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Amanda Bergeron

The AJN Podcast

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Claire Mazur

Erica Cerulo

Jessica Simpson

Sallie Krawcheck

Jared Freid

Elizabeth Gilbert

Jennifer Weiner

Kate Spencer

Katharine McGee

Chinae Alexander

Kate Kennedy

Julia Turshen

Ruth Reichl

Erin Gates

Grace Bonney

OwlTail

Carley Fortune

We’re BACK and continuing our series about how a book gets made! This week we’re chatting with Amanda Bergeron, an executive editor at Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House, and Carley Fortune, the author of Every Summer After.    Amanda breaks down the acquisition &amp; publication process from the editor's end, how many submissions she receives, and what leads her to choose a book to work on. Carley shares her writing process from conception to submission, how she felt when she got her initial edit letter, and how much her manuscript changed from acquisition to publishing. We also ask them about how many rounds of edits they worked through together, what happens when they disagree on a change, and what makes a successful author/editor relationship.    Find Carley Fortune at @carleyfortune on Instagram, carleyfortune.com, and get a signed copy of Every Summer After via Blue Willow Bookshop in Houston Texas.    Books Carley and Amanda are Excited about The No-Show by Beth O'Leary A Hundred Other Girls by Iman Hariri-Kia (Out July 26)  Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez   Obsessions  Becca:  Paris, Perfected Burgundy Wines! Digit for a rainy day fund Olivia:   Pod Meets World Podcast   What we read this week Olivia:  Process: The Writing Lives of Great Authors by Sarah Stodola The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark Becca: Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore The Cloisters by Katy Hays (Out November 1) The Work Wife by Alison B Hart   This Month’s Book Club Pick: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus   Sponsors:  Better Help - Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/badonpaper True Bill - Start canceling unwanted subscriptions today at Truebill.com/BOP ReTold Recycling - Go to RetoldRecycling.com and get 10% off with code BOP10 on all Retold Bags and make recycling a part of your summer clean-up!   Betches - Listen to @Betches on  Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.    Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs &amp; more!  Like and subscribe to  RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

We’re BACK and continuing our series about how a book gets made! This week we’re chatting with Amanda Bergeron, an executive editor at Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House, and Carley Fortune, the author of <a href="https://amzn.to/3yR7Oup" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Every Summer After</a>.  Amanda breaks down the acquisition &amp; publication process from the editor's end, how many submissions she receives, and what leads her to choose a book to work on. Carley shares her writing process from conception to submission, how she felt when she got her initial edit letter, and how much her manuscript changed from acquisition to publishing. We also ask them about how many rounds of edits they worked through together, what happens when they disagree on a change, and what makes a successful author/editor relationship.  Find Carley Fortune at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/carleyfortune/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@carleyfortune</a> on Instagram, <a href="https://www.carleyfortune.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">carleyfortune.com</a>, and get a signed copy of Every Summer After via <a href="https://www.bluewillowbookshop.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blue Willow Bookshop in Houston Texas</a>.  Books Carley and Amanda are Excited about <a href="https://amzn.to/3uVUpzV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The No-Show by Beth O'Leary</a> <a href="https://amzn.to/3PD1Hk3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Hundred Other Girls by Iman Hariri-Kia</a> (Out July 26)  <a href="https://amzn.to/3oi5jfT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez</a> Obsessions  Becca:  <a href="https://www.parisperfected.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paris, Perfected</a> Burgundy Wines! <a href="https://digit.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Digit for a rainy day fund</a> Olivia:  <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-meets-world/id1629908611" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Pod Meets World Podcast</a> What we read this week Olivia:  <a href="https://amzn.to/3PlNEzQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Process: The Writing Lives of Great Authors by Sarah Stodola</a> <a href="https://amzn.to/3PiewR6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark</a> Becca: <a href="https://amzn.to/3yUhjZK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore</a> <a href="https://amzn.to/3cre2ti" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Cloisters by Katy Hays</a> (Out November 1) <a href="https://amzn.to/3yRDb87" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Work Wife by Alison B Hart</a> This Month’s Book Club Pick: <a href="https://amzn.to/3PDpcJP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus</a> Sponsors: <ul> <li>Better Help - Get 10% off your first month at <a href="http://betterhelp.com/badonpaper" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BetterHelp.com/badonpaper</a></li> <li>True Bill - Start canceling unwanted subscriptions today at <a href="https://truebill.com/bop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Truebill.com/BOP</a></li> <li>ReTold Recycling - Go to <a href="https://www.retoldrecycling.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RetoldRecycling.com</a> and get 10% off with code BOP10 on all Retold Bags and make recycling a part of your summer clean-up! </li> <li> Betches - Listen to @Betches on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/betches/id1156258047" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0GN9mMj7QQAYVsVaQKeaSV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts.</li> </ul> Join our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/badonpaperpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> for amazing book recs &amp; more!  Like and subscribe to <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/romcompods/id1511796352" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> RomComPods</a>. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.  Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/badonpaperpodcast/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@badonpaperpodcast</a>. Follow Olivia on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oliviamuenter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@oliviamuenter</a> and Becca <a href="https://www.instagram.com/beccamfreeman/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@beccamfreeman</a>.

How a Book Gets Made: Editor Amanda Bergeron and Author Carley Fortune

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Amanda Bergeron about her article, which provides an evidence-based review of the care of hospitalized adults with COVID-19.

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Amanda Bergeron about her article, which provides an evidence-based review of the care of hospitalized adults with COVID-19.

Amanda Bergeron, coauthor of “A Nurse’s Guide to COVID-19”