HarperCollins Strike 2022

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12/14/22 • 55 min

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In this episode, Parrish Turner joins Chelsea and Renee to talk about the HarperCollins union, the 2022 strike, and the passion for the job that keeps him going. We talk about the state of publishing, the things we love about the job, and how people can get involved in the fight for living wages at HarperCollins and other publishers.

Follow the Union on social media: https://www.instagram.com/hcpunion/

Parrish talked about: Lou by Breanna Carzoo

**I don't know if WASH THE CAT is out yet, so there's no link. But I'm personally going to check back in a few months because I know my kid would love it!**

Or just to support them generally by buying books you were already going to buy anyways: bookshop.org/shop/hcpunion

SUPPORT KT LITERARY HARPERCOLLINS AUTHORS:

NINE LIARS by Maureen Johnson

HAYLEY ALDRIDGE IS STILL HERE by Elissa R. Sloan

Follow the Union on social media: https://www.instagram.com/hcpunion/

Parrish talked about: Lou by Breanna Carzoo

**I don't know if WASH THE CAT is out yet, so there's no link. But I'm personally going to check back in a few months because I know my kid would love it!**

Or just to support them generally by buying books you were already going to buy anyways: bookshop.org/shop/hcpunion

SUPPORT KT LITERARY HARPERCOLLINS AUTHORS:

NINE LIARS by Maureen Johnson

HAYLEY ALDRIDGE IS STILL HERE by Elissa R. Sloan

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