Candid conversations about writing, author life, and the publishing industry with Andrea Bartz, a New York Times bestselling thriller author. <br/><br/><a href="https://andibartz.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">andibartz.substack.com</a>
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Candid conversations about writing, author life, and the publishing industry with Andrea Bartz, a New York Times bestselling thriller author. <br/><br/><a href="https://andibartz.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">andibartz.substack.com</a>
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June 26, 2026
Is AI the Most Urgent Issue Facing Writers?
<p>Thank you to everyone who tuned in live for my conversation with <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/976983-leigh-stein">Leigh Stein</a>! In this important convo, we discussed the <strong>legal, professional, ethical, and existential challenges generative AI poses for authors and society as a whole.</strong> (Subscribers received this recording in their inboxes via a crosspost, but I’m posting it here so it’ll live in my <a target="_blank" href="https://andibartz.substack.com/t/ai">AI hub</a>.) </p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Andrea Bartz: Get It Write at <a href="https://andibartz.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">andibartz.substack.com/subscribe</a>
May 20, 2026
"We're throwing a party to celebrate books and literature and literacy and free expression of ideas for our community—that's the mindset with which we approach it."
<p>I loved peppering <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/116315392-abra-mcandrew">Abra McAndrew</a>, who runs the excellent Substack <a target="_blank" href="https://thebooktender.substack.com/">The Booktender</a> and is executive director of the storied <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/306417005-tucson-festival-of-books">Tucson Festival of Books</a>, with all my burning questions about book festivals! We went deep on:</p><p>* How Abra became the director of an event that draws more than 300 authors and 100,000 book-lovers</p><p>* How planners decide which authors to invite</p><p>* Where book festivals fit into the book-event ecosystem for writers</p><p>* How authors can figure out which book fests might be a fit—and put themselves in the best possible position to be invited</p><p>* The question you must ask before committing to a festival</p><p>* The mistake some attending authors make days before the fest—and how authors can make organizers’ lives easy</p><p>* Abra’s best advice for someone thinking about starting their own book fest</p><p>…and more! Be sure to sign up for Abra’s newsletter, <a target="_blank" href="https://thebooktender.substack.com/">The Booktender</a>, where she shares delightful monthly reading lists and commentary about what she’s reading.</p><p>Thank you <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/1047126-kathleen-schmidt">Kathleen Schmidt</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/11096863-sally-ekus">Sally Ekus</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/3647235-travis-malone">Travis Malone</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/9076672-norma-cardenas">Norma Cardenas</a>, and many others for tuning into my live video with <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/116315392-abra-mcandrew">Abra McAndrew</a>! You can check out my past Substack Lives <a target="_blank" href="https://andibartz.substack.com/t/live">here</a> and listen to any of them in your favorite podcast app (including <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/get-it-write/id1830507006">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2EAgDKV7dXo98JpNxQ8pme">Spotify</a>, and others linked to the right or using the “Listen via…” button).</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Andrea Bartz: Get It Write at <a href="https://andibartz.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">andibartz.substack.com/subscribe</a>
May 6, 2026
"Feeling hopeless and atomized is exactly what people with power want us to feel right now."
<p>I learned so much from my chat with <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/536858-saul-austerlitz">Saul Austerlitz</a>, who wrote <a target="_blank" href="https://www.unsungvoicesbooks.com/sausterlitz-activist">HOW TO ASSEMBLE AN ACTIVIST</a>, and <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/177950766-aurelioaguirre">AurelioAguirre</a>, software developer and cofounder of <a target="_blank" href="https://theusersunion.org/">The Users Union</a>, about how people with concerns about AI can find the best and most impactful ways to join the fight. We discussed:</p><p>* Why now is such a crucial time for us to be having these discussions—and taking action </p><p>* The shockingly within-our-grasp environmental solutions we can push for (and how)</p><p>* How to break down the overwhelming concept of AI into actionable arenas and causes</p><p>* Why community is the backbone of effective activism—and how to find it (or build it)</p><p>* The reason “call trains” and “co-hosts” are powerful grassroots tools</p><p>* The exact bills you should be paying attention to, plus how to push for the right outcomes</p><p>* The surprising reason even small fundraisers are effective against multi-billion-dollar companies</p><p>* The most effective way to talk to someone who’s new to the topic of AI</p><p>…and more! Be sure to follow both guests, sign up to follow <a target="_blank" href="https://theusersunion.org/">Users Union</a>’s progress, and order <a target="_blank" href="https://www.unsungvoicesbooks.com/sausterlitz-activist">Saul’s book</a> for more. (We didn’t discuss this in the call, but I’m also a fan of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.focusfeatures.com/the-ai-doc-or-how-i-became-an-apocaloptimist">The AI Doc’</a>s <a target="_blank" href="https://theaidocgetinvolved.com/global-ai-plan/">cheat sheet</a> for ways to get involved. What other resources are y’all using to turn your anger into action?) </p><p>Thank you <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/1819435-megan-cooley-peterson">Megan Cooley Peterson</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/142088597-alyson-wilbur">Alyson Wilbur</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/260463664-marla-bronstein">Marla bronstein</a>, and many others for tuning into my live video with <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/536858-saul-austerlitz">Saul Austerlitz</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/177950766-aurelioaguirre">AurelioAguirre</a>! You can check out my past Substack Lives <a target="_blank" href="https://andibartz.substack.com/t/live">here</a> and listen to any of them in your favorite podcast app.</p><p>My next one will be on <strong>May 20</strong> at noon ET, when I’ll be discussing <strong>everything authors need to know about book festivals with </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/116315392-abra-mcandrew">Abra McAndrew</a>, executive director of the Tucson Festival of Books and author of the excellent Substack <a target="_blank" href="https://thebooktender.substack.com/">The Booktender</a>. <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/@andibartz/note/p-196580214?r=1nyuc&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=web">Here’s that link.</a> See you there!</p><p><p>It takes labor (and love!) to bring you original, exclusive posts every week. If you dig what Get It Write is doing and find the content valuable, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. Thanks for being here!</p></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Andrea Bartz: Get It Write at <a href="https://andibartz.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">andibartz.substack.com/subscribe</a>
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