
← Read the Acknowledgments27 Aug 2025 · 1 h 09 min
Ashley Garland and Glory Anne Plata on the value of book publicists
<p>Riverhead Books' Publicity Director Ashley Garland and Assistant Director of Publicity Glory Anne Plata join Randy to discuss the author-publicist relationship, book tours, the role of a publicist, and the importance of author websites.</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to the podcast via <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3qSRTyiWq5HohPoToQFSNJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Spotify</strong></a> and <a href="https://blcklst.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Substack</strong></a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Highlights include book jacket decision-makers, keys to publicity campaigns, the never-ending book publicity cycle and much more.</p><p><br></p><p>Books mentioned in the episode:</p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/my-documents-kevin-nguyen/21636716?ean=9780593731680&next=t" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Mỹ Documents by Kevin Nguyen</strong></a><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/audition-katie-kitamura/21662154?ean=9780593852323&next=t" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Audition by Katie Kitamura</strong></a><br></p>