

Behind the Book Cover
Anna David
You've heard the book publishing podcasts that give you tips for selling a lot of books and the ones that feature interviews with famous authors. Now it's time for a book publishing show that reveals what actually goes on behind the cover.
Hosted by New York Times bestselling author Anna David, Behind the Book Cover features interviews with traditionally published authors, entrepreneurs who have used books to build their businesses and more.
Come find out what traditional publishers don't want you to know.
Hosted by New York Times bestselling author Anna David, Behind the Book Cover features interviews with traditionally published authors, entrepreneurs who have used books to build their businesses and more.
Come find out what traditional publishers don't want you to know.
Episodes
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Oct 20, 2021 • 18min
What I Learned From the Party Girl Re-Launch
Ohhhhh, does your own book launch teach you some lessons and that goes double when it's a re-launch like my recent one for Party Girl. In this episode, I broke down what went right (fun events out of town, asking someone I knew to help me get in a cool store), what didn't (Launch Squad, I'm talking to you if you said you'd review the book and still haven't!) and what was kinda ehh for the money put out (a publicist). That last question really comes down to...Is this story worth $5k? Hear the whole rant in this episode! AND PROVE ME WRONG ABOUT REVIEWS BY BUYING THE BOOK AND REVIEWING IT HERE.

Oct 13, 2021 • 16min
A Breakdown of the Bad Art Friend
"Bad Art Friend" is a story that ran in the New York Times last week and it has the publishing world abuzz in a way only the publishing world can be. In this episode, I broke down my thoughts about the scandal and what I think it means for the future of publishing. WANT A WEEK OF FREE WRITING TIPS FROM ME? GO TO WWW.YOURBOOKWRITINGTIPS.COM.

Oct 6, 2021 • 48min
Erika Schickel on How Friends Make Your Launch
Erika Schickel author of You’re Not the Boss of Me: Adventures of a Modern Mom (2007) and whose work has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly, Tin House and Salon, discusses the launch of her new book The Big Hurt. WANT TO RECEIVE A TIP A DAY FOR A WEEK THAT WILL GET YOU STARTED WRITING YOUR BOOK? GO TO: WWW.LEGACYLAUNCHPAD.COM/FREE-TIPS

Sep 29, 2021 • 17min
Party Girl Excerpt, Chapter 3
In this episode, I read the final excerpt from my recently re-released first book, Party Girl. WANT TO WRITE AND LAUNCH YOUR OWN BESTSELLING BOOK? GO TO WWW.LAUNCHABESTSELLINGBOOK.COM

Sep 22, 2021 • 12min
Party Girl Excerpt, Chapter 2
In this episode, I'm giving you another excerpt from my recently re-released first book, Party Girl. WANT TO WRITE AND LAUNCH YOUR OWN BESTSELLING BOOK? GO TO WWW.LAUNCHABESTSELLINGBOOK.COM

Sep 15, 2021 • 13min
Party Girl Excerpt, Chapter 1
In this episode, listen to the first chapter from my recently released first novel, Party Girl. WANT TO WRITE AND LAUNCH YOUR OWN BESTSELLING BOOK? GO TO WWW.LAUNCHABESTSELLINGBOOK.COM

Sep 8, 2021 • 27min
Mimi MacLean on Being a Bad Ass Entrepreneur and Author
Mimi MacLean is an angel investor who focuses on female-led companies with something to say. A mom of five, she’s also a CPA, a Columbia Business School graduate and the host of The Badass CEO, a weekly podcast where she interviews entrepreneurs and high-level executives to discuss business strategies, life experiences and what a Badass CEO needs to know. And I'm proud to say that Legacy Launch Pad has just released her first book, How to Be a Badass Female CEO: Slay the Competition and Reach the Top! Inspired by the statistic that fewer than two percent of female-led companies reach over a million in sales, How to Be a Badass Female CEO packs all of MacLean's myriad experiences into a guidebook for the female CEO's of tomorrow. On this episode, we talked about her process of deciding to do a book as well as the fear that you're not even conscious of which creeps up right before the launch. WANT TO LAUNCH A BESTSELLING BOOK OF YOUR OWN? GO TO WWW.LAUNCHABESTSELLINGBOOK.COM FOR A CHEAT SHEET THAT BREAKS DOWN HOW YOU CAN.

Sep 1, 2021 • 11min
What to Do 60 Days, 30 Days and 7 Days Before Your Launch
What you do after you've written your book can be just as crucial to its success as writing it. In today's episode, I'll walk you through what to do 60 days, 30 days and 7 days before your launch. WANT TO LAUNCH A BESTSELLING BOOK? GO TO WWW.LAUNCHABESTSELLINGBOOK.COM

Aug 25, 2021 • 32min
Sarah Alaimo on Going From "I Can't Write a Book" to Launching Her Book
Career happiness coach Sarah Alaimo wasn't planning to write a book, let alone release it. So how did she come to launch her debut memoir? Listen to this episode to find out! WANT TO WRITE AND LAUNCH YOUR OWN BESTSELLING BOOK? GO TO WWW.LAUNCHABESTSELLINGBOOK.COM

Aug 18, 2021 • 13min
How Do I Re-Launch a Book?
Re-launching your book once it's been traditionally published can be more complicated than you may imagine. In this episode, I walk you through how I did it for my first book, Party Girl. WANT TO LAUNCH A BESTSELLING BOOK? GO TO WWW.LAUNCHABESTSELLINGBOOK.COM


