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Four Agents, Three Books, Two Publishers — Jacinda Townsend talks about Saint Monkey and Mother Country

February 26, 2024 Brianna Avenia-Tapper Season 1 Episode 11
Four Agents, Three Books, Two Publishers — Jacinda Townsend talks about Saint Monkey and Mother Country
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Four Agents, Three Books, Two Publishers — Jacinda Townsend talks about Saint Monkey and Mother Country
Feb 26, 2024 Season 1 Episode 11
Brianna Avenia-Tapper

In this episode, Jacinda Townsend talks about her award-winning books Saint Monkey and Mother Country

Along the way we cover: 
Fiction writing as coping mechanism 
Being the only Black kid at a fundamentalist Christian school in rural Kentucky
Agent-seeking, scarcity model, and dating
When you and your publisher disagree on the book's major theme
Graywolf press 
Answering a psychological question with your first draft, and how publishing brings that answer home to your heart

Buy Saint Monkey here
Buy Mother Country here
Find out more about Jacinda here


Show Notes

In this episode, Jacinda Townsend talks about her award-winning books Saint Monkey and Mother Country

Along the way we cover: 
Fiction writing as coping mechanism 
Being the only Black kid at a fundamentalist Christian school in rural Kentucky
Agent-seeking, scarcity model, and dating
When you and your publisher disagree on the book's major theme
Graywolf press 
Answering a psychological question with your first draft, and how publishing brings that answer home to your heart

Buy Saint Monkey here
Buy Mother Country here
Find out more about Jacinda here