Behind the Book Cover

By Anna David

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 Apr 20, 2023

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You've heard the book publishing podcasts that give you tips for selling a lot of books and the ones that only interview world-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, independently published entrepreneurs who have used their books too seven figures to their bottom line to build their businesses and more. Anna David has had books published by HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster and is the founder of Legacy Launch Pad, David is the founder of Legacy Launch Pad Publishing, a leading hybrid book publisher for entrepreneurs. In other words, she knows both sides—and isn't afraid to share it. Come find out what traditional publishers don't want you to know.

Episode Date
Publishing Promised Everything and Delivered Almost Nothing. So He Built His Own Version.
May 19, 2026
He's Doubling Down on AI and IP While Everyone Else Is Panicking
May 12, 2026
She Got Her Sixth Book Deal Because of Her Podcast, Not Her Books
May 05, 2026
The Book Deal Was the Goal—Until the Industry Changed
Apr 28, 2026
He Said the Book Would Never Lead to a Business. It Became His Entire Second Career.
Apr 21, 2026
The Grief Memoir That Became a TV Pitch, a Sex Podcast and the Book Everyone Gives When Someone Dies
Apr 14, 2026
He Sold 87 Copies—and Made $2.5M
Apr 07, 2026
Why Your Book Is Never “Done”—And How It Can Keep Making Money for Years
Mar 31, 2026
What 50 Years in the Business Taught Him—And Why He Finally Wrote the Book About It
Mar 24, 2026
He Raised His Prices 60x After Writing a Book
Mar 17, 2026
The Book Launch That Became a Movement (Billboards, Celebrities and Sold-Out Events)
Mar 10, 2026
He Lost Everything—Then Wrote the Book That Rebuilt His Authority
Mar 03, 2026
He Spent Decades Behind the Scenes on ER and The West Wing—His Book at 78 Put Him in Front
Feb 24, 2026
How One Book Turned Into $1M (And Why Most Don’t)
Feb 17, 2026
The Book That Led to a TEDx Talk—and 350,000 Views
Feb 10, 2026
The Book That Started Legacy Launch Pad—and a Foundation That's Sent 200+ People to Treatment
Feb 03, 2026
One Book → TV Show, Harvard Role and a 61-City Tour
Jan 27, 2026
The Book Party That Changed Everything
Jan 20, 2026
Ethlie Ann Vare on Going From Gatekeepers to Algorithms
Jan 13, 2026
Jamie Rose on Finding True Fulfillment After Traditional Publishing's Broken Promises
Jan 06, 2026
Mark Ebner on How to Survive the Death of Publishing (and Still Tell the Truth)
Dec 30, 2025
Tom Zoellner on Letting Go of the Hustle to Find Meaning in Writing Rather than Publishing
Dec 16, 2025
Dennis Hensley on Going from Landing a Book Deal to Working at Crate & Barrel (And Everything in Between)
Dec 02, 2025
Heather Wood Rudulph on $0 Royalty Checks and Why the Dream Isn’t the Golden Ticket
Nov 18, 2025
Jeanne Darst on Landing Every Author's Dream Deal (and What Happened Next)
Nov 04, 2025
Hannah Sward on Whether or Not It's Worth It to Chase a Book Deal
Oct 21, 2025
INTRODUCING: Behind the Book Cover
Sep 18, 2025
Why the Ex-CEO of a $550 Million Company Did a Book Now with Erika Badan Ayers
Oct 09, 2024
Why People Lose Steam on Their Books with Jill Ishkanian
Oct 01, 2024
How Book Publishing Is Evolving with Agent Mark Gottlieb
Sep 24, 2024
Boost Your Business by Sharing Your Story (Solo Episode)
Jul 12, 2024
How to Use Instagram Reels to Blow Up Your Book with Erin Lee
Jul 03, 2024
The State of Publishing Today with Kevin Anderson
Apr 24, 2024
How to Get Your Book Everywhere with Annabelle Gurwitch
Jan 10, 2024
Make Sure You Write the Right Book with Dave Chesson
Jan 03, 2024
Get Your Book in Stores with Ashlea Hearn
Dec 27, 2023
Make Sure Your Readers Can Afford You with Scott Duffy
Dec 20, 2023
What It's Like to Be Chosen by Oprah with Greg Behrendt
Dec 13, 2023
Use Your Book to Build Your Brand with Katie DePaola
Dec 06, 2023
How to Set Up an Author Podcast Tour with Alex Sanfilippo
Nov 29, 2023
Raising Money for Your Book with Craig Stanland
Nov 22, 2023
Getting Press for Your Book with Peter Shankman
Nov 15, 2023
How a Book Could Make You $5 Million with Rich Goldstein
Nov 08, 2023
How to Write a Book Everyone Recommends with Rob Fitzpatrick
Nov 01, 2023
Use Social Media to Sell Books with Zara Barrie and Dayna Troisi
Oct 25, 2023
The Slow Climb to Selling 100,000 Books with Paul Angone
Oct 18, 2023
Build a Twitter Following Using Your Book Material with Jesse J. Anderson
Oct 11, 2023
Turning Your Books Into Movies with Ben Mezrich
Oct 04, 2023
How to Sell Ads in Your Book with Alex Strathdee
Sep 27, 2023
Turn Your Book Into a $7.5 Million Product with Mike Koenigs
Sep 20, 2023
How to Prep for Your Book Launch with Sober Sexpert Tawny Lara
Sep 13, 2023
How to Get on Podcasts to Promote Your Book with John Corcoran
Sep 06, 2023
An Entirely Amusing Episode with Joel Stein
Aug 30, 2023
How to Get an Influencer to Promote You with Jess Lahey
Aug 23, 2023
The Secret to Becoming a NYT Bestselling Author with Jennifer K. Armstrong
Aug 16, 2023
How to Get Readers to Hire You with Jay Abraham
Aug 09, 2023
Why Authors Should Be On Social Media with Jane Friedman
Aug 02, 2023
The Reality of Traditional Publishing with Jeff Garlin
Jul 26, 2023
How to Get a Big Name to Blurb Your Book with Ed Kressy
Jul 19, 2023
Blog Your Way to Book Success with Derek Murphy
Jul 12, 2023
Selling Your Book Traditionally After Self-Publishing with David Nihill
Jul 05, 2023
Getting Articles Published & Landing an Agent with Estelle Erasmus
Jun 28, 2023
The Scribe Publishing Scandal: What Happens When the Leader in Your Field Goes Down in Flames
Jun 26, 2023
Find Out What People Really Think of Your Cover & Title with John Li
Jun 21, 2023
Lessons Learned from my Most Recent Launch
Jun 14, 2023
Making Millions from Your Book with Cameron Herold
Jun 07, 2023
The Power of a Writing Group with Tim Gager
May 31, 2023
Why You’re More Important Than Your Book with Nicolas Cole
May 24, 2023
Getting Local Love for Your Book with Carlyn Montes De Oca
May 17, 2023
Using Your Book to Build Your Business with Ian Altman
May 10, 2023
22 Words That Will Get You Speaking Gigs (with Joel Weldon)
May 03, 2023
The Secret to Launching Your Authority Building Book
Apr 26, 2023
Connect Your Way to a Successful Book Launch with Ryan Paugh
Apr 19, 2023
Why It's Better to Sell 100 Books Than 10,000
Apr 12, 2023
Why Podcasts are the Best Promo for Authors (and How to Get on Them)
Apr 05, 2023
Make Sure You're Writing the Right Book with Nicole Kalil
Mar 29, 2023
Using Affiliates to Launch a Book with Matt McWilliams
Mar 22, 2023
The Business Transforming Book with Tamar Hermes & Carla Moreno
Mar 15, 2023
Get Over Yourself and Pay for Media with Jay Jay
Mar 08, 2023
How to Manifest a Today Show Appearance with Rachel Luna
Mar 01, 2023
Without Readers, You've Written a Journal
Feb 22, 2023
Sanity in the Time of Social Media
Feb 15, 2023
Get Clear (And Not in a Scientology Sort of Way) Before You Write
Feb 08, 2023
Why Rose-Colored Publishing Glasses Will Bite You in the Ass
Feb 01, 2023
Getting Book Launch Support From Your Peeps with Amber Vilhauer
Jan 25, 2023
What a Book Coach Does—and How to Become One—with Jennie Nash
Jan 18, 2023
How to Launch a Book by Giving First with Kay Allison
Jan 11, 2023
Behind the Book Cover
Jan 10, 2023
Where Experts Say Publishing is Heading in 2023
Jan 04, 2023
How to Make Writing (or Finishing) Your Book Your NY's Resolution
Dec 28, 2022
Why Authors Should Be Using Pinterest with Roseanne Cheng
Dec 21, 2022
How Authors Can Master TikTok with BookTok Sensation Shelby Leigh
Dec 14, 2022
Launch a Podcast to Find Your Readers with Whitney Gossett
Dec 08, 2022
Why Publicists Suck with Christina Nicholson
Nov 30, 2022
Publishing in the Time of Cancel Culture with Tony Lyons
Nov 23, 2022
Trademark Trouble with Brian Sachetta
Nov 16, 2022
Why to Ignore the Muse with Robert Greene
Nov 09, 2022
Why a Book Is the World's Best Business Card with Chris Voss
Nov 02, 2022
How to Fix a Broken Book: Misty McAfee
Oct 26, 2022
How to Sell 1000s of Books Before Even Writing it with Dan Nicholson
Oct 19, 2022
How to Fix a Broken Book: John Checki
Oct 12, 2022
How Authors Can Avoid Getting Sued with Maria Riegger
Oct 05, 2022
"My First Launch" (Round Table!)
Sep 28, 2022
How to Make Your Book Into a Podcast with Jeremy Enns
Sep 21, 2022
The Big Mistake You Need to Avoid with Craig Stanland
Sep 14, 2022
Author Newsletter Musts with Holly Darling
Sep 07, 2022
The Secret to Getting Amazon Reviews for Your Book with Craig Tuch
Aug 31, 2022
How a Book Can Make You $5 Million with Rich Goldstein
Aug 24, 2022
What You NEED If You Don't Want Your How-To Book to Fail
Aug 17, 2022
You’re Going About Promoting Your Book on Podcasts all Wrong with Alex Sanfilippo
Aug 10, 2022
The 5 Most Common Questions of First-Time Authors
Aug 03, 2022
11 Reasons Every Entrepreneur Should Launch a Book
Jul 27, 2022
The 7 Biggest Mistakes First-Time Authors Make
Jul 20, 2022
Why You Need to Make Sure Your Readers Aren’t Broke with Scott Duffy
Jul 13, 2022
How to Get Over Yourself and Just Promote Your Book with Jerry Stahl
Jul 06, 2022
The Business of Being a Writer with Jane Friedman
Jun 29, 2022
How to Make Your Book Into a TEDx Talk with Bridget Sampson
Jun 22, 2022
The Secret to Getting Media Attention with HARO Creator Peter Shankman
Jun 15, 2022
Approaching Your Book Like It's a Business with Bonnie Habyan
Jun 08, 2022
Write a Letter to Your Future Reader with Elizabeth Lyons
Jun 01, 2022
How to Sell Over 10 Million Copies (and Have Your Books Made Into Movies) with Ben Mezrich
May 25, 2022
Making Books Into Movies with Warner Bros Studio Head Mike DeLuca
May 18, 2022
How Paul Angone Got a Book Deal and Sold Over 100k Books
May 11, 2022
Making a Newsletter Into a Book with Jeff Kober
May 04, 2022
Writing a Book in Public with Jesse J. Anderson
Apr 27, 2022
Yes, You Can Sell Your Book as a Series of NFTs
Apr 20, 2022
Is Making an NFT Out of Your Book Ridiculous?
Apr 13, 2022
How You Can Write a Book Everyone Recommends with Rob Fitzpatrick
Apr 06, 2022
Creating the Biggest Audience Possible with Becky Robinson
Mar 30, 2022
How to Figure Out Your Business Book: Case Study Tim Westbrook
Mar 23, 2022
Lesbians Gone Viral with Zara Barrie & Dayna Troisi
Mar 16, 2022
Finding the People Who "Get" Your Message with Veronica Valli
Mar 09, 2022
How Authors Can Get Media Attention with Kristin Marquet
Mar 02, 2022
Become the First Author People Find by Overhauling Your Google Presence with Josh Greene
Feb 23, 2022
Talking About Your Book on TV and Podcasts with Media Coach Susan Harrow
Feb 16, 2022
Make Your Book into a Talk and Get Speaking Gigs with Topher Morrison
Feb 09, 2022
Writing a Book About Your Greatest Passion with Robert Sikes
Feb 02, 2022
Is Angela Lauria Right When She Says That Book Quality Doesn’t Matter?
Jan 26, 2022
Can Being a Part of an Anthology Help Build My Business?
Jan 19, 2022
Writing (and Not Publishing) Four Books with Joe DeMaria
Jan 12, 2022
Should I Hire a Company to Write and Publish My Book?
Jan 05, 2022
2021's Most Popular Topics: Media Attention, Book Relaunches & Book Parties
Dec 29, 2021
Do I Have to be a Famous Author to Do a Book Store Reading?
Dec 22, 2021
Is Creating T-Shirts and Other Swag for My Book a Good Idea?
Dec 15, 2021
What Makes a Great Book Cover?
Dec 08, 2021
What 5 Books Do You Need to Read This Month?
Dec 01, 2021
Writing about Sex Addiction with Brianne Davis
Nov 24, 2021
The Jeff Garlin Book Soup Event!
Nov 17, 2021
The Secret to Writing Success: Finding a Mentor with Ashlea Hearn
Nov 10, 2021
Brian Meeks on How NFTs Fit Into the Writing World
Nov 03, 2021
Ed Kressy on Meth Psychosis and Landing Big Blurb-ers
Oct 27, 2021
What I Learned From the Party Girl Re-Launch
Oct 20, 2021
A Breakdown of the Bad Art Friend
Oct 13, 2021
Erika Schickel on How Friends Make Your Launch
Oct 06, 2021
Party Girl Excerpt, Chapter 3
Sep 29, 2021
Party Girl Excerpt, Chapter 2
Sep 22, 2021
Party Girl Excerpt, Chapter 1
Sep 15, 2021
Mimi MacLean on Being a Bad Ass Entrepreneur and Author
Sep 08, 2021
What to Do 60 Days, 30 Days and 7 Days Before Your Launch
Sep 01, 2021
Sarah Alaimo on Going From "I Can't Write a Book" to Launching Her Book
Aug 25, 2021
How Do I Re-Launch a Book?
Aug 18, 2021
How Do I Throw a Book Launch Party?
Aug 11, 2021
10 Free Ways to Promote a Book
Aug 04, 2021
What Are the Exact Steps to Publishing a Book?
Jul 28, 2021
How to Get on Podcasts to Promote Your Book with John Corcoran
Jul 21, 2021
How Did Alex Strathdee Get 40,000 Students to Read His Book?
Jul 14, 2021
How Does an Author Build a Newsletter List?
Jul 07, 2021
How Does Pat Flynn Launch a Book?
Jun 30, 2021
How Does John Lee Dumas Launch a Book?
Jun 24, 2021
How to Land a Book Deal With Rea Frey
Jun 16, 2021
How Long Does It Take to Publish a Book?
Jun 09, 2021
Do People Look Down on Self-Publishing?
Jun 02, 2021
What Do I Need to Know to Record an Audiobook?
May 26, 2021
What's the Difference Between a Ghostwriter, Editor & Coach?
May 19, 2021
How Can I Use Social Media to Promote My Book?
May 12, 2021
How Do I Get My Book Made Into a Movie?
May 05, 2021
What Does an Author Website Need?
Apr 28, 2021
Can I Get Sued for Writing About Someone?
Apr 21, 2021
Do I Need an Agent and If So, How Do I Get One?
Apr 14, 2021
How to Get an Influencer to Promote Your Book with Jess Lahey
Apr 07, 2021
How to Crowd Fund Your Book Launch with Jesse Krieger
Mar 31, 2021
How Do I Avoid Hiring the Wrong Editor for My Book?
Mar 24, 2021
Samantha Perkins on the Anxiety of Launching Your First Book
Mar 17, 2021
How Do I Get Reviews for My Book?
Mar 10, 2021
How Do I Get Media Attention From My Book?
Mar 03, 2021
How Do I Figure Out the Core Audience for My Book?
Feb 24, 2021
How Do I Make Money From My Book (Aside From Through Book Sales)?
Feb 17, 2021
How Do I Use My Book to Get Email Subscribers?
Feb 10, 2021
How Do I Use My Book to Get Speaking Gigs?
Feb 03, 2021
How Do I Get Blurbs for my Book?
Jan 27, 2021
How Do I Use My Book to Get on Podcasts?
Jan 20, 2021
How Do I Get Clients From My Book?
Jan 13, 2021
Marleen Seegers on Selling the Foreign Rights to Your Book
Jan 06, 2021
How a Book Can Transform Your Business with Gene Moran
Dec 30, 2020
How Do I Get People to Buy My Book?
Dec 23, 2020
How Do I Make My Book a NY Times Bestseller?
Dec 16, 2020
Should I Give Up on Traditional Publishing?
Dec 09, 2020
Katie DePaola on Building Your Brand with a Book
Dec 02, 2020
How Do I Get My Book in Book Stores?
Nov 25, 2020
How Do I Build Up My Profile Enough for a Publisher to Want Me?
Nov 18, 2020
How and When Do I Come Up With a Title?
Nov 11, 2020
How Do I Become a Better Writer?
Nov 04, 2020
How Long Should a Book Be?
Oct 28, 2020
A Play-by-Play Breakdown of How James Altucher Launches a Book
Oct 21, 2020
Having Curbed Enthusiasm for Publishers with Jeff Garlin
Oct 14, 2020
A Play-by-Play Breakdown of How Rachel Hollis Launches a Book
Oct 07, 2020
A Play-by-Play Breakdown of How Tim Ferriss Launches a Book
Sep 30, 2020
Getting Over 5000 Media Hits with Cameron Herold
Sep 23, 2020
Chris Joseph on Publishing a Book About His Recovery From Cancer
Sep 16, 2020
Getting Hollywood's Attention with Sex and the City's Cindy Chupack
Sep 09, 2020
Rebekah ("Bex") Borucki on Going From Food Stamps to Author and Coach
Sep 02, 2020
Meghan Daum on What Happens When Your First Book Becomes a Cult Classic
Aug 26, 2020
Robert Greene on Using Power and Seduction to Launch a Book
Aug 19, 2020
The Oprah Effect with Greg Behrendt
Aug 12, 2020
Jason Pinter on His Journey From Editor to Writer to Publisher
Aug 05, 2020
Anna David (That's Me!) on Making Your Message Your Business (Final Excerpt From My New Book)
Jul 29, 2020
Anna David (That's Me!) on Always Remembering You’re The Messenger (Excerpt 2 From My Book)
Jul 22, 2020
Anna David (That's Me!) on Launching a Book (Excerpt From MY Book)
Jul 15, 2020
Blog Your Way to Book Success with Derek Murphy
Jul 08, 2020
Why to Read Those A**hole Amazon Reviews with Jay Abraham
Jul 01, 2020
How to Make Your Book Not Suck with Adam Carolla
Jun 24, 2020
Neal Pollack on Working with Big Publishers, Indie, Amazon—and Everyone in Between
Jun 17, 2020
Tyler Wagner on How to Hit the WSJ and USA Today Bestseller Lists
Jun 10, 2020
Jeff Goins on How Real Artists Don't Need to Starve
Jun 03, 2020
Chris Voss on How to Negotiate a Book Launch
May 27, 2020
Nancy Levin on The Role Boundaries Play in a Book Launch
May 20, 2020
Scott Carney on Switching From Traditional to Self Publishing
May 13, 2020
Gina DeVee on Finding Gratitude When Your Book Comes Out a Terrible Time
May 06, 2020
Joel Stein on How a People Pleaser Can Promote a Book
Apr 27, 2020
Jen Gotch on How to Pivot Your Book Promotion in a Pandemic
Apr 22, 2020
Create a 7 Million Dollar Franchise from One Book with Mike Koenigs
Apr 15, 2020
Crashing Past the Gatekeepers with Nicolas Cole
Apr 08, 2020
Why Book Sales Don't Matter with Matt George
Apr 01, 2020
The Live Show With Paul Shirley
Mar 25, 2020
Why Publishers Suck with David Nihill
Mar 18, 2020
Re Perez on Using Pre-Launch Bonuses to Boost Pre-Orders
Mar 11, 2020
Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone to Promote Your Book with Dan Peres
Mar 04, 2020
Why to Avoid Traditional Publishing with Courtney Friel
Feb 26, 2020
Multiple New York Times Bestselling Author Gigi Levangie on The New Vs. the Old Ways of Launching
Feb 19, 2020
How to Master Book Ads with Nicholas Erik
Feb 12, 2020
How You Can Get Banks, Home Depot and Walmart to Help You Launch a Book
Feb 05, 2020
When Your Launch Doesn't Go as Expected with New York Times Bestselling Author Lori Gottlieb
Jan 29, 2020
NY Times Bestselling Author Annabelle Gurwitch's 3 Musts for a Book Launch
Jan 22, 2020
How Julie Reisler Used a Structured Plan to Launch Her Second Book
Jan 15, 2020
The Truth About Traditional Publishing with NYT Bestselling Author Jennifer K. Armstrong
Jan 08, 2020
Make Sure Your Book is Muzzy Approved with Dave Chesson
Jan 01, 2020