S5 Ep. 18: ‘Unlivable and Untenable’: Molly McGhee on the Punishing Life of Junior Publishing Employees - a podcast by fiction/non/fiction

Fiction writer and former Tor assistant editor Molly McGhee joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss details of her recent resignation from a position she’d fought for in the industry she loves. She also talks about what’s behind #PublishingBurnout for junior employees and what that means for the future of publishing.To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. Check out video versions of our interviews on the Fiction/Non/Fiction Instagram account, the Fiction/Non/Fiction YouTube Channel, and our show website: https://www.fnfpodcast.net/

This podcast is produced by Anne Kniggendorf.Selected readings for the episode: 

Molly McGheehttps://twitter.com/mollymcghee/status/1502343597676548099

https://twitter.com/mollymcghee/status/1510959170585047053The Paris Review - America's Dead Souls



Others:When Will Publishing Stop Starving Its Young? - The New York Times

Editorial Resignations At Big Houses Spark Reckoning - Publishers Lunchhttps://twitter.com/ZakiyaNJamal/status/1502386226367664130


Episode 147—Publishing's Great Resignation (Print Run podcast)A Woman's Life in Publishing - JSTOR Daily

Where Is the Diversity in Publishing? The 2019 Diversity Baseline Survey Results | Lee&Low Blog

Women in The Gentleman's Career of Publishing | Princeton University PressLiterary Color Lines: On Inclusion in Publishing

https://twitter.com/bryonq/status/1502436599061258243https://twitter.com/slipperyredhead/status/1495417527224176641


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