Have you ever wondered about the journey to bring a book to the world, and who's involved in the process? Have you ever thought about self-publishing a book or writing a book some day?

On today's episode, we get an insider's perspective from literary agent and native New Yorker & Boricua, Linda Camacho, as she shares her story of breaking into the book publishing industry and enjoying stints at big names like Penguin Gorup, Simon & Schuster, and Random House. Linda brings a fresh perspective as a Latina literary agent who's stuck around in the industry for 18 years. 

In this conversation we talk about: 

• How and why she had to accept very low pay and unpaid internships during the Great Recession (and how privilege played a role)
• How "harassing people for things" (aggressive networking) is the only way to break into this industry that is very elitist and fraught with nepotism 
• Who is actually making money in the book publishing world 
• The author's journey to getting paid and publishing a book (and how the pandemic made things more challenging!)
• How the "We Need Diverse Books" initiative has progressed since 2014 
• Why Linda moved into literary agenting, how literary agents get paid, and what's kept her in the industry so long!

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Linda's 2022 Young Adult Fiction Book Recommendation: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo 

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