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Dec 2021

123: Finale

A look back at the topics, trends, and guests that defined the Presentable in this final episode of the podcast. This episode of Presentable is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or ... Show More

11m 12s

Nov 2021

121: What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

Special guest and long-time friend Ryan Carver joins the program. He’s the former CTO of Typekit and creator of the photo layout app Series. We talk about the line between designer and developer, when it’s important, and when it’s definitely not. This episode of Presentable is sp ... Show More

36m 47s

Nov 2021

120: Designing for Life and Death Situations

Special guest and design strategist Katie Swindler joins the program to discuss her new book, “Life & Death Design.” We explore how the products we design can more effectively empower people during acutely stressful situations. This episode of Presentable is sponsored by: Pingdom ... Show More

47m 9s

Jul 2022

#395 Matt Bell: How To Enjoy Writing Your Novel

My guest today is author and novelist Matt Bell! Today we’re chatting about his latest book Refuse To Be Done, a guide to novel writing, rewriting and revision. He is also the author of multiple novels included Appleseed which was A New York Times Notable Book and he teaches crea ... Show More

37m 58s

Apr 2023

Ep. 138: Rebecca Makkai (Author of I Have Some Questions for You) + Book Recommendations

In Episode 138, author Rebecca Makkai discusses I Have Some Questions for You, her latest novel that explores societal issues such as racism and wrongful incarceration through the lens of a crime story. This was a five-star book for me and looks to be *the book* of 2023 so far! R ... Show More

52m 12s

May 2021

Interview with Elissa Washuta

In this week’s episode, Kendra talks with Elissa Washuta the author of White Magic, which out now from Tin HouseThanks to our sponsors! Go to AncientNutrition.com right now and enter promo code readingwomen at checkout. Go to Acorn.tv and use the code ReadingWomen to get your fir ... Show More

53m 36s

Mar 2021

370: How Writing a Book Created a $26 Million Business with Chandler Bolt

Have you ever thought about writing a book? Have you considered the impact that writing a book can make on your life and your financial security? Did you know that you can literally write and publish a book in as little as 90 days? Personally, I can tell you that writing and self ... Show More

39m 30s

Sep 2017

Ep 97: How a book REALLY gets made, from idea to the bookstore shelves

Today Anne takes you behind the scenes of how her book Reading People came into being. Guided by questions from newsletter subscribers, we're delving into the intricacies of how the book was made, from working with agents and editors, to how the book got matched up with a publish ... Show More

25m 56s

Dec 2019

Ep 213: Art, fear, and discovering great books

Anne chats with reader and children’s book writer Kate DiCamillo about the books that inspired her to dream up stories, the hopeful work of writing for children, and what she learns from readers about her own books. She has so much to share about the value of friendship with othe ... Show More

55m 4s

Oct 2016

#41 Lisa Owens (Author): So What Do You Do?

Lisa Owens is a writer who quit her job as an editor at independent publisher Profile Books to study creative writing at the University of East Anglia. Her debut novel Not Working was published last year by Picador about a girl called Claire who quits her job to “find herself”. W ... Show More

31m 39s

Jan 2024

Episode 218: Why and Who Are Your Writing Your Book For? Lessons Learned and Genie Walk-Throughs

Jim Edwards https://copyandcontent.ai discusses the importance of knowing WHO you are writing for and WHY? Why are you creating a book? Is it part of a bigger plan in your business model, or will you live off royalties for the rest of your life? Chances are writing a book is no ... Show More

56m 31s

Feb 2024

#233 - Reading Confessions: Is Joining A Book Club A Massive Mistake???

This month in reading confessions we hear from TWO people suffering with their book clubs, a book annotating disaster, a librarian losing love for books, and someone who hates epigraphs! Support The Podcast: Our beautiful merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unbound J ... Show More

59m 59s

Sep 2023

Lisa Jewell

This week, Georgina Godwin meets bestselling British novelist Lisa Jewell. The Londoner started out working in the pattern room at fashion chain Warehouse but, after taking creative-writing classes, she realised that she wanted to be an author. It was a bet with a friend while on ... Show More

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122: How Writing a Book Can Help Your Ca...

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