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Uncovering Publishing

Hosted by Sydney Allen and Emma Kiesling · arts · EN

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'Uncovering Publishing' interviews prominent figures of the UK publishing industry. Cohosted by Emma Kiesling & Sydney Allen.

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Verified email

Booking probability

19%

Guest openness

Selective

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80/100
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Questions about Uncovering Publishing

Who hosts Uncovering Publishing?

Uncovering Publishing is hosted by Sydney Allen and Emma Kiesling. The show has published 16 episodes to date.

What has Uncovering Publishing covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Chelsea Graham on the Publishing Post & more: Part 2" (30 December 2025, 31 minutes), "Chelsea Graham on the Publishing Post & more: Part 1" (30 December 2025, 31 minutes), and "Publicity with Josie Cassaglia" (30 December 2025, 40 minutes).

How often does Uncovering Publishing publish?

Uncovering Publishing publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 38 minutes across 16 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Uncovering Publishing?

Booking probability for Uncovering Publishing is 19%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Uncovering Publishing requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Uncovering Publishing's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch Uncovering Publishing?

The strongest fits for Uncovering Publishing are News, Magazine & Book Publishing. Uncovering Publishing has an arts audience.

About the host

Sydney Allen and Emma Kiesling hosts Uncovering Publishing, an arts podcast with 16 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Dec 30, 202531 minS2

    <p>Chelsea Graham is a senior editor in audio at Bonnier working across our fiction list. She boasts a Master's degree in Publishing from the University of Derby. Before her role at Bonnier, she worked in audio at...

  • Dec 30, 202531 minS2

    <p>Chelsea Graham is a senior editor in audio at Bonnier working across our fiction list. She boasts a Master's degree in Publishing from the University of Derby. Before her role at Bonnier, she worked in audio at...

  • Dec 30, 202540 minS2

    <p>Josie Cassaglia is a Publicity Officer at Duckworth Books. She did the UCL Publishing Master’s alongside us, coming from the University of Kent and FU Berlin. </p><p>Josie's picks:</p><p>Three Women by Lisa...

  • Dec 30, 202537 minS2

    <p>Rhian Parry is a Welsh literary agency assistant at The Blair Partnership who did the MA with us at UCL. She’s also an agented author,</p><p>!!Big Spoiler Alert for the CRESCENT CITY series by Sarah J...

  • Dec 30, 202535 minS2

    <p>Gabriella Chipol is an Assistant Book-to-Film Scout at CTL Scouting. She’s also a published poet and works closely with the Gibraltarian Ministry of Culture and has participated in several documentaries showcasing...

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  • Dec 30, 202535 minS2

    <p>Lily Kovacs is currently the Assistant to the Heritage Department at Curtis Brown. We talk about her experience in the UCL Publishing Master's programme, getting her first publishing role with Curtis Brown, and the...

  • Oct 14, 202335 minS2

    Lily Kovacs talks stalking future employers, Greta Gerwig's next project, reading in the younger generations, and being an assistant in the world of London publishing. Lily works with the Heritage Group at Curtis Brown...

  • Sep 15, 202334 minS2

    We graduated! We're working in publishing! In this season premiere, catch up with the cohosts, from where they are now to how they got there, plus a round two of all our publishing icebreakers. Books from our protracted...

  • Jun 2, 202350 minS1

    In the Season 1 finale, Dr. Francesca Coppa, co-founder of the Organisation for Transformative Works—the parent organisation of Archive of our Own (ao3)—talks the meaning of fandom, the value of the fanfiction space...

  • Mar 17, 202347 minS1

    Today we're chatting with Chris Liew, Complex Ebooks Producer for Penguin. What goes into making ebooks work smoothly? Why do we read in particular formats? Chris also shares his path into publishing and, as always...

  • Feb 24, 202340 minS1

    <p>This week, Polly Smith talks running events like the British Book Awards and FutureBook for The Bookseller, as well as her career from a young publishing hopeful to her place at the center of British publishing...

  • Feb 10, 202339 minS1

    <p>In this week's episode, Dr. Joe Cain talks the rise of open access, academic publishing with small and big presses, the relevance of data and online platforms, and authors as entrepreneurs. </p><p>Joe Cain is an...

  • Jan 13, 202343 minS1

    <p>This week's episode features Zain Mahmood, head of e-commerce at Waterstones and one of the Bookseller's rising stars for 2021. Zain has worked at Waterstones for over 13 years where he started out as a weekend...

  • Dec 30, 202251 minS1

    <p>This week's episode features Dan Kieran, bestselling author and co-founder of Unbound, an award-winning crowdfunding publisher. We discuss how to get out of your comfort zone, deal with failure, and approach the...

  • Dec 16, 202247 minS1

    <p>This week’s episode features Kelli Fairbrother, Co-founder and CEO of xigxag, a new integrated audiobook platform. We discuss coming into publishing from the tech industry as a dissatisfied consumer, the inevitable...

  • Episode #1

    Meet the Hosts

    Nov 22, 202222 minS1

    <p>Welcome to Uncovering Publishing! This welcome episode introduces hosts Emma Kiesling and Sydney Allen and their goals in the publishing industry.</p>

Recent guests

Recent guests on Uncovering Publishing. Study who booked and why before you pitch.

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Chelsea Graham

Bonnier

J

Josie Cassaglia

Duckworth Books

R

Rhian Parry

The Blair Partnership

L

Lily Kovacs

Heritage Group at Curtis Brown

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