You'd think that with a long layoff, a relaxing Thanksgiving weekend, and the relative ease of talking into a microphone, that we'd be able to deliver a great podcast this week. Yeah? Well, you'd be wrong.

This is a total train wreck. If you've never listened to the podcast before, don't start here.

New podcast coming soon. We'll try harder.

Happy Halloween from Bleak House Books.

We've got a special treat for you. No tricks. We're joined by agent Donna Bagdasarian of the Maria Carvainis Agency. She's dispensing all kinds of advice like penny candy. Hold out your pillow case. Plenty of information ahead.

And maybe a razor blade or two.