{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6857c2b8cb9b8b85b93e7f6c/68e2b868035190b6f03bedda?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is Publishing Playing It Too Safe? The Booker, Fanfic & the Future of Fiction","description":"<p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/7asCokv15s4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Watch as a full video on YouTube</a></p><p><br></p><p>On this week's episode, we are talking about a scarcity of books for the Booker Prize and wondering if that is due to poor books or too narrow a category for prizes. Plus, we join the Alchemised train and wonder if fanfic turned to publishing gold shows publishers are unwilling to gamble on new stories, and more generally discuss how risk-averse the industry can be and why that narrows the chances for new authors.</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Intro</p><p>01:04 Anthropic Settlement Update</p><p>03:22 Booker Prize in crisis?</p><p>17:46 Alchemised success - Turning FanFic into Gold</p><p>24.20 Betting on Bestsellers - Do Publishers Play the Odds?</p><p>36:56 Off Script - Nadine finds another stranger than fiction story for inspiration</p><p>43:14 Off Script - Our Favourite Horror Movies</p><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><p><a href=\"https://secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up for Anthropic settlement</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/article/8f0a46ec-0803-4221-8d63-8e0df29a25ef\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Doyle says Booker Prize struggled to find good novels</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/29/senlinyu-harry-potter-fanfiction-alchemised-seven-figure-film-deal \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Alchemised - Fan fiction turned into a bestseller</a></p><p><a href=\"https://slate.com/culture/2025/09/alchemised-senlinyu-harry-potter-hermione-draco-dramione-books.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Why Romance Readers can't quit Dramione</a></p><p><a href=\"https://thewalrus.ca/the-publishing-industry-has-a-gambling-problem/?fbclid=PAZnRzaANIehVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp2P2Lh0jfzecOrUZlzfTTn80wlb53boEoBnEkQESX2sP1_wwHJcAMEmREGfP_aem_ElGAsoeVNN3cv0tXUdl4Cw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Publishing Industry has a Gambling Problem</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lorenz-kraus-confesses-tv-interview-killing-parents-albany-new-york/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nadine's Stranger than Fiction story</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Adventures in Publishing-land is brought to you by STET Podcasts - the one stop shop for all your writing podcast needs, featuring Page One - The Writer's Podcast, The Conversation with Nadine Matheson and more!</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/stetpodcasts.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Bluesky</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/stetpodcasts/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Instagram</a></p>","author_name":"STET Podcasts"}