EP2 - PUBLISHING DIRECTOR - Keshini Naidoo

How to get into books? What’s a bad first sentence? Alan Kazam and the alternative Harry Potter universe. Nick pitches 'Robo-Tindal: Judgement on Chelmsford'. How BookTok has sent physical sales through the roof. Boardroom sausagefests. Fiction Girl and her sharpened commas. Female-run publishing and smashing the glass ceiling. Working with literary agents to get your book seen by publishers. Do judge a book by its cover! Naughty AI robots writing books. South Asian drag queens. And Sangita is pretty much horizontally chilled with the post-holiday vibes - so she doesn’t talk much for the second half - just dipping her toes in the sea of creative inspiration.Keshini is Publishing Director from Hera BooksLook out for Missy by Raghav Rao - out in Sep 2024 - Sangita's gonna read it!Hera Books on TikTokDrag goodness from Hot Haus Drag at Hot BoxRecorded at City Sound Chelmsford with Jaiden 'The Ragga Enforcer' running the engineering solo! Big up Night Til DawnEdited by Nick.Artwork by Alpaca AntennaDon't forget to like, subscribe, share and all the good stuff.Follow our Instagram for latest news and behind the scenes photos  Send comments, questions, or suggestions for fascinating creative people in Essex give us a shout on our Instagram Thanks to NGDA for their support