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‘The Help’ by Kathryn Stockett. ‘Big Little Lies’ by Liane Moriarty. ‘Let's Pretend This Never Happened’ by Jenny Lawson. ‘American Dirt’ by Jeanine Cummins. ‘This Is How It Always Is’ by Laurie Frankel. ‘Listen for the Lie’ by Amy Tintera. ‘We Begin At the End’ by Chris Whittaker. ‘A Higher Loyalty’ by James Comey. ‘The Book of Awesome’ by Neil Pasricha.
What do these books have in common? The famed but invisible editor pulling the strings from behind the curtain: Amy Einhorn
Amy is one of the most successful editors in the world today with the highest percentage of books edited hitting the New York Times bestseller list. She has a knack for sniffing out voice, for knowing what will work and what won’t and, as you can imagine, I’ve been begging her to come on 3 Books for six years to hear how it all works.
So I flew down to NYC to talk with the bright, brilliant, and beaming Amy Einhorn about what an editor does, how a book gets published, what helps a book sell, Amy's 3 most formative books, and much, much more.
Let’s flip the page to Chapter 140 now…
To learn more about Amy and read the full show notes, go here 👉🏽3books.co/chapters/140
00:00 Daily Gratitude Practice
04:03 The Bestseller Editor
07:43 The Publishing Ecosystem
17:00 In Search of Strong Voice
20:57 'Goodbye, Columbus' by Philip Roth
29:34 Totally Out Of Touch
36:05 Do Books Have A Future?
40:20 The Role Of Sex In Books
47:18 Do Genres Matter?
55:14 'The Girls' Guide To Hunting And Fishing' by Melissa Bank
1:00:03 Gravitas Through Representation
1:04:30 The Art Of Titles
1:10:29 How To Get An Agent
1:14:40 Bookselling Is Not A Science
1:20:37 Pros and Cons Of The Publishing Industry
1:28:12 'Mating' by Norman Rush
1:33:21 Meeting Your Heroes
1:39:38 You Don't Need A Platform
1:44:39 Everyone Needs An Editor
1:50:51 You Just Need One Person
1:56:13 End Of The Podcast Club
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SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/2HHWPYg
Hey there,
I'm Neil and I spend a ton of time thinking, writing, podcasting, and speaking about living intentionally. I'm the New York Times bestselling author of six books including The Book of Awesome and The Happiness Equation. I've been lucky to speak at places like TED, SXSW, and Google. And I host a huge passion project called the 3 Books podcast.
Want more 3 Books? Check out my top interviews with:
Brené Brown youtube.com/watch?v=X5l-Auv7h8Y
Quentin Tarantino youtube.com/watch?v=VVFdvfiPB-w
David Sedaris youtube.com/watch?v=wzz8tqnz1mI
Want to read more of my stuff?
https://www.neil.blog/archive/
Want to check out my podcast?
3books.co
Want to learn about my live events?
globalhappiness.org/speaking
Want my monthly book recos?
1000awesomethings.com/reading-club
Want my articles on intentional living?
https://www.neil.blog/newsletter/
I am also on the following drugs:
Facebook: facebook.com/NeilPasricha
Twitter: twitter.com/neilpasricha
Instagram: instagram.com/neilpasricha
Lastly, thanks so much for watching this vid.
👊,
Neil
neil@globalhappiness.org
‘The Help’ by Kathryn Stockett. ‘Big Little Lies’ by Liane Moriarty. ‘Let's Pretend This Never Happened’ by Jenny Lawson. ‘American Dirt’ by Jeanine Cummins. ‘This Is How It Always Is’ by Laurie Frankel. ‘Listen for the Lie’ by Amy Tintera. ‘We Begin At the End’ by Chris Whittaker. ‘A Higher Loyalty’ by James Comey. ‘The Book of Awesome’ by Neil Pasricha.
What do these books have in common? The famed but invisible editor pulling the strings from behind the curtain: Amy Einhorn
Amy is one of the most successful editors in the world today with the highest percentage of books edited hitting the New York Times bestseller list. She has a knack for sniffing out voice, for knowing what will work and what won’t and, as you can imagine, I’ve been begging her to come on 3 Books for six years to hear how it all works.
So I flew down to NYC to talk with the bright, brilliant, and beaming Amy Einhorn about what an editor does, how a book gets published, what helps a book sell, Amy's 3 most formative books, and much, much more.
Let’s flip the page to Chapter 140 now…
To learn more about Amy and read the full show notes, go here 👉🏽3books.co/chapters/140
00:00 Daily Gratitude Practice
04:03 The Bestseller Editor
07:43 The Publishing Ecosystem
17:00 In Search of Strong Voice
20:57 'Goodbye, Columbus' by Philip Roth
29:34 Totally Out Of Touch
36:05 Do Books Have A Future?
40:20 The Role Of Sex In Books
47:18 Do Genres Matter?
55:14 'The Girls' Guide To Hunting And Fishing' by Melissa Bank
1:00:03 Gravitas Through Representation
1:04:30 The Art Of Titles
1:10:29 How To Get An Agent
1:14:40 Bookselling Is Not A Science
1:20:37 Pros and Cons Of The Publishing Industry
1:28:12 'Mating' by Norman Rush
1:33:21 Meeting Your Heroes
1:39:38 You Don't Need A Platform
1:44:39 Everyone Needs An Editor
1:50:51 You Just Need One Person
1:56:13 End Of The Podcast Club
-
SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/2HHWPYg
Hey there,
I'm Neil and I spend a ton of time thinking, writing, podcasting, and speaking about living intentionally. I'm the New York Times bestselling author of six books including The Book of Awesome and The Happiness Equation. I've been lucky to speak at places like TED, SXSW, and Google. And I host a huge passion project called the 3 Books podcast.
Want more 3 Books? Check out my top interviews with:
Brené Brown youtube.com/watch?v=X5l-Auv7h8Y
Quentin Tarantino youtube.com/watch?v=VVFdvfiPB-w
David Sedaris youtube.com/watch?v=wzz8tqnz1mI
Want to read more of my stuff?
https://www.neil.blog/archive/
Want to check out my podcast?
3books.co
Want to learn about my live events?
globalhappiness.org/speaking
Want my monthly book recos?
1000awesomethings.com/reading-club
Want my articles on intentional living?
https://www.neil.blog/newsletter/
I am also on the following drugs:
Facebook: facebook.com/NeilPasricha
Twitter: twitter.com/neilpasricha
Instagram: instagram.com/neilpasricha
Lastly, thanks so much for watching this vid.
👊,
Neil
neil@globalhappiness.org
