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New Books in Communications

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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to ... more

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Laura McGrath
Assistant Professor of English at Temple University; author discussed in episode
Temple University
Episode: Laura B. McGrath, "Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Hector Amaya
Professor of Communication at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
Episode: Hector Amaya, "The Economy of Anonymity: Power in the Age of Identification" (Stanford UP 2026)
Mike F. Alvarez
Assistant professor of communication; co-editor of the volume
University of New Hampshire
Episode: Mike F. Alvarez, Warren J. Bareiss, and Jolane Flanigan eds., "Suicide in Popular Media and Culture: Studies in Framing a Social Catastrophe" (Bristol University Press, 2026)
Warren Bareiss
Editor and co-editor of the volume; presenter of chapter discussions
University of South Carolina Upstate
Episode: Mike F. Alvarez, Warren J. Bareiss, and Jolane Flanigan eds., "Suicide in Popular Media and Culture: Studies in Framing a Social Catastrophe" (Bristol University Press, 2026)
Jolane Flanigan
Professor of communication, counselor; co-editor
Episode: Mike F. Alvarez, Warren J. Bareiss, and Jolane Flanigan eds., "Suicide in Popular Media and Culture: Studies in Framing a Social Catastrophe" (Bristol University Press, 2026)
Soraya Murray
Professor in Film and Digital Media, UC Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Episode: Soraya Murray, "Technothriller: Film and the American Imagination" (MIT Press, 2026)
Amélie Junqua
Author and co-author of the book Too Good to Waste, Recycling Paper in the Eighteenth Century
University of Amiens
Episode: Amélie Junqua and Geoffrey Day, "Too Good to Waste: Recycling Paper in the Eighteenth Century" (Bodleian Library, 2026)
Geoffrey Day
Co-author of the book Too Good to Waste, Recycling Paper in the Eighteenth Century
Winchester College
Episode: Amélie Junqua and Geoffrey Day, "Too Good to Waste: Recycling Paper in the Eighteenth Century" (Bodleian Library, 2026)
Ali Fard
Assistant Professor of Architecture, University of Virginia
University of Virginia
Episode: Ali Fard, "Grounding the Cloud: Urbanism in the Shadow of Data" (U Minnesota Press, 2026)

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Miranda Melcher
Host of The New Books Network; frequently appears.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 18 ratings
  • Please improve sound!

    Great content but the sound quality is so bad, I stopped listening (very hard to focus!!)

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    Hugivida
    Switzerland7 years ago
  • Great podcast

    but I don’t see the cover

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Борнхайм
    Russia8 years ago
  • Excellent and wide ranging

    The 'New Books Network' is remarkable for its cogent, easy-to-listen-to author interviews, but the NBN Communications podcast is excellent. It's just getting started, but the future looks bright.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Wignall
    United States13 years ago
  • 5 Stars: It's great

    Jefferson Pooley's fantastic interview style invites readers and illuminates the ideas of authors. A must-listen for communication students and professionals. As an expert in the field of the history of communication, Pooley contextualizes the subject within the larger field, providing tremendous depth to the podcast.

    Apple Podcasts
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    scrtagent101
    United States13 years ago

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Sound quality is variable, which can distract from otherwise strong content.
Covers a wide range of scholarly topics with accessible delivery.
Hosts consistently guide conversations with clarity and depth, making complex ideas approachable.
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Some episodes are stronger on teaching value and public scholarship than others.

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Laura B. McGrath, "Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Q: What are the challenges in interviewing agents and researching archives, given their reputation for trade secrecy?
A major challenge is getting agents to speak openly beyond the rosy performance, so the researcher relies on volume of interviews, cross-checking with archival data, and data-driven analyses to reveal how agents actually work and how their practices translate into literary outcomes.
Laura B. McGrath, "Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Q: How do agents' roles differ from editors, and why is it important for writers to have agents?
Agents act as gatekeepers and market strategists who prepare manuscripts for sale and match authors with the right editors, while editors work to shape the manuscript post-sale into a publishable product. The agent's role is crucial to entering major presses and shaping a writer's career trajectory, often long before an editor becomes deeply involved.
Laura B. McGrath, "Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Q: If you could just talk a little bit about who literary agents are and why should we perhaps study them?
Agents perform gatekeeping, matchmaking, and tastemaking: they decide what gets represented, who represents it best, and what readers ought to encounter, all of which shapes the canon and what ends up published. They edit with eye toward sale, position a manuscript for market appeal, and build long-term careers for authors, making them essential to understanding publishing dynamics.
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Q: What is a good way for someone in the humanities to branch into discussing science on a podcast without deep technical expertise?
Focus on curiosity and conversation rather than teaching; let the guest explain concepts while the host steers questions to make the topic accessible and engaging for non-specialists.
Dallas Liddle, "News Machines: The Systems of Daily Journalism in Britain, 1785–1885" (Oxford UP, 2026)
Q: What surprised you most while researching, and what did that reveal about the history of the press?
Two major surprises stood out: Dickens's failure as a daily newspaper editor, and the idea that technology often lagged behind market-driven changes, with printers and engineers adapting to demand rather than driving change themselves.

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This channel curates author interviews with scholars in communications, media studies, and related fields, focusing on recently published works and their broader implications for public understanding. Episodes explore themes like media economics, archival history, race and inequality in media, language and culture, and the role of public scholarship in accessible education. Guests often include university professors, researchers, and practitioners who translate academic work into engaging, classroom-ready discussions and contemporary debates. The show tends to mix theoretical framing with concrete case studies, providing listeners—often students, educators, librarians, and industry professionals—a grounded lens on how research informs media... more

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