Lulu Radio

Lulu Radio #36: Interview with Robert Marckini

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 17:36:00 GMT

Our interview today is with Robert Marckini, author of You Can Beat Prostate Cancer.

To learn more about Proton Treatment for prostate cancer, please visit www.protonbob.com.

Lulu Radio #35: Interview with Drew McLellan

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:00:00 GMT

There have been a lot of changes at Lulu.com, and we go over most of them:

Site re-design
Re-designed publishing wizard
Lulu Studios, our new photobook tool
New content-rating system
New features for Lulu Groups

For a detailed look at all these changes and more, (complete with visuals) check out the Lulu Blog.

Today's interview is with Drew McLellan, co-author of The Age of Conversation. Find out more at their website - www.ageofconversation.com

Also, if you can't get enough of Mur and me (and really, how could you?), hop on over to the Geek Fu Morning Show for more of our witty banter.

Lulu Radio #34: Interview with Dave McKae

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:59:00 GMT

We're back, after a false start, with our new weekly schedule--we promise!

Lulu.TV will be at Dragon*Con over Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, GA. We'll be speaking on panels, recording interviews, and filming as much of the madness and mayhem as we can--including the second annual Parsec Awards for excellence in speculative fiction podcasting. If you see us, come say hi!

This Day In Alternate History is now taking script submissions! And we pay! For more information, see the submission guidelines in the show notes of TDAH episode #33.

You can find this week's interview at timecode 16:07.

Dave McKae, coauthor of In Pursuit of Pitching Perfection. For more information, please visit his storefront www.pitchingperfection.com.

Lulu Radio #33: Interview with Caroline Okun of Sixdegrees

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:10:00 GMT

Recorded on Wednesday, July 25--Mur's birthday, but preparations for attending BlogHer Con delayed things a bit.

Mur and I start things off talking about all kinds of things, like The Order of the Digital Trebuchet, Christiana Ellis's campaign video, and, of course, This Day in Alterante History.

Interview with Caroline Okun. She's the editor of the amazing Sixdegrees magazine of design, and the graphic designer at Lulu.TV. Find out more about Sixdegrees at www.sixdegreeszine.com.

...Hronk!...Brrpt!

Promo: This Day In Alternate History

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:10:00 GMT

Here's our new promo for the TDAH video podcast. If you're a podcaster, please feel free to play it in your show. In fact, play the heck out of it!

May the fire knives be with you.

-Jason

Lulu Radio #32: Interview with Dr. Jill Taylor

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:20:00 GMT

After an unplanned hiatus, we're back! With sound effects!

No time stamps today (except for the featured interview), since I want to get this ol' podcast up and running again ASAP.

Mur and I have been crazy busy with our new jobs at Lulu.TV. Check us out at:

This Day In Alternate History
Zombies in the Workplace
Writer Stalking

We are also looking for a few good creators for The Order of the Digital Trebuchet!

15:12 - Interview with Dr. Jill Taylor, author of My Stroke of Insight: A Brian Scientist's Personal Journey.

For discussion on the pros and cons of self-publishing (and for an excellent podcast on writing and publishing in general), be sure to check out The Writing Show.

Upcoming events that Mur and I will be at as official Lulu.TV representatives:

Blogher - July 27-29, Chicago, IL
Dragon*Con - Aug 31-Sep 3, Atlanta, GA
Podcast and New Media Expo - Sep 28-30, Ontario, CA

Lulu Radio Bonus: Balticon copyright panel

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:07:00 GMT

Copyright and the Media: What You Need to Know

Recorded live at Balticon 41.

The panelists are:

Command Line - www.thecommandline.net
Matthew Wayne Selznick - www.mwsmedia.com
Jason Adams - lulu.libsyn.com, www.randomsignal.com
J. C. Hutchins - www.jchutchins.net
Mur Lafferty - lulu.libsyn.com, www.ishouldbewriting.com

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

Lulu Radio Bonus: Interview with Brian Fies

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:27:00 GMT

Interview with Brian Fies, author of Mom's Cancer and winner of the 2007 Lulu Blooker Prize for Comics.

Publisher: Abrams Image ($12.95, hardcover)

The Mom's Cancer blog - www.momscancer.com

For more information, visit the Lulu Blooker blog.

Lulu Radio Bonus: Interview with Colby Buzzell

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:01:00 GMT

Interview with Colby Buzzell, Overall Winner of the 2007 Lulu Blooker Prize for My War: Killing Time In Iraq.

Publisher: Berkley/Penguin ($15.00, paperback)

The My War blog - www.cbftw.blogspot.com

For more information, visit the Lulu Blooker blog.

Lulu Radio #31: Interviews with Ronnie Blackwell, Matt Selznick, and Andrew Losowsky

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:26:00 GMT

1:08 - Jason is a bit unnerved by his new Mac.

2:39 - The CHANGE (no Mur, not that change!)--Mur and I have joined Lulu.TV, but fear not, we're not leaving the show! In fact, we plan to make Lulu Radio bigger and better than ever.

7:40 - Mur and I had an amazing time at Balticon 41. There were a ton of podcasters there and we participated in several panels including: self-publishing, copyright, and, of course podcasting.

My Balticon Flickr set.

Check out the Balticon Podcast for interviews with this year's guests.

12:00 - Interview with Ronnie Blackwell, author of Serve It Cold, recorded live at Balticon at its Podiobooks.com launch party.

18:47 - Impromptu call-in interview with Matthew Wayne Selznick, author of Brave Men Run (also available as a podiobook).

Our own Mur Lafferty will be on Matt's podcast Writers Talking--June 28, 2007.

28:48 - Mur and Matt share an unauthorized in-joke.

31:46 - In response to Robert's email, one of our Balticon panels was recorded: Media and Copyright: What You Need To Know. Courtesy of The Command Line podcast, I have put the recording in this feed, so check your podcatcher!

33:32 - Our Bad, Your Feedback - All kind of weird recording stuff going on in this episode, sorry if the levels are a bit off.

34:29 - "Fire Knives With Me...or as Agent Cooper says, "They got a cherry pie there that'll kill ya."" A poem by Michael Baumgarten of wwwmybabymonsters.com.

39:25 - Mur tries out a new method of asking for feedback.

40:23 - Interview with Andrew Losowsky, author of The Doorbells of Florence, winner of the 2007 Lulu Blooker Prize for Fiction.

46:43 - Ooops...almost forgot about A-Kon.

49:29 - (Hidden track!)

Lulu Radio #30: Interview with Phil Ribaudo + Lulu Blooker Prize, Framed Art, and Creative Commons

Thu, 24 May 2007 03:25:00 GMT

1:55 - The Winners of the 2007 Lulu Blooker Prize have been announced. Special congratulations to Lulu author Andrew Losowsky's The Doorbells of Florence, winner of the Fiction category.

6:25 - Two Lulu authors are nominees for the 2007 Eisner Awards
Paul Friedrich - Onion Head Monster Attacks (Best Humor Book)
Brad Guigar - Phables (Best Digital Comic)

10:06 - New product: framed art

17:27 - New site feature: social bookmarking - Digg, del.icio.us

21:38 - Interview with Phil Ribaudo, author of The Road Letters

30:00 - Our Bad, Your Feedback
Grace M. says..."The Fireknifist=bad"

31:50 - a very special haiku from P.G. Holyfield, read by the author

32:52 - Mur loves pie!

34:56 - Mur and I will be guests at Balticon 41!

36:20 - The Writers Notebook with Mur Lafferty - Creative Commons

44:55 - Topic for discussion: Which is the business end of a fire knife?

Lulu Radio #29: Interview with Boris Mordkovich + New Site Features

Tue, 8 May 2007 14:45:00 GMT

Community manager, Nick Popio, joins us for discussion on the newest Lulu.com site features.

2:40 - The new Content Rating System

11:28 - New storefronts--migrate before we do it for you!

14:12 - multi-file upload tool

16:55 - Interview with Boris Mordkovich, co-author of Pay-Per-Click Search Engine Marketing Handbook.

24:36 - Our Bad, Your Feedback

Comments from the blog: Steve (are you a lulu or a cake?) and Chris

28:37 - Calling for submissions to the first annual Lulu Radio Fire Knife Anthology! Stories, poems, art, anything! We are also taking submissions for the title (unless you really like "The Fireknifist", in which case let us know!).

30:15 - Voice mail from Nobilis--a lulu is dangerous and mighty!

31:50 - Email from Matt--use POD to offer multiple versions of your book: color, hardback, large-print, illustrated, limited-edition variant cover...the sky's the limit!

39:19 - The Writer's Notebook with Mur Lafferty - Spelling and grammar are important!

45:15 - Lulu and copyright

Lulu Radio #28: Interview with Henry Baum + Getty Images, Technopeasants, and More!

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:56:00 GMT

We're trying something new for the shownotes this week...time stamps! Let us know if this is helpful.

2:22 - Lulu is pleased to announce our new partnership with Getty Images. Read the press release.

4:49 - April 23, 2007 is International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day. Join us in supporting free online Science Fiction. Check out Mur's newscast from...THE FUTURE!!!

12:12 - Take our new survey--Blogisms: The Good, The Bad, and The Ridiculous, for the chance to win a Lulu ISBN distribution package OR a free copy of each of the three winning blooks from the 2007 Lulu Blooker Prize.

18:27 - Interview with Henry Baum, author of North of Sunset.

24:58 - Our Bad, Your Feedback

Apologies to Slim Palmer (and Albert!) and David Cowles for getting small, yet crucial, details wrong in recent podcasts.

27:46 - Thanks to Mike in the UK for his thoughtful and constructive email.

34:30 - Thanks to Grace for saying so many nice things about us (well, Mur mostly)!

36:21 - In lieu of The Writers Notebook, we discuss Grace's question about writing on the computer versus in a notebook/on paper.

40:07 - Another phone message from our pal C.A. Sizemore in Arizona.

Thanks to everyone who wrote (or called in). Keep the feedback coming!

Lulu Radio #27: Interview with David Cowles

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:54:00 GMT

The podcast this week features an interview with caricaturist David Cowles, whose book, The Art of David Cowles, presents work that has been published everywhere from Entertainment Weekly to The New York Times.

Adam Guida, forum admin and bug hunter extraordinaire, joins us today to discuss new site releases like the storefront migration tool and fixes to search. We also talk about the Internet phenomenon, Second Life, and put out the call for anyone familiar with it to give us advice on how best to build a Lulu presence in the metaverse.

On The Writer's Notebook with Mur Lafferty: using Lulu to make copies of your manuscript to give to your friends and first readers.

Lulu Radio #26: Interview with Gary Kosman + POD Blogs and Blooker Prize

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:56:00 GMT

We cover a lot of ground in this week's podcast...

Lulu blog
Jack London Writers Conference
Mur and I will be guests at Balticon (Memorial Day weekend, 2007)!
National Cherry Blossom Festival Photo Contest
Greensboro, NC author meetup - Saturday, March 31, 2007

The 2007 Lulu Blooker Prize short-list has been announced. The finalists include several Lulu authors:

Zach Miller - The Definition of Awesome: Another Joe and Monkey Collection
J.A. Eddy and Dean Esmay - Methuselah's Daughter
Andrew Losowsky - The Doorbells of Florence
Slim Palmer - Albert The Third

POD review blogs:

POD-dy Mouth...RIP
POD Critic
POD People

Interview with Gary Kosman, co-author of Bonding While Learning--a publication from national education organization America Learns.

The Writer's Notebooks with Mur Lafferty: How to set, and stick to, self-imposed deadlines.

Lulu Radio #25: Interview with Kevin R. Smith + New Format!

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 18:36:00 GMT

This podcast was supposed to be posted the day before, or on, St. Patrick's Day. However, due to some technical and scheduling problems, it's a day late--sorry it's not quite as timely as it could have been.

For our big 25th show, we unveil our new format. Mur Lafferty will join me as co-host from here on out. We hope this change will liven the show up a little bit, but still remain informative and helpful to new and veteran Lulus alike.

First up, we discuss Lulu Groups and, specifically, the new Group for people interested in podcasts--Addicted to Podcasting. Also, we talk about the new storefronts. For more information about Groups and storefronts, see the latest Lulu Community Newsletter (vol. 31).

This week's creator interview is with Kevin R. Smith, author of Sundowners: The History of the Black Prizefighter.

The Writer's Notebook with Mur Lafferty: writing when you just don't feel like it.

Announcing the first Lulu Radio contest! The first person to call in to the comment line -- 206-984-1POD -- with the source of the following quote: "Free when you call from work!", wins a free Lulu t-shirt!

Books for St. Patrick's day:

How to Brew Irish Beer by Ed Martin
Irish Pubs 2007 by www.GreenDragonArtist.com
Beer Inside by Mike Snyder
Shillelagh: The Irish Fighting Stick by John W. Hurley

Lastly, we mark the holiday with a fun drinking song--"Lilly the Pink", performed by The Brobdingnagian Bards (Special thanks to B-Bard Marc Gunn!)

Lulu Radio #24: Interviews with Shane Glines and Mindy Roberts + How to Write a Press Release

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:19:00 GMT

This week's podcast is packed with content! Our first interview is with Shane Glines, artist and cartoonist, whose beautiful book S Curves: The Art of Shane Glines is currently number 11 in the all-time Lulu Top Sellers list. You can find out more about Shane's work at his website www.shaneglines.net, and check out his recent mention on the popular and influential blog BoingBoing.net.

Our second interview is with blogger Melinda "Mindy" Roberts, who has published her popular mommy-blog as a blook--Mommy Confidential: Adventures from the Wonderbelly of Motherhood.

On The Writer's Notebook with Mur Lafferty, Mur takes on the sensitive issue of jealousy and envy and how those common emotions can be detrimental to your relationships with your fellow writers. Don't forget, you can hear more from Mur at her own podcast--I Should Be Writing.

Lastly, we have an interview with Gail Jordan, PR director here at Lulu.com. Gail and I discuss how to write a press release and how to approach journalists in a professional manner. You can find more self-marketing and PR tips at our Services Marketplace, and can email pr@lulu.com with any specific questions you might have on how to best promote your work.

Lulu Radio #23: Interview with Bob Wirz

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 23:15:00 GMT

In this week's podcast, we bring you an interview with Bob Wirz--sports marketer, baseball aficionado, and, now, Lulu author.
His first Lulu book--Independent Minor Leagues: '2006 Season in Review'--is based on Bob's blog, Independent Baseball Chatter.

Speaking of "blooks," Cory Doctorow (the lead judge of the 2006 Lulu Blooker Prize) spoke at Duke University recently on the subject of privacy in the Internet Age. You can listen to the entire lecture here.

The Writer's Notebook with Mur Lafferty: Reviews and critiques--how to give them...and how to take them.

Lulu Radio #22: Interview with Larry Holderfield

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:20:00 GMT

This weeks podcast features an interview with Larry Holderfield, aka mckenzee, creator of the webcomic Sinister Bedfellows. The print edition includes short-stories written by his friends in the webcomics community. This interview was recorded live at WTH Con in Greensboro, NC. Also attending the convention were several other webcomics creators who publish on Lulu:

Joe Kemenda - Feral Chicken
Matt, Dave, and Stephanie - The Dada Detective
Philip Wright - Furmentation
Jamie Robertson - The Clan of the Cats
Jennie Breeden - The Devil's Panties

Most of these artists and writers (including Larry) are members of the North Carolina Webcomics Coffee Clatch - www.ncwccc.com.

To accompany the interview, we have a song (played by permission of the artist) -- "Eudora Welty's Photographs" by Semicolon

This week in The Writer's Notebook with Mur Lafferty: Some simple advice on writing workshops.

Do your research--Make sure you find one that's right for you and be sure to familiarize yourself with the authors who are running the workshop.
Be nice!--You never know who you'll run into again during your career as a writer.

Lulu Radio #21: Typewriters and Golf Carts - an Interview with Bob Young

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:19:00 GMT

This week we bring you an interview with the founder and CEO of Lulu, Bob Young. Bob and Rich discuss the Lulu philosophy, the free-market economy, and electric golf carts.

This week on The Writer's Notebook with Mur Lafferty, a selection of blogs and podcasts dealing with matters of writing, publishing and print-on-demand.

Eat Our Brains

Miss Snark, the literary agent

POD-dy Mouth

Pub Rants

The DragonPage (podcast)

The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy (podcast)

Got a question, comment, or submission? Want to hear your voice on the podcast? Call the Lulu Radio Comment Line: 206-984-1POD

Lulu Radio #20: Interview with Christopher Meeks

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:07:00 GMT

Our featured interview this week is with Christopher Meeks, author The Middle-Aged Man and the Sea, a collection of short stories, and the play Who Lives?.

Also in this podcast, Mur Lafferty talks about the importance of reading to the craft of writing.

Are you subscribed to Lulu Radio yet? Get the feed and have every new episode delivered directly to your computer. It's free!

Lulu Radio #19: Interviews with Stacey Cochran and Michael Jones

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 23:55:00 GMT

This week's podcast has two interviews. First, I talk to Stacey Cochran, author of Amber Page and the Legend of the Coral Stone, about how to organize meet-ups and other regional events for Lulu authors.

Next, Rich Burk interviews award-winning journalist Michael Jones about his book Second-Hand Stories, which collects many of his articles about his hometown of Louisville, KY.

Finally, Mur Lafferty brings us advice on how to deal with rejection from publishers.

Lulu Radio #18: Interview with Joanne Baldwin + Mur Lafferty on writing

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:42:00 GMT

This week our featured interview is with Joanne Baldwin DVM, co-author of The Havanese. Take a look at the H.E.A.R.T. storefront for books and calendars featuring Havanese dogs.

This show also features the debut of Mur Lafferty's new weekly column on tips and advice for writers--both novice and experienced. Mur is the host of two popular podcasts, I Should Be Writing and Geek Fu Action Grip, and published some of her own writing at Lulu - www.lulu.com/geekfu.

This week's column focuses on three key steps for the beginning writer.

If writing is high priority, make time for it!
Get you butt in a chair and start writing!
Turn off the Internet!

If you have any writing questions you would like Mur to answer, or have any other suggestions or comments, please write us at radio@lulu.com.

Lulu Radio #17: Interview with Terri Schinazi

Sun, 7 Jan 2007 02:34:00 GMT

For our first podcast of 2007, we bring you an interview with Terri Schinazi, one of the co-authors of Finding the "CAN" in Cancer. For more information about this inspirational book visit the storefront at www.lulu.com/canincancer.

We want YOU to contribute to Lulu Radio! If you have any questions, tips, or suggestions for inclusion in the podcast, please send them to radio@lulu.com.

Happy New Year!

Lulu Radio #16: Not a Shot was Fired--an Interview with Alan Cleaver

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 18:18:00 GMT

For our last podcast of 2006 we mark the season with a timely interview: Alan Cleaver, co-author (with Lesley Park) of Not a Shot was Fired: Letters from the Christmas Truce 1914, and co-editor of the website www.christmastruce.co.uk. The book is a compilation of actual letters sent home from Allied soldiers druing World War I--first hand accounts of that brief moment when both sides laid down their arms and celebrated Christmas together.

The entry deadline for The 2007 Lulu Blooker Prize is Monday, January 15, 2007. All entries must be postmarked by that day to be considered for the prize!

We close with a song...Silent Night, performed by Michael Silvestri - www.michaelsilvestri.com

Lulu Radio #15: Interview with Jeremy Robinson + How To Make a Calendar

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:13:00 GMT

This week we talk with Jeremy Robinson, author of the Lulu bestselling novel The Didymus Contingency as well as POD People - Beating the Print-On-Demand Stigma.

Henry Hutton brings us another publishing walk-through, this time How To Make a Calendar. As with Henry's photobook tutorial, the full text version is avalable in the Lulu blog (and the December 06 newsletter).

On the subject of calendars...do you need a 2007 calendar and would like to contribute to a good cause? Here are two Lulu calendars that you might like:

Calendar Girls Get Dressed (Proceeds go to Breakthrough Breast Cancer)

Tastefully Done - Webcomic Characters Showing It All (Proceeds go to Cancer Research UK)

Lulu Radio #14: Life Lessons + How To Make a Photobook

Wed, 6 Dec 2006 20:17:00 GMT

This week we talk with author Chris Taylor about his book Passing It On: Life Lessons of 130 Great Americans.

Henry Hutton walks us through the publishing process for Lulu photobooks. They make awesome gifts for the whole family! Follow along at home with the original text version (including screen shots). You can find it on the Lulu blog or the November 06 newsletter.

Visit the new Lulu Radio storefront on Lulu.com for the complete podcast archive.

Don't forget to make your Christmas orders before the Holiday shipping deadlines!

Lulu Radio #13: Browsing Tips and Knowledge Adventure

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:04:00 GMT

A Weekly Podcast From Lulu.com.

Tips and suggestions for finding cool gifts at Lulu:

Lulu Top 100
Browse by Category
Tag your content!

This week's interview: Leslie House of Knowledge Adventure tells us all about Books By You -- an innovative product which allows children to create their own books and publish them through Lulu.

We wrap things up with a light-hearted song to help put you in the Christmas mood...

Chasing Clay by Kenny Shore

Kenny's Lulu storefront: www.lulu.com/shore
His website: www.kennyshore.com

Lulu Radio #12: Holiday News and Grain Elevators

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 04:43:00 GMT

In this week's podcast, we gear up for the Holiday shopping season. We are also pleased to welcome Rich Burk to the Lulu Radio team. Rich interviews Chris Attrell, creator of a series of calendars and a 440 page photobook on the grain elevators of Canada.

The Holiday shipping deadlines have been announced, so make sure to take note before you place your Christmas orders!

Christmas is also the perfect time to focus on your own marketing efforts. Here are a few suggestions:

Visit Marketing Central - Lulu's hub of marketing info and services.
Make sure all your products have working previews.
Tell all your family and friends about your book!

Calendars and Photobooks can be the perfect personalized gifts, and they are easy to make! However, for anyone having trouble (don't worry, it happens to all of us), Henry Hutton has been working on some terrific publishing how-to's.

Rich Burk talks with Chris Attrell about his calendars and photobook--all focusing on the disappearing grain elevators of Canada.

Check out Chris's website - www.grainelevators.ca - and visit his Lulu storefront at www.lulu.com/grainelevators.

Lulu Radio #11: Community Leader Spotlight

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:33:00 GMT

This week's podcast is all about Lulu's community leader program and features four interviews.

First up, I talk with Nick Popio, director of Community here at Lulu, about community leaders, Team Lulu, and the recent Community Leader Summit. The summit was a way to thank our loyal community volunteers, let them meet the folks behind the scenes, and give direct feedback on how we are doing.

At the summit I had the opportunity to sit down with three of the visiting Power Posters:

Henrik Larson
Julio Vazquez
Stijn Hommes

From here on out, Lulu Radio will be updated with a new show every Wednesday. Next week we talk about calendars and photobooks, and how to use Lulu to make a variety of personalized gifts.

Are you still downloading Lulu Radio by hand? There is an easier way! If you subscribe to the podcast through services like the iTunes music store and Yahoo! podcasts, every new installment of Lulu Radio will be delivered directly to your computer. You can also paste the feed url directly into a podcatcher of your choice--such as Juice, Doppler, or Transistr. Remember, Lulu Radio is always free!

Lulu Radio #10: New Photobooks, and a new My Account page!

Mon, 2 Oct 2006 13:22:00 GMT

Lulu product guru Joe Komenda imparts his wisdom on Photobooks, the newest option for publishing with Lulu. Next, developer Clinton R. Nixon enlightens us about the new My Account page, which will welcome you when you log-in with all of the Lulu information that's most pertinent to you. Pictured is Joe (just pretend to be scared, we don't want to hurt his feelings).

Lulu Radio #9: Coast to Coast at BlogHer and the Durham Yart Sale

Wed, 9 Aug 2006 14:42:00 GMT

Our latest edition takes you from west coast to east coast as your Lulu podcasters travel to the BlogHer Conference in San Jose, California and the Yart Sale in Durham, NC.

First off, Jason lets us in on why BlogHer was such a great event for Lulu to sponsor. Bloggers are already in line with the Lulu philosophy of self-publishing, and they've got the tech smarts to make it happen. The BlogHers were really excited about the 2nd annual Lulu Blooker Prize, which just opened for entry.

Interviews from BlogHer:

Charlotte talks to the ever-engaging Susie Bright, who talks about her experiences with publishing. She's gone from an underground high school paper to small presses to the big New York houses. Hear it straight from a publishing veteran and internet diva: Lulu is great.

Jason snagged the few moments of spare time that Heather Powazek Champ had to get this second interview. Heather is the co-editor of JPG Magazine, a stunning quarterly publication that features the best of amateur photography. She talks about JPG's latest issues and her journey from fine art to the web and back to print, and even throws in some of her design mantras!

Interview from a Yart Sale?

Finally, we feature an interview recorded right here on the east coast. A group of Durham, NC artists held a Yart Sale, a yard sale for art, on July 22nd, and we got to meet a Lulu artist, Darius Quarles. Standing among his amazing paintings, Darius tells Jason how Lulu can be "an excellent machine for the starving artist."

Give Lulu Radio #9 a listen. As always, send your questions, comments, and haikus to radio@lulu.com.

Lulu Radio #8: Super Comics HeroesCon Edition

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:19:00 GMT

Tune in for a podcast overview of comics at Lulu. Heroes, explosions, and Comics Subversives , POW!

HeroesCon sound bytes from artists:
Angie Shearstone of What Have I Done?
Joe Komenda of Feral Chicken
Jennie Breeden of The Devil's Panties
Likely Stories of The Dada Detective

Staff interview:
Leah Riley of the Lulu Comics Subversives

And lots more!

Other Links:
You can always find all of the comics at Lulu in one convenient Comics Storefront. Don't forget to stop by the Comics Forum to talk about your favorites.

Lulu Radio #7 - Mark Jeffrey and Marketing Central

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 15:48:00 GMT

Author Interview:

Mark Jeffrey author of The Pocket and the Pendant

Also available as an illustrated hardcover and as a podiobook.

Other links:
www.pocketandpendant.com
www.myspace.com/maxquick

Staff Interview:

Melissa London on Marketing Central

If you have any feedback on what we've been doing with Marketing Central, and the Services Marketplace in general, please visit our Forums.

In the news:

Socceranto: Birth of a Language - Just in time for the World Cup!

Want to contribute to the development of Socceranto? Visit the Socceranto Group Forum.

Lulu Radio #6 - Interview with Noreen Finneran

Thu, 1 Jun 2006 14:01:00 GMT

Creator Interview:

Noreen Finneran author of The Incredible Edible Spa.

Learn more about Noreen's work at www.noreenfinneran.com.

Staff Interview:

Katie Jamison, Community Events Coordinator

A few upcoming events Lulu will be a part of:

BlogHer Conference (San Jose, CA) - July 28-29
Portland Zine Symposium 2006 - August 11-13
Design Expo Raleigh - October 20-November 4

Want to be involved in Lulu events? Email events@lulu.com or visit the Events Forum.

Lulu News:

New Community home page!
Marketing Central

Lulu Radio #5 - Interviews with Mark Wilkerson, Lulu TV, and more!

Tue, 9 May 2006 04:40:00 GMT

This show features not one, not two, but three interviews! (I knew you'd be impressed.)

First up is my interview with Mark Wilkerson, author of Amazing Journey: The Life of Pete Townshend. For more information on Mark's detailed examination of one of rock's most compelling musicians, visit his website - www.townshendbio.com.

Next, Henry Hutton talks with Nick K. from the Lulu QA team, taking us behind the scenes of the most recent site release (11.1, if you're keeping score at home), and providing a sneak peak at some of the exciting projects we are working on for future releases.

And lastly, I chat with James and Jeremy, the dynamic duo behind Lulu TV - your one-stop shop for cutting edge internet video.

Lulu Radio #4 - Interview with Matthew Selznick

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 16:57:00 GMT

Subscribing to Lulu Radio has never been easier! In fact, it's just a click away:

*iTunes
*Yahoo! Podcasts
*Podcast Pickle

Latest features in the Latest Lulus blog:

*gardening
*home businesses

Interview with Matthew Wayne Selznick author of Brave Men Run.

*print edition
*ebook
*podiobook (podcast of the novel)
*audio CD (the complete podcast in mp3 format)

My Odeo Channel (odeo/a4fb27fc7b15837b)

Blooker Prize Special

Thu, 6 Apr 2006 17:52:00 GMT

The winners of the first annual Lulu Blooker Prize were announced on Monday, 3 April.

It was my great pleasure to interview all three of the winners.

Overall Winner (as well as the winner of the Non-fiction category):
Julie Powell for Julie & Julia (Little, Brown, $23.95)

Fiction Winner:
Cherie Priest for Four and Twenty Blackbirds (Tor, $13.95)

Comics Winner:
Zach Miller for Totally Boned: A Joe and Monkey Collection (Boxcar Comics, $12.95)
*Buy it at Lulu! *

Runners-up:
Non-fiction - Lyle Estill for Biodiesel Power
Fiction - Tom Evslin for hackoff.com
Comics - Ryan North for Dinosaur Comics

The Blooker has been getting press coverage all over the world!
Here are some of the highlights:

The Independent
The Telegraph
USA-Today
Reuters
The BBC
The New York Times

Also, Blooker judge Cory Doctorow gave us a mention on BoingBoing!

Vol. 2, #2 - March 2006 - Joanna Roberts Interview

Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:28:00 GMT

You can download this podcast directly by clicking on the link at the bottom of this post, or, better yet, subscribe to the feed through iTunes, Juice, or a similar "podcatching" client.

*Henry Hutton interviews Joanna Roberts

She's the author of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Ceiling in Cross-stitch, and she's even been linked on BoingBoing!

Also in Show 2.2:

*Lulu crashes the podcasting panel at StellarCon!
*New site releases
*London Book Fair/European expansion
*Lulu Blooker Prize short-list is announced!
*Latest Lulus blog
*Press coverage galore!
The BBC
Daily Telegraph
The BBC again
US News and World Report
Times of London (The print edition featured six Lulu authors!)

Vol. 2, #1 - February 2006

jadams@lulu.com — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 05:06:00 GMT

The podcast is back, bigger and, hopefully, better than ever!

You can download it directly by clicking on the link at the bottom of the page, or, better yet, subscribe to the feed through iTunes, Juice (formerly known as iPodder), or a similar "podcatching" client.

Show 2.1 features:

* highlights from the Lulu Poetry Slam
* Blooker Prize update
* Lulu Titlescorer - Titlefight!
* Henry's interview with Reb Livingston, co-editor of The Bedside Guide to No Tell Motel
* someone proposed marriage with a Lulu book!
50 Reasons You Should Marry Me and 51 Reasons I Should Marry You

While on the subject of podcasting, Lulu is the new sponsor of I Should Be Writing , a podcast "for wanna-be writers by a wanna-be writers." Every week, host Mur Lafferty shares the lessons she's learned from her own experiences as a writer trying to get published. She regularly features interviews with published authors, and this week she talks to Mark Jeffrey, author of The Pocket and the Pendent.

#8 - Interview with Josh Rubinstein

jadams@lulu.com — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 02:40:00 GMT

Interview with Josh Rubinstein, author of "Ben", http://www.lulu.com/content/83221.

#7 - Interview with Elizabeth Grzeszczyk

jadams@lulu.com — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 02:10:00 GMT

As you know I really get a kick out of talking with Lulu authors, and when Joe sent out a note mentioning this book I knew that this would be a fascinating interview! I Fell In Love With A Con Man (http://www.lulu.com/content/97544), a book by Elizabeth Grzeszczyk, is a very interesting book of Elizabeth's relationship with internationally wanted con man Jonathan Nigel-Philip Kern. While on a business trip in Miami, Elizabeth meets a man who introduces himself as Dr. Jonathan Palmer, the former British Formula One Grand Prix race car driver. He quickly steals her heart, and her life becomes a whirlwind as she is swept up into his glamorous lifestyle...

#6 - Interview with Cheryl Glover

jadams@lulu.com — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 01:53:00 GMT

A couple weeks ago I had an interview with Lulu Cheryl Glover, author of Creating From The Soul (http://www.lulu.com/content/112718), a metaphysical journey journey into the mind and spirit. Cheryl also was part of TeamLULU at Book Expo in NYC, and was a tremendous part of the volunteer team that walked the floors and told not only their personal publishing story, but of the POD revolution as well. Thanks Cheryl!

#5 - Interview with David Weedmark

jadams@lulu.com — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 01:38:00 GMT

David Weedmark is a Canadian poet, novelist, public speaker and journalist and I recently had the opportunity to hook up with him and ask about his publishing endeavors and his experience with Lulu.

#4 - Interview with Dave Mark from Spiderworks.com

jadams@lulu.com — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 01:16:00 GMT

I had the opportunity to hook up with Dave Mark of Spiderworks last week, and Dave talked about the cool things they've got going on related to Apple's Tiger release in addition to some other upcoming mac-related titles coming down the pike.

#3 - Interview with Harry Gilleland

jadams@lulu.com — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 01:02:00 GMT

Harry Gilleland is a poet, but has recently published Bob the Dragon Slayer-- a novella. In the phone interview Harry talks a little about his new book, how he found Lulu, and his current activities at promoting and marketing his book.

#2 - Interview with Brian W. Fairbanks

jadams@lulu.com — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 00:36:00 GMT

Brian W. Fairbanks is a writer, artist, and photographer, and is currently the Entertainment Editor at Paris Woman Journal in Paris. His titles on Lulu include Writings, which collects more than a decade's worth of film criticism, actor profiles, book reviews, short stories, and essays on film, literature, music, and society.

#1 - Interview with Rose Tangredi

jadams@lulu.com — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 22:19:00 GMT

Phone interview with Rose Tangredi, author of "From The Door To The Gate", http://www.lulu.com/content/71844