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• September 29, 2025Episodes

  Episode 58: Gavin Marcus & Jeremy Esekow on Storywise—AI, Development, and Publishing Innovation

  Gavin Marcus is the CEO and co-founder of Storywise. He spent 10 years running an indie book publishing and distribution business before launching Storywise. Jeremy Esekow is Storywise’s Chief Product […]

• August 19, 2025Episodes

  Episode 57: Phil Madans on Book Publishing Next and the Importance of Metadata

  Phil Madans is a seasoned publishing executive with over 42 years of experience in trade publishing, including more than a decade as Executive Director of Digital Publishing Technology at Hachette […]

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  July 22, 2025Episodes

  Episode 56: Ann Kjellberg on the Importance and Future of Book Reviewing

  Ann Kjellberg is the Founding Editor of the Book Post book review, an innovative newsletter-based book review service which delivers thoughtful, in-depth literary criticism from distinguished writers directly to subscribers’ […]

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  June 17, 2025Episodes

  Episode 55: The Future of eReaders with Len Edgerly

  Len Edgerly is the host of the Kindle Chronicles podcast, a long-running show dedicated to exploring digital reading technologies and publishing innovations. He joins the BookSmarts Podcast to discuss the […]

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  May 19, 2025Episodes

  Episode 54: Booktrovert – a Brand New Consumer Marketing Platform

  Kristina Radke is the Senior Vice President of Business Growth and Engagement at NetGalley. She joins the BookSmarts Podcast to launch of Booktrovert, a new consumer marketing platform for publishers […]

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  April 21, 2025Episodes

  Episode 53: Advertising Strategies for Publishers and Authors

  Daniel Berkowitz is the Ad Sales Director for Bookshop.org, an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores. He is also the founder of AuthorPop, a one-stop […]

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  March 17, 2025Episodes

  Episode 52: Bryan Heathman on How AI Is Shaping the Audiobook Industry

  Bryan Heathman is the CEO of Made for Success Publishing, a book publishing company that specializes in selling audiobooks. . He joins the BookSmarts Podcast to discuss how AI technology […]

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  February 18, 2025Episodes

  Episode 51: Margaux Weisman on The Value of Foreign Rights for Publishers

  Margaux Weisman is the former Director of Business Development at DropCap Inc., a tech-enabled rights agency and a global rights marketplace used by rights agents and acquisitions around the world […]

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  January 21, 2025Episodes

  Episode 50: Rebecca Burgoyne on Lean Six Sigma for Knowledge Work

  Rebecca Burgoyne is the Executive Director of Business Systems Integrations for the United Methodist Publishing House. She joins the BookSmarts Podcast discuss what Lean Six Sigma is and why book […]

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  November 13, 2024Episodes

  Episode 49: David Hetherington on Building Resilient Business Practices

  David Hetherington is the Vice President of Global Business Development at Books International, a leading provider of US and International book manufacturing, print and digital distribution services for the book […]