Influencer Imprints & a Novel 20 Years in the Making

A special episode with Esperanza Hope Snyder and Marines Alvarez! Esperanza is an accomplished poet and the author of the novel Orange Wine. Marines is a popular book influencer and the tastemaker at the head of Mareas, the imprint at Bindery Books that acquired Esperanza’s novel. We chat about the new publishing model at Bindery Books, how Marines built her following as a book influencer on YouTube and TikTok, and, of course, Esperanza’s twenty-year journey to publishing Orange Wine (which releases September 30, 2025!).The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston:-Follow me on Substack or subscribe to my Substack Newsletter for Writers.-Find me on Instagram and Blue Sky.-Send me an email at [email protected] Hope Snyder:Website: http://esperanzahopesnyder.comPreorder Orange Wine from bookshop, Barnes & Noble, or Amazon: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/orange-wine-esperanza-hope-snyder/1146776940?ean=9781964721347Instagram: esperanza_hope_snyder Marines Alvarez:http://mareas.binderybooks.comInstagram:@mynameismarinesYouTube: @mynameismarinesCredits:The Long Road to Publishing is produced and edited by Eva Langston, and the intro/outro music comes from the artist Soundroll on #Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/lost-in-loveLicense code: EEKRDQPCTGSBM5LZ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.