Paradigm Shift: The Colleen Hoover Story

Colleen Hoover created a book empire through self-publishing, in part due to the power of social media. Is her career a sign of a changing landscape where publishing gatekeepers are losing power while readers are gaining power? We speak with Laura Miller, Books and Culture columnist at Slate, Jim Milliot, Co-Editorial Director at Publishers Weekly, and Jennie Young, an Associate Professor of Humanities at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, to find out. Website: https://listen.podglomerate.com/show/missing-pages/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVfvZyKUuko Transcript: https://listen.podglomerate.com/show/missing-pages/paradigm-shift-the-colleen-hoover-story/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/missingpagespod/ X: https://twitter.com/misspagespod Hosted by writer and literary critic Bethanne Patrick. Produced by the Podglomerate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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An investigative podcast hosted by world-renowned literary critic and publishing insider Bethanne Patrick. Book bans are on the rise across America. With the rise of social media, book publishers are losing their power as the industry gatekeepers. More and more celebrities and influencers are publishing books with ghostwriters. Writing communities are splintering because members are at cross purposes about their mission. Missing Pages is an investigative podcast about the book publishing industry. The show is produced by The Podglomerate.