13: In a Pub, Three Writers
03/22/18 • 36 min
Our guest on Episode 13 is John Mitchinson, a long-time publishing veteran, co-founder of Unbound and co-host of the Backlisted Podcast. We go deep into the weeds of the groundbreaking publishing company he helped found, his own role there, and publishing in general.
Books mentioned on the episode:
The Good Immigrant, by Nikesh Shukla
A Murder of Crows, by Ian Skewis
The Sewing Machine, by Natalie Fergie
Black And Blue, by Ian Rankin
My House of Sky: A Life of J A Baker, by Hetty Saunders and Robert Macfarlane
The Peregrine, by J A Baker
Something Happened, by Joseph Heller
Town House, by Norah Lotts,
Dance To The Music Of Time, by Anthony Powell
The Kingdom, by Emmanuel Carrere, transl. John Lambert
Jesus' Son, by Denis Johnson
Berg, by Ann Quinn
The Perfect Girlfriend, by Karen Hamilton
Panic Room, by Robert Goddard
Morning: How to Make Time, by Allan Jenkins
The Feed, by Nick Clark Windo
Our guest on Episode 13 is John Mitchinson, a long-time publishing veteran, co-founder of Unbound and co-host of the Backlisted Podcast. We go deep into the weeds of the groundbreaking publishing company he helped found, his own role there, and publishing in general.
Books mentioned on the episode:
The Good Immigrant, by Nikesh Shukla
A Murder of Crows, by Ian Skewis
The Sewing Machine, by Natalie Fergie
Black And Blue, by Ian Rankin
My House of Sky: A Life of J A Baker, by Hetty Saunders and Robert Macfarlane
The Peregrine, by J A Baker
Something Happened, by Joseph Heller
Town House, by Norah Lotts,
Dance To The Music Of Time, by Anthony Powell
The Kingdom, by Emmanuel Carrere, transl. John Lambert
Jesus' Son, by Denis Johnson
Berg, by Ann Quinn
The Perfect Girlfriend, by Karen Hamilton
Panic Room, by Robert Goddard
Morning: How to Make Time, by Allan Jenkins
The Feed, by Nick Clark Windo
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Books mentioned on the episode:
Unscripted, by Claire Handscombe
Lobsters/A Totally Awkward Love Story, by Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison
Never Evers, by Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison
Freshers/Freshmen, by Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison
Malory Towers, by Enid Blyton
Sweet Valley High, by Francine Pascal
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging, by Louise Rennison
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 & 3/4, by Sue Townsend
I Capture The Castle, by Dodie Smith
Withering Tights, by Louise Rennison
Holes, by Louis Sachar
Born A Crime, by Trevor Noah
Seven Days of You, by Cecilia Vinesse
Hot Mess, by Lucy Vine
What Fresh Hell, by Lucy Vine
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