The one where #1 NYT bestseller Tessa Bailey explains how to talk dirty in your books.

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's publishing topics, including the AAP's Annual StatShot report for 2022. Then stick around as Christine chats with bestselling romance author Tessa Bailey!

Dubbed the “Michelangelo of dirty talk” by Entertainment Weekly, Tessa Baileys writes with spice, spirit, swoon, and a guaranteed happily ever after. Some of her hits include It Happened One Summer, Secretly Yours, and Fix Her Up. Her latest novel, Unfortunately Yours, releases tomorrow, June 6, and is available for preorder now.

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AAP StatShot Annual Report: Publishing Revenues Totaled $28.10 Billion for 2022 - https://bit.ly/3qurfbK

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J.D. Barker - ⁠⁠⁠https://jdbarker.com/⁠⁠⁠

Christine Daigle - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/⁠⁠⁠

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Kevin Tumlinson - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.kevintumlinson.com/⁠⁠⁠

Patrick O'Donnell - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.copsandwriters.com/⁠⁠⁠

Tessa Bailey - https://www.tessabailey.com/

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