard</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/742c8eac77e69ae4cc28c58de1982e1f.jpg</url><title>Disruptor: Tales From the Edges of Publishing</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/show/disruptor-tales-from-the-edges-of-publis</link></image><lastBuildDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 18:28:03 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Jon Bard</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Jon Bard</itunes:name><itunes:email>feeds@spreaker.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/742c8eac77e69ae4cc28c58de1982e1f.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>Celebrating the rebels, mavericks and weirdos of the publishing world, and encouraging you to disrupt in your own way.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Celebrating the rebels, mavericks and weirdos of the publishing world, and encouraging you to disrupt in your own way.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"/><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><googleplay:author>Jon Bard</googleplay:author><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/742c8eac77e69ae4cc28c58de1982e1f.jpg"/><googleplay:email>feeds@spreaker.com</googleplay:email><googleplay:description>Celebrating the rebels, mavericks and weirdos of the publishing world, and encouraging you to disrupt in your own way.</googleplay:description><googleplay:category text="Society &amp; Culture"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit><item><title>Episode 15 – Gabriela Pereira Has Some Ideas About Writing Instruction</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/10802603/episode-15-gabriela-pereira-has-some-ide</link><description><![CDATA[In this episode of DISRUPTOR, Gabriela Pereira of DIY MFA  talks about her plan to give every writer the opportunity to benefit from the kind of knowledge shared in MFA programs.<br /><br />She also discusses her current quest - to help writers dealing with depression and other emotional concerns succeed in their literary journeys.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">http://publishingdisruptor.com/?p=1993</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 18:27:26 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/19390996/ep_14_eric_maisel.mp3" length="51325319" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jon Bard</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this episode of DISRUPTOR, Gabriela Pereira of DIY MFA  talks about her plan to give every writer the opportunity to benefit from the kind of knowledge shared in MFA programs.

She also discusses her current quest - to help writers dealing with...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of DISRUPTOR, Gabriela Pereira of DIY MFA  talks about her plan to give every writer the opportunity to benefit from the kind of knowledge shared in MFA programs.<br /><br />She also discusses her current quest - to help writers dealing with depression and other emotional concerns succeed in their literary journeys.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2146</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/742c8eac77e69ae4cc28c58de1982e1f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Jon Bard</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>In this episode of DISRUPTOR, Gabriela Pereira of DIY MFA  talks about her plan to give every writer the opportunity to benefit from the kind of knowledge shared in MFA programs.

She also discusses her current quest - to help writers dealing with depression and other emotional concerns succeed in their literary journeys.</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/742c8eac77e69ae4cc28c58de1982e1f.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>Episode 14 – Dr. Eric Maisel Wants You to Be Free</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/10802603/episode-14-dr-eric-maisel-wants-you-to-b</link><description><![CDATA[In this special episode of DISRUPTOR, Dr. Eric Maisel shares his unique takes on the hurdles that often stop creative folks cold.  This is really straightforward and immediately useful advice that can transform your life.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">http://publishingdisruptor.com/?p=1489</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2019 01:05:33 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/18626016/ep_14_eric_maisel.mp3" length="51325319" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jon Bard</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this special episode of DISRUPTOR, Dr. Eric Maisel shares his unique takes on the hurdles that often stop creative folks cold.  This is really straightforward and immediately useful advice that can transform your life.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this special episode of DISRUPTOR, Dr. Eric Maisel shares his unique takes on the hurdles that often stop creative folks cold.  This is really straightforward and immediately useful advice that can transform your life.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2146</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/742c8eac77e69ae4cc28c58de1982e1f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Jon Bard</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>In this special episode of DISRUPTOR, Dr. Eric Maisel shares his unique takes on the hurdles that often stop creative folks cold.  This is really straightforward and immediately useful advice that can transform your life.</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/742c8eac77e69ae4cc28c58de1982e1f.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>Episode 13 – Joanna Penn Doesn't Think She's a Disruptor (Spoiler: She Is.)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/10802603/episode-13-joanna-penn-doesnt-think-shes</link><description><![CDATA[Meet an authior who has taken her career entirely into her own hands -- and is teaching other writers how to follow in her footsteps.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">http://publishingdisruptor.com/?p=1317</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 10:19:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/18450495/ep_13_joanna_penn.mp3" length="60298900" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jon Bard</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Meet an authior who has taken her career entirely into her own hands -- and is teaching other writers how to follow in her footsteps.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Meet an authior who has taken her career entirely into her own hands -- and is teaching other writers how to follow in her footsteps.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2424</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/742c8eac77e69ae4cc28c58de1982e1f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Jon Bard</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>Meet an authior who has taken her career entirely into her own hands -- and is teaching other writers how to follow in her footsteps.</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/742c8eac77e69ae4cc28c58de1982e1f.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>Episode 11 – Ricardo Fayet of Reedsy on the Self-Publishing Revolution</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/10802603/episode-11-ricardo-fayet-of-reedsy-on-th</link><description><![CDATA[Discover the inspiration for the site that's bringing professional self-publishing to the masses.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">http://publishingdisruptor.com/?p=1077</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2019 08:48:33 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/18191311/ep11_ricardo_fayet.mp3" length="42440851" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jon Bard</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Discover the inspiration for the site that's bringing professional self-publishing to the masses.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Discover the inspiration for the site that's bringing professional self-publishing to the masses.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1701</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/742c8eac77e69ae4cc28c58de1982e1f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Jon Bard</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>Discover the inspiration for the site that's bringing professional self-publishing to the masses.</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/742c8eac77e69ae4cc28c58de1982e1f.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>Episode 10 – Ashleigh Gardner on Unleashing Wattpad's Publishing Power</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/10802603/episode-10-ashleigh-gardner-on-unleashin</link><description><![CDATA[Ashleigh Gardner is the driving force behind Wattpad's new publishing arm. Learn how this remarkable service has changed the literary landscape, and what comes next.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">http://publishingdisruptor.com/?p=1059</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2019 00:09:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/18039325/episode_10_ashleigh_gardner.mp3" length="55108543" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jon Bard</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Ashleigh Gardner is the driving force behind Wattpad's new publishing arm. Learn how this remarkable service has changed the literary landscape, and what comes next.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ashleigh Gardner is the driving force behind Wattpad's new publishing arm. Learn how this remarkable service has changed the literary landscape, and what comes next.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2329</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/742c8eac77e69ae4cc28c58de1982e1f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Jon Bard</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>Ashleigh Gardner is the driving force behind Wattpad's new publishing arm. Learn how this remarkable service has changed the literary landscape, and what comes next.</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/742c8eac77e69ae4cc28c58de1982e1f.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>Episode 9 – Brian O'Leary Knows What's Coming</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/10802603/episode-9-brian-oleary-knows-whats-comin</link><description><![CDATA[Join Brian O'Leary, executive directory of the Book Industry Study Group, for a look at what comes next for the publishing industry.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">http://publishingdisruptor.com/?p=1018</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2019 00:39:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/17865197/ep_9_brian_oleary.mp3" length="53253499" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jon Bard</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Join Brian O'Leary, executive directory of the Book Industry Study Group, for a look at what comes next for the publishing industry.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Join Brian O'Leary, executive directory of the Book Industry Study Group, for a look at what comes next for the publishing industry.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2017</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/742c8eac77e69ae4cc28c58de1982e1f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Jon Bard</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>Join Brian O'Leary, executive directory of the Book Industry Study Group, for a look at what comes next for the publishing industry.</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/742c8eac77e69ae4cc28c58de1982e1f.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>Episode 8 – Jane Friedman on the Future of Digital Publishing</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/10802603/episode-8-jane-friedman-on-the-future-of</link><description><![CDATA[ <br /><br />Jane is the co-founder of The Hot Sheet, the essential industry newsletter for authors, and has previously worked for F+W Media and the Virginia Quarterly Review.<br /><br />Her newest book is The Business of Being a Writer (University of Chicago Press); Publishers Weekly said that it is "destined to become a staple reference book for writers and those interested in publishing careers." Also, in collaboration with The Authors Guild, she wrote The Authors Guild Guide to E-Publishing.<br /><br />In addition to being a columnist with Publishers Weekly and a professor with The Great Courses, Jane maintains an award-winning blog for writers at JaneFriedman.com; her expertise has been featured by The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, PBS, CBS, the National Press Club and many other outlets.<br /><br />LINKS:<br /><br />Jane's website: <a href="https://www.janefriedman.com" rel="noopener">https://www.janefriedman.com</a><br />Jane's outstanding newsletter (co-created w/journalist and publishing expert Porter Anderson): <a href="https://hotsheetpub.com/" rel="noopener">https://hotsheetpub.com/</a><br /><br />Publishing influencers recommended by Jane:<br /><br />Thad McElroy - Future of Publishing <a href="https://thefutureofpublishing.com/" rel="noopener">https://thefutureofpublishing.com/</a><br />Mike Shatzkin - <a href="https://www.idealog.com/blog/" rel="noopener">https://www.idealog.com/blog/</a><br />Pete McCarthy - <a href="https://twitter.com/petermccarthy" rel="noopener">https://twitter.com/petermccarthy</a><br />Joanna Penn - <a href="https://www.thecreativepenn.com/" rel="noopener">https://www.thecreativepenn.com/</a><br /><br />Jane's favorite Disruptor:<br /><br />Alain de Botton - <a href="https://www.alaindebotton.com/" rel="noopener">https://www.alaindebotton.com/</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">http://publishingdisruptor.com/?p=921</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2019 01:21:46 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/17728207/ep_8_jane_friedman.mp3" length="47756980" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jon Bard</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle> 

Jane is the co-founder of The Hot Sheet, the essential industry newsletter for authors, and has previously worked for F+W Media and the Virginia Quarterly Review.

Her newest book is The Business of Being a Writer (University of Chicago Press);...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[ <br /><br />Jane is the co-founder of The Hot Sheet, the essential industry newsletter for authors, and has previously worked for F+W Media and the Virginia Quarterly Review.<br /><br />Her newest book is The Business of Being a Writer (University of Chicago Press); Publishers Weekly said that it is "destined to become a staple reference book for writers and those interested in publishing careers." Also, in collaboration with The Authors Guild, she wrote The Authors Guild Guide to E-Publishing.<br /><br />In addition to being a columnist with Publishers Weekly and a professor with The Great Courses, Jane maintains an award-winning blog for writers at JaneFriedman.com; her expertise has been featured by The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, PBS, CBS, the National Press Club and many other outlets.<br /><br />LINKS:<br /><br />Jane's website: <a href="https://www.janefriedman.com" rel="noopener">https://www.janefriedman.com</a><br />Jane's outstanding newsletter (co-created w/journalist and publishing expert Porter Anderson): <a href="https://hotsheetpub.com/" rel="noopener">https://hotsheetpub.com/</a><br /><br />Publishing influencers recommended by Jane:<br /><br />Thad McElroy - Future of Publishing <a href="https://thefutureofpublishing.com/" rel="noopener">https://thefutureofpublishing.com/</a><br />Mike Shatzkin - <a href="https://www.idealog.com/blog/" rel="noopener">https://www.idealog.com/blog/</a><br />Pete McCarthy - <a href="https://twitter.com/petermccarthy" rel="noopener">https://twitter.com/petermccarthy</a><br />Joanna Penn - <a href="https://www.thecreativepenn.com/" rel="noopener">https://www.thecreativepenn.com/</a><br /><br />Jane's favorite Disruptor:<br /><br />Alain de Botton - <a href="https://www.alaindebotton.com/" rel="noopener">https://www.alaindebotton.com/</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1920</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/742c8eac77e69ae4cc28c58de1982e1f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Jon Bard</googleplay:author><googleplay:description> 

Jane is the co-founder of The Hot Sheet, the essential industry newsletter for authors, and has previously worked for F+W Media and the Virginia Quarterly Review.

Her newest book is The Business of Being a Writer (University of Chicago Press); Publishers Weekly said that it is "destined to become a staple reference book for writers and those interested in publishing careers." Also, in collaboration with The Authors Guild, she wrote The Authors Guild Guide to E-Publishing.

In addition to being a columnist with Publishers Weekly and a professor with The Great Courses, Jane maintains an award-winning blog for writers at JaneFriedman.com; her expertise has been featured by The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, PBS, CBS, the National Press Club and many other outlets.

LINKS:

Jane's website: https://www.janefriedman.com
Jane's outstanding newsletter (co-created w/journalist and publishing expert Porter Anderson): https://hotsheetpub.com/

Publishing influencers recommended by Jane:

Thad McElroy - Future of Publishing https://thefutureofpublishing.com/
Mike Shatzkin - https://www.idealog.com/blog/
Pete McCarthy - https://twitter.com/petermccarthy
Joanna Penn - https://www.thecreativepenn.com/

Jane's favorite Disruptor:

Alain de Botton - https://www.alaindebotton.com/</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/742c8eac77e69ae4cc28c58de1982e1f.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>How to Change the Publishing Industry – From Within.</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/10802603/how-to-change-the-publishing-industry-fr</link><description><![CDATA[As an editor, Joanna Cardenas has helped bring some wonderful books to the world, including  The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez and The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya.  Now she's part of two exciting projects -- Penguin's new Kokila imprint, which is  adding much needed diversity to bookshelves, and Latinx in Publishing, a collection of editors, agents and other book professionals working to bring much needed diversity to the publishing industry.<br /><br />Joanna is part of a new generation that is bringing real change to the publishing world, and she has some wonderful advice for everyone who seeks to Disrupt their own fields.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Links:<br /><br />Kokila - <a href="https://www.penguin.com/publishers/kokila/" rel="noopener">https://www.penguin.com/publishers/kokila/</a><br /><br />Latinx in Publishing - <a href="https://latinxinpublishing.com/" rel="noopener">https://latinxinpublishing.com/</a><br /><br />Joanna's Twitter feed - <a href="https://twitter.com/joannananamc" rel="noopener">https://twitter.com/joannananamc</a><br /><br />Biography of  Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York's public library system and Joanna's inspired choice for her favorite Disruptor -  <a href="https://www.npr.org/2016/09/08/492957864/how-nycs-first-puerto-rican-librarian-brought-spanish-to-the-shelves" rel="noopener">https://www.npr.org/2016/09/08/492957864/how-nycs-first-puerto-rican-librarian-brought-spanish-to-the-shelves</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">http://publishingdisruptor.com/?p=905</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 00:26:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/17447768/ep_6_joanna_cardenas.mp3" length="38967236" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jon Bard</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>As an editor, Joanna Cardenas has helped bring some wonderful books to the world, including  The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez and The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya.  Now she's part of two exciting projects -- Penguin's new Kokila...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[As an editor, Joanna Cardenas has helped bring some wonderful books to the world, including  The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez and The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya.  Now she's part of two exciting projects -- Penguin's new Kokila imprint, which is  adding much needed diversity to bookshelves, and Latinx in Publishing, a collection of editors, agents and other book professionals working to bring much needed diversity to the publishing industry.<br /><br />Joanna is part of a new generation that is bringing real change to the publishing world, and she has some wonderful advice for everyone who seeks to Disrupt their own fields.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Links:<br /><br />Kokila - <a href="https://www.penguin.com/publishers/kokila/" rel="noopener">https://www.penguin.com/publishers/kokila/</a><br /><br />Latinx in Publishing - <a href="https://latinxinpublishing.com/" rel="noopener">https://latinxinpublishing.com/</a><br /><br />Joanna's Twitter feed - <a href="https://twitter.com/joannananamc" rel="noopener">https://twitter.com/joannananamc</a><br /><br />Biography of  Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York's public library system and Joanna's inspired choice for her favorite Disruptor -  <a href="https://www.npr.org/2016/09/08/492957864/how-nycs-first-puerto-rican-librarian-brought-spanish-to-the-shelves" rel="noopener">https://www.npr.org/2016/09/08/492957864/how-nycs-first-puerto-rican-librarian-brought-spanish-to-the-shelves</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1584</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/742c8eac77e69ae4cc28c58de1982e1f.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Jon Bard</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>As an editor, Joanna Cardenas has helped bring some wonderful books to the world, including  The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez and The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya.  Now she's part of two exciting projects -- Penguin's new Kokila imprint, which is  adding much needed diversity to bookshelves, and Latinx in Publishing, a collection of editors, agents and other book professionals working to bring much needed diversity to the publishing industry.

Joanna is part of a new generation that is bringing real change to the publishing world, and she has some wonderful advice for everyone who seeks to Disrupt their own fields.

 

Links:

Kokila - https://www.penguin.com/publishers/kokila/

Latinx in Publishing - https://latinxinpublishing.com/

Joanna's Twitter feed - https://twitter.com/joannananamc

Biography of  Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York's public library system and Joanna's inspired choice for her favorite Disruptor -  https://www.npr.org/2016/09/08/492957864/how-nycs-first-puerto-rican-librarian-brought-spanish-to-the-shelves</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/742c8eac77e69ae4cc28c58de1982e1f.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item></channel></rss>
