Minorities in Publishing

Bimonthly podcast from publishing professionals Bev Rivero & Jenn Baker, and other industry insiders, on diversity (or lack thereof) in the industry.

Minorities in Publishing is a society podcast hosted by Jenn Baker, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Jenn Baker hosts Minorities in Publishing, a society show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode #143

  Episode 143: Interview with Literary Agent Alia Hanna Habib

  Apr 8, 202651 minS11

  <p>[This interview was conducted online and there may be some audio variation.]</p> <p>"Platform alone will not persuade an editor [to acquire your book]." --Alia Hanna Habib</p> <p>During pub week for Take It From Me: An Agent's Guide to Building a Nonfiction Career from Scratch, VP & Literary Agent, Alia Hanna Habib and Jenn discussed the plethora of information detailed for writers, particularly nonfiction writers, in her new book and in her Substack, Delivery & Acceptance. Consider this another great demystifying episode that explores the day-to-day realities, dispels assumptions about industry expectations, and provides guidance/help on how t...

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  Episode #142

  Episode 142: Interview with "In Open Contempt" author Irvin Weathersby Jr.

  Mar 9, 202652 minS11

  <p>[This interview was conducted online and there may be some audio variation.]</p> <p>"I think human nature is always enamoured by it's own reflection. But to what end?" --Irvin Weathersby Jr. </p> <p>Irvin Weathersby Jr. is the author of In Open Contempt: Confronting White Supremacy in Art and Public Space, which was longlisted for the PEN Award for Nonfiction. At the time of recording, Jenn and Irvin spoke to the relevance of monuments, the acknowledgement of memorials, and the importance of community awareness & voices as posed in Irvin's powerful prose and examinations of history meeting the present m...

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  Minorities in Publishing

  MiP Returns to StoryFest 2025!

  Feb 9, 202647 minS11

  <p>[This episode was recorded by Westport Library on-site in Westport, Connecticut.]</p> <p>Last Fall, the MiP Podcast returned to Westport Library for their annual StoryFest! Jenn was joined by fellow debut authors / pub professionals Lauren Morrow (author of Little Movements) and Amber Oliver (author of When the Music Hits). They discussed the narrative parallels of these two novels with Black women protagonists making their mark in creative industries, navigating the other side of publishing as an author, and offer advice to novices seeking to begin a career in book publishing. </p> <p>[You can sign up for the Mi...

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  Episode #140

  Episode 140: Interview with EiC and Debut Author Denne Michele Norris

  Jun 11, 20251h 1mS10

  <p>[This interview was conducted online and there may be some audio variation.]</p> <p>"Your sentences are your vehicle." --Denne Michele Norris</p> <p>Denne Michele Norris (When the Harvest Comes and Both/And) returns to the MiP podcast to discuss everything leading up to her debut novel, including breaking from a "quitting" mentality to one where she invested herself fully into the writing process. A process that has lead her to an amazing career as Editor-in-Chief of Electric Literature and editor of the upcoming anthology Both/And. Denne shares her fears of not reaching her dream up until the d...

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  Episode #139

  The Power of Storytelling | MiP & IIRP Collaborative Episode

  May 1, 202550 minS10

  <p> The Power of Storytelling is a special collaboration episode between Minorities in Publishing and the Restorative Works! Podcast. Through the power of storytelling, we aim to engage powerful leaders and activists in conversations around keeping hope in dire times; giving back power to communities; radical empathy; arts as means to tell real life stories, and the effects of genuine engagement in community resilience. Listen to critical storytellers and educators including Jennifer Coreas, Reginald Dwayne Betts, and Tiffany Yu, who have been foundational in bringing awareness to societal issues and community movements through storytelling and literacy. Tune in to hear...

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