Episode 139 – Interview with Emmy Nordstrom Higdon

A pencil, a ball point pen, and a quill each holding a drink and floating in the number 100 with the title Writers Drinking Coffee below

Emmy Nordstrom Higdon joins us to talk about the publishing biz, especially challenges of the current global supply chain. If you ever wondered what Dostoevsky and Charmin have in common, Emmy happily explains the connection between wood pulp, garbage, shipping, and trans-oceanic trade. No country is an island of self-sufficiency, so come learn interconnectedness of all things required to get a new book into your hands or eReader.

Mentions from Episode 139:

“NFTs are basically POGs that haven’t been printed yet – just the little disc, and you don’t know what it’s worth.”

Niko Stratis