We take a look at the case of Hache Carrillo, who lied about his ethnicity, and put it in context... more

We cover the story behind Bad Art Friend. In this episode, we plan to observe how the publishing industry is... more

We’ve been talking a lot about ghost writing, because ghosting – that’s the industry term – is BIG business. This... more

How does a ghostwriter capture the subject’s voice when writing a cookbook? And for the ghostwriters behind the stories, how... more

Today we’re looking at audiobooks. While the explosive growth of podcasting has dominated headlines in the audio world, the audiobooks... more

We explore what ghostwriting looks like for fiction. For genres like spy novels and fantasy, how does book publishing capitalize... more

In this episode of Missing Pages we examine the lucrative culture of non-fiction ghostwriting and all its thorny edges, with... more

This week we're excited to share an episode from Nerdette, a fun weekly interview show produced by our friends at... more

We look into the results of censorship in extreme cases, using Salman Rushdie as a case study. Does extreme censorship... more

If you listened to our episodes about the rise of book banning, you heard about the efforts around the U.S.... more

In episode 1 of this series, we looked at the history of banned books in America. Today, we look at... more

When it comes to books, America has had the same cultural arguments since its founding. One group perpetually focused on... more

With Simon & Schuster and Penguin Random House barred from merging, are publishers losing substantial power as gatekeepers to the... more

As an extension of our last episode on the paradigm shifts in the fanfiction community, we take a look at... more

Are fanfiction communities becoming stronger than traditional publishers? In this episode, we’ll look at how fans, publishers, and creators are... more

Colleen Hoover created a book empire through self-publishing, in part due to the power of social media. Is her career... more

Book bans are on the rise across America. With the rise of social media, book publishers are losing their power... more

To get a better sense of the book world Caroline Calloway found herself in, we talked to Constance Grady, a... more

In Kaavya Viswanathan: The Full Package, we looked back into "How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a... more

He enlightened millions with his writings and built dozens of schools in the Middle East. But despite his praiseworthy deeds,... more

In writers’ dreams, every published author is a millionaire, every title sells at auction, every editor is brilliant and attentive,... more

Bethanne doesn’t just talk about scandals after the fact: Sometimes she’s embroiled in them as they happen. In this episode,... more

In this short bonus episode, Bethanne chats with Missing Pages Executive Producer Jeff Umbro about a new Apple Books collection... more

Some stories are too big, or at least too entertaining, to fit into a single episode. In part two, Bethanne... more

They say that being too online will mess with your head, and no one was more online than Caroline Calloway,... more

Raw, transgressive, and true: Praise for hard-hitting books like Sarah and The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things made Jeremiah... more

A.J. Finn — also known as Dan Mallory, former Executive Editor at William Morrow and Co. — overcame tragedy and... more

At the start of 2006, 19-year-old Kaavya Viswanathan seemed to have it all. From a high profile six-figure book deal... more

An all-new investigative podcast hosted by world-renowned literary critic and publishing insider Bethanne Patrick. Across its eight-episode debut season, Missing Pages... more