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GetPublished! Radio

149 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

GetPublished! Radio host Gerald Everett Jones has the answers to your self-publishing challenges because he's already made all the mistakes himself. He's the author of more than 30 nonfiction business and technical books, as well as seven self-published novels. His co-hosts journalist Cheyenne Cockrell and sci-fi author Thomas Page keep him honest and never dull!

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Episodes

AB604 Christmas Karma - Audiobook Sample

June 28, 2019 13:00 - 5 minutes - 10.5 MB

Narrator Andrea Mitchell reads an excerpt from our show host's novel about the holiday blues (Audible.com). #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #holiday There's advice for self-published authors at getpublishedradio.com.

GPV604 Book Review - I Do and I Don't

June 27, 2019 23:30 - 2 minutes - 2.07 MB

Here's Gerald's audio book review of I Do and I Don't: A History of Marriage in the Movies by Jeanine Basinger. #bookreview #hollywood #filmstudies #podcast Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts, a 100-year old scandal in the art world. There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

GPV603 Book Review - Ballad of The Black and Blue Mind

June 26, 2019 23:30 - 2 minutes - 2.1 MB

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Ballad of the Black and Blue Mind by Anne Roiphe. #bookreview #litfic #psychiatry #mentalhealth #selfpub #amwriting Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

GPV602 Book Review - The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

June 25, 2019 23:30 - 1 minute - 1.85 MB

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey by Walter Mosley.  Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. #bookreview #litfic #mosley #amwriting #selfpub There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

GPV601 Book Review - The Forgery of Venus

June 24, 2019 23:30 - 1 minute - 1.78 MB

Here's Gerald's book review of The Forgery of Venus by Michael Gruber, a thriller about art crime and psychosis. #artcrime #arthistory #podcast Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts, a 100-year old scandal in the art world. There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

GP700 - Preacher Finds a Corpse - Sample Audio

June 22, 2019 04:14 - 5 minutes - 8.35 MB

Listen to the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse in 24 daily half-hour episodes starting Sunday, July 7 at 7:30 PM Eastern Time (Listen whenever you like. Each episode will stay live for three days.) That's right. Starting Sunday evening on the holiday weekend (July 7), we'll be posting Preacher Finds a Corpse: An Evan Wycliff Mystery in a daily series of half-hour episodes (some longer, some shorter). Posts will show up in our feed at 7:30 PM each night Eastern Time, u...

GP610 - What is A Book Shepherd

June 21, 2019 13:00 - 27 minutes - 25.7 MB

Who can tell an author where the pitfalls are before she breaks an ankle? Joining Gerald, Cheyenne, and Tom is Sharon Goldinger, Vice President of the Publishers Association of Los Angeles, who is a professional book shepherd. Sharon is a professional writer and editor and the owner of PeopleSpeak, and she’s an expert on manuscript preparation. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast Then Steven Spatz, CEO of BookBaby, tells us what his survey of 8,000 authors discovered about what works and what doe...

TPV621 My Throwback - Big Justice Meets Small Lies

June 20, 2019 23:30 - 2 minutes - 2.69 MB

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page reveals history's injustice through the eyes of Upton Sinclair. #amwriting #selfpub #bookreview #podcast This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show with host Gerald Everett Jones, author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

TPV620 My Throwback - Was Modern Love Invented

June 19, 2019 11:30 - 2 minutes - 2.68 MB

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page shares the modern psychology of love based on C.S. Lewis and Katharine Hepburn. #amwriting #selfpub #bookreview #podcast This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show with host Gerald Everett Jones, author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

GPV665 Book Review - The Sellout

June 18, 2019 23:30 - 3 minutes - 3.57 MB

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Sellout by Paul Beatty.  A novel by African American award winner who satirizes racism in America. #amwriting #selfpub #bookreview #podcast Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

GPV659 Book Review - Romantic Comedies

June 17, 2019 23:30 - 4 minutes - 3.76 MB

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Romantic Comedies: These Films Can Save Your Love by Pamela Jaye Smith. An unconventional film guide to Rom-Coms and how they can save romantic relationships. #amwriting #selfpub #bookreview #podcast Gerald Everett Jones is the author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

GPV630 Book Review - A Spool of Blue Thread

June 16, 2019 23:30 - 3 minutes - 2.82 MB

Here's Gerald's audio book review of A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler. The story of the Whitshank family legacy anchored through generations by their home. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview Gerald Everett Jones is author of Christmas Karma (an homage to Anne Tyler) and host of the GetPublished! Radio Show. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

AB603 Mr Ballpoint - Audiobook Sample

June 14, 2019 13:00 - 5 minutes - 10.7 MB

Narrator Michael Gilboe reads and excerpt from our show host's comic novel Mr. Ballpoint about the wacky sales campaign that introduced the first ballpoint pen in 1945 (Audible.com). #selfpub #amwriting #podcast #humor #ballpoint There's advice for self-published authors at getpublishedradio.com.

TPV606 My Throwback - Where Have All The Commies Gone

June 13, 2019 23:30 - 2 minutes - 2.32 MB

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us an oddball history lesson about Communism as a quasi-religious faith that might not be quite dead. This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com. #amwriting #selfpub #bookreview #podcast

GPV643 Book Review - Submission

June 12, 2019 23:30 - 3 minutes - 3.02 MB

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Submission by Michel Houellebecq. In this dystopian novel, the Muslim Brotherhood takes over the government of France in a free election. Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com. #amwriting #selfpub #bookreview #podcast

GPV642 Book Review - The Girl on the Train

June 11, 2019 23:30 - 4 minutes - 4.33 MB

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. A creepy, suspenseful love triangle - no, wait, it's hexagon! Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts.  There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com. #amwriting #selfpub #bookreview #podcast

GPV641 Book Review - Affliction

June 10, 2019 23:30 - 2 minutes - 2.55 MB

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Affliction by Russell Banks. Inside the disturbed mind of a nice guy who is capable of murder. Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com. #amwriting #selfpub #bookreview #podcast

GPV638 Book Review - Unpronounceable

June 09, 2019 23:30 - 3 minutes - 3.62 MB

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Unpronounceable by Susan diRende. Sci-fi satire in the offbeat traditions of Douglas Adams and Kurt Vonnegut. Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com. #amwriting #selfpub #bookreview #podcast

GP621 - Return of the Independent Bookstore

June 07, 2019 13:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MB

Host Gerald Everett Jones and his co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page discuss “The Return of the Independent Bookstore” with special guest Jack Leidner, past proprietor of Clemens & Company bookstore in Newman, Georgia. Are the indie bookstores, in fact, making a comeback? #amwriting #selfpub #podcast Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources at our website getpublishedr...

TPV622 My Throwback - Zabriski Pointless

June 06, 2019 23:30 - 2 minutes - 2.67 MB

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page critique's the film Zabriski Point, saying it focused on the wrong American nihilism. #podcast #essay #filmhistory #moviebuff This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

GPV669 Book Review - Write On Blogging

June 05, 2019 23:30 - 4 minutes - 4.3 MB

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Write On Blogging: 51 Tips to Create, Write & Promote Your Blog by Debra Eckerling. How to make a plan towards a successful social media campaign by a leading consultant. Gerald Everett Jones is the author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

GPV668 Book Review - For The King

June 04, 2019 23:30 - 3 minutes - 3.44 MB

Here's Gerald's audio book review of For the King by Catherine Delors. It tells of a plot to assassinate Napoleon Bonaparte on Christmas Eve. Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

GPV667 Book Review - Thirteen Reasons Why

June 03, 2019 23:30 - 3 minutes - 3.4 MB

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. The fictional story behind a teen suicide and currently a Netflix TV series. Gerald Everett Jones is the author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

GPV666 Book Review - The Handmaid's Tale

June 02, 2019 23:30 - 3 minutes - 3.18 MB

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.  An established novel of female domination with modern appeal. Gerald Everett Jones is the author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

AB602 The Death of Hypatia - Audiobook Sample

May 31, 2019 13:00 - 1 minute - 9.02 MB

Narrator Rebecca Roberts reads from our show host's historical essay, The Death of Hypatia and the End of Fate, about the librarian of ancient Alexandria who was murdered by a mob of religious zealots (Audible.com). #amwriting #selfpub #history #science #podcast There's advice for self-published authors at getpublishedradio.com.

TPV623 My Throwback - HMS Ulysses

May 30, 2019 23:30 - 2 minutes - 2.61 MB

Our show co-host Thomas Page provides another curmudgeonly take on remarkable historic events. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #history Find more of his essays and our show episodes at GetPublished! Radio with host Gerald Everett Jones, author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. https://getpublishedradio.com

GPV673 Book Review - Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It

May 29, 2019 23:30 - 2 minutes - 2.49 MB

Show host Gerald Everett Jones reviews Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It by Richard A. Clark and Robert Knake. Gerald is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. We've known about the threat for a while. Haven't done much. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview Find more reviews and show episodes at GetPublished! Radio https://getpublishedradio.com

GPV672 Book Review - Fludd

May 28, 2019 23:30 - 3 minutes - 2.89 MB

Our show host Gerald Everett Jones reviews Fludd: A Novel by Hilary Mantel. Gerald is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. A convent in rural England in the 1950s. A stranger's visit is downright medieval. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview Find more reviews and show episodes at GetPublished! Radio https://getpublishedradio.com  

GPV671 Book Review - A Nasty Piece of Work

May 27, 2019 23:30 - 1 minute - 1.6 MB

Our show host Gerald Everett Jones gives a brief review of A Nasty Piece of Work by Robert Littell. Gerald is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. Everybody knows a retired CIA agent can't retire. Except him. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview Find more reviews and show episodes at GetPublished! Radio https://getpublishedradio.com

GPV670 Book Review - Theft: A Love Story

May 26, 2019 23:30 - 1 minute - 1.83 MB

Our host Gerald Everett Jones gives a brief review of Theft: A Love Story by Peter Carey. Gerald is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. Is art theft a victimless crime? Find more reviews and show episodes at GetPublished! Radio. #bookreview #podcast #amwriting

AB601 Bonfire of the Vanderbilts - Audiobook Sample

May 24, 2019 13:00 - 5 minutes - 10.4 MB

Narrator Rebecca Roberts reads an excerpt from our show host Gerald Everett Jones's historical thriller about a 19th century art scandal. (Audiobook available from Audible.com.) There's advice for self-published authors at getpublishedradio.com. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #audiobook #histfic

TPVP605 My Throwback - A Forgotten Civil Rights Hero

May 23, 2019 23:30 - 2 minutes - 2.62 MB

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us an oddball history lesson about how an angry Ike came off the golf course to kick some bigots in the backside. This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show with host Gerald Everett Jones, author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com. #bookreview #podcast #amwriting

GPV640 Book Review - Musicianship

May 22, 2019 23:30 - 2 minutes - 2.2 MB

Three book reviews about musicianship: An Equal Music by Vikram Seth, The Bear Comes Home by Rafi Zabor, and the movie A Late Quartet. You know you are hearing seasoned musicians from the very first notes. This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show with host Gerald Everett Jones, author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com. #bookreview #podcast #amwriting

GPV639 Book Review - Invisible

May 21, 2019 23:30 - 2 minutes - 2.2 MB

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Invisible by Paul Auster. A literary thriller with bizarre twists. Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. #amwriting #podcast #selfpub #bookreview This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

GPV637 Book Review - The Brass Verdict

May 20, 2019 23:30 - 1 minute - 1.55 MB

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly - a nearly perfect courtroom procedural. This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show with host Gerald Everett Jones, author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com. #bookreview #podcast #amwriting

GPV636 Book Review - Back to Blood

May 19, 2019 23:30 - 2 minutes - 2.7 MB

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Back to Blood by Tom Wolfe, who says, in Miami, "everybody hates everybody." Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. #amwriting #selfpub #bookreview #podcast This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

GP602 - Museum Field Trip

May 17, 2019 13:00 - 14 minutes - 14.2 MB

Before a hushed audience at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), our show host Gerald Everett Jones discloses secrets behind The Baptism by 19th century painter Julius Leblanc Stewart. Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts, which tells the secrets behind this painting. The painting, which LACMA now owns, shows a christening in a plush private parlor, attended by 21 people. The portraits are so realistic, the individuals should be recognizable. For more tha...

TPV612 My Throwback - Mousezilla

May 16, 2019 23:30 - 2 minutes - 2.48 MB

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us an oddball history lesson on the legacy of Walt Disney. Tom is the author of the recently re-released The Man Who Would Not Die. This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show with host Gerald Everett Jones, author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse. There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com. #podcast #amwriting #booklovers

GPV657 Book Review - I Am Fire and Air

May 15, 2019 23:30 - 4 minutes - 3.99 MB

Here's Gerald's audio book review of I Am Fire and Air: Beyond Good and Evil by William Anthony. YA sci-fi quest with high-tech adversaries. This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show with host Gerald Everett Jones, author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com. #bookreview #podcast #amwriting #scifi #youngadult

GPV656 Book Review - The Goldfinch

May 14, 2019 23:30 - 2 minutes - 2.08 MB

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Remembrance of things painful. This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show with host Gerald Everett Jones, author of the art history thriller Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery Preacher Finds a Corpse. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com. #bookreview #podcast #amwriting

GPV655 Book Review - The Rainbow Comes and Goes

May 13, 2019 23:30 - 6 minutes - 6.06 MB

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss by Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt. Strength of character. This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show with host Gerald Everett Jones, author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com. #bookreview #podcast #amwriting

GPV605 Book Review - The Professor of Desire

May 12, 2019 23:30 - 2 minutes - 2.22 MB

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Professor of Desire by Philip Roth. Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse. There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com. #bookreview #bookreview #litfic #selfpub #amwriting

GP606 Getting Unstuck with Motivational Speaker Tim Gard

May 10, 2019 13:00 - 27 minutes - 25.7 MB

Learn to laugh in the face of writer’s block. Gerald’s guest is Tim Gard, top motivational speaker and corporate entertainer, known for bringing tears of laughter to audiences worldwide. More than an insightful and funny guy, Tim teaches people to be more resilient and resourceful using their own comedic style. Gerald and Tim talk about turning frustration into comedy – and inspiration. Tim also gives tips on dealing with stress and getting started in public speaking. Tim's book is Just Pl...

TPV609R1 My Throwback - Kablooey L.A

May 09, 2019 23:30 - 3 minutes - 3.06 MB

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us a history lesson about the LA Times union time-bomb of 1910. This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show with host Gerald Everett Jones, author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com. #bookreview #podcast #amwriting #scifi

TPV608 My Throwback - The Irishman Who Wanted a New Suit

May 08, 2019 23:30 - 2 minutes - 2.3 MB

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us a throwback science/history lesson about John Stuart Bell's quantum proof of human consciousness affecting matter. Thoughts are things! As you think, it shall be! This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show, with host Gerald Everett Jones, author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com. #scif...

TPV607 My Throwback - The Garbo Effect

May 07, 2019 23:30 - 2 minutes - 2.67 MB

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us an oddball film history lesson about Greta Garbo's famed final shot in Queen Christina. This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show with host Gerald Everett Jones, author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.  #oldhollywood #podcast #amwriting

GPV645 Book Review - The Art Thief

May 06, 2019 23:30 - 1 minute - 1.92 MB

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Art Thief by Noah Charney. A three-way theft thriller dripping with painterly art history. Gerald Everett Jones is the author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com. #bookreview #amwriting #podcast

GPV644 Book Review - Mistress of The Revolution

May 05, 2019 23:30 - 3 minutes - 3.01 MB

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine Delors. Historical fiction is all about today! Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and Preacher Finds a Corpse. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

GP601 - Mistress of the Revolution

May 03, 2019 13:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MB

Our special guest in the first segment is Catherine Delors, author of Mistress of the Revolution and For the King. Host Gerald Everett Jones is joined by his redoubtable and delightfully opinionated co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page as we explore the plight of women, the unsung leadership of King Louis XVI, and oppressive aspects of the Napoleonic Code. Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the forthcoming mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse. And, a...

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