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The Black List's Randy Winston hosts the live visual podcast Read the Acknowledgments. The podcast is designed for book and writing professionals to share their industry experiences and help give writers a clear picture of the ecosystem that is publishing. The series exists in part to fundraise for writers and literary nonprofits in need. We encourage viewers and listeners to make donations to writer support funds such as the Authors League Fund, Hedgebrook, Baldwin for the Arts, and Lampblack's Direct Aid Fund. Read the Acknowledgments is supported by The Black List, LLC.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Black List's Randy Winston hosts the live visual podcast Read the Acknowledgments. The podcast is designed for book and writing professionals to share their industry experiences and help give writers a clear picture of the ecosystem that is publishing. The series exists in part to fundraise for writers and literary nonprofits in need.
Read the Acknowledgments is hosted by The Black List. The show has published 24 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Ruth Dickey & Rob Arnold on Creative Writing, Nonprofits, and Supporting Books Today" (17 September 2026, 52 minutes), "Jade Song & Ling Ling Huang on Belonging, Agent Questions, and Life Before Books" (20 August 2026, 65 minutes), and "RTA's Inside the Program: Nancy Trypuc on the new Evil Twin Manuscript Initiative" (6 August 2026, 16 minutes).
Read the Acknowledgments publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 65 minutes across 24 episodes.
Booking probability for Read the Acknowledgments is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Read the Acknowledgments requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Read the Acknowledgments's contact route on record: verified email.
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The Black List hosts Read the Acknowledgments, an arts podcast with 24 episodes published.
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Executive Director of the National Book Foundation and author Ruth Dickey and Rob Arnold, essayist, poet, and Executive Director of Poets House, join Randy to discuss the National Book Foundation and its annual awards...
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Author, filmmaker, and artist Jade Song and Ling Ling Huang, author and Grammy award-winning violinist, join Randy to discuss the origin story of I LOVE YOU DON'T DIE , the beginnings of IMMACULATE CONCEPTIONS , writers...
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Zando Project's Publishing Director and Deputy Director of Marketing, Nancy Trypuc joins Randy to discuss The Black List's new fiction initiative with Evil Twin. The Evil Twin Manuscript Initiative is a new partnership...
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Founder of Debutiful, Adam Vitcavage and Emma Copley Eisenberg, nationally bestselling author, join Randy to discuss Emma's new novel FAT SWIM, writing community support, writer career moves, and book industry business...
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Author Isabel Booth and Marcia Markland, Crooked Lane Books' Editor-at-Large, join Randy to discuss how the unpublished manuscript THEN HE WAS GONE was discovered on The Black List platform, why an editor uses The Black...
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New York Times bestselling author, and President and founder of Cake Creative and Electric Postcard Entertainment, Dhonielle Clayton and Caroline Tung Richmond, award-winning author and Executive Director of We Need...
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Author and Temple University Assistant Professor of English Laura McGrath and Alia Hanna Habib, Vice President and Literary Agent at The Gernert Company join Randy to discuss what debut book sales say about the...
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Storehouse Voices' Associate Publisher Porscha Burke and Yahdon Israel, Senior Editor at Simon & Schuster join Randy to discuss the how books are acquired, the author-editor relationship, how books are sold, and the...
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Founders Matt Trinetti and Parul Bavishi are on a mission to build the world’s most encouraging and engaging writing community, and help every human to realize their creative potential through writing; they discuss how...
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Award-winning novelist Nicole Dennis-Benn and Leslie Shipman, Founder of The Shipman Agency, join Randy to discuss the author-speaking agent relationship, how The Shipman Agency works, professional boundaries, and the...
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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...
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Best selling author Zakiya Dalila Harris and writing professor Sincere Brooks join Randy to discuss advocating for writers, writing pain points, and book-adjacent writing inspiration. Subscribe to the podcast via...
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Best selling and critically acclaimed authors Maura Cheeks and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, and Summit Books Associate Publisher Josefine Kals join Randy, live at Liz's Book Bar in Brooklyn, NY to discuss the importance of...
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Spotify’s Henna Silvennoinen, Casey Acierno, & JED’s Courtney Knowles join Randy to discuss how fiction writers can participate in the Spotify x JED Impact Award: A Mental Health in Fiction initiative. Spotify x JED...
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Subscribe to the podcast via Spotify and Substack . Highlights include the origin of Unicorn Authors Club, the importance of writers supporting writers, how to pitch your project, and much more. Books mentioned in the...
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Kate McKean, literary agent at the Howard Morhaim Literary Agency, and Maris Kreizman, author and columnist for Lit Hub, join Randy to discuss the importance of newsletters and what agents and authors learn from each...
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Thomas Gebremedhin, Vice President and Executive Editor at Doubleday, and Jackson Howard, Senior Editor at Farrar, Straus and Giroux and its imprints MCD and AUWA, join Randy to discuss all things discovery and editing...
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Traci Thomas , Creator and Host of The Stacks, and Franklin Leonard , Founder and CEO of The Black List, join Randy to discuss The Black List's Inaugural Adaptation List. Subscribe to the podcast via Spotify and...
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Book Scout Erin Edmison and Sterling Lord Literistic Foreign Rights Director and Author Szilvia Molnar . Subscribe to the podcast via Spotify and Substack . Highlights include why book scouting is important for writers...
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Author A.E Osworth and author and Electric Literature Editor-in-Chief Denne Michele Norris join Randy to discuss education, writing groups, and staying true to who you are. Subscribe to the podcast via Spotify and...
Recent guests on Read the Acknowledgments. Study who booked and why before you pitch.
President and founder, Cake Creative and Electric Postcard Entertainment
Assistant Professor of English at Temple University, Temple University
Vice President and Literary Agent, Gernert literary agency
senior editor, Literaryswag Book Club
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