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Who Gets to Be Published? with Editor Jackson Howard
This week, Ira is joined by Jackson Howard, Executive Editor at Farrar, Straus and Giroux, to dive into the wild world of publishing. They discuss everything from Jackson’s gay awakening—the animated Hercules—to who is writing the best sex, gay and otherwise. Tune in to learn what it takes to get published, and what editors like Jackson are looking for... and for all the gay literary gossip and Substack hot takes you’ve ever wanted.
03:01 — Queer awakenings and gay tropes
11:46 — How an editor chooses books
15:59 — Reading, writing, and the publishing industry
18:00 — The "gay lit boom"
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