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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 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...

Episodes · 25

He Built a $10M Writing Empire. Here's Why He Says Traditional Publishing Is a 10x Worse Deal

Jun 23, 2026 · 46m

He Thinks Most Authors Don’t Need a Better Book. They Need a Better Funnel

Jun 16, 2026 · 42m

Why I'm Re-Releasing My Book Three Years Later (and What I Got Wrong)

Jun 9, 2026 · 11m

Most Authors Want Sales. The Smart Ones Want This.

Jun 2, 2026 · 31m

The Real Way Smart People Are Using AI (It’s Not Writing Books)

May 26, 2026 · 47m

Publishing Promised Everything and Delivered Almost Nothing. So He Built His Own Version.

May 19, 2026 · 44m

He's Doubling Down on AI and IP While Everyone Else Is Panicking

May 12, 2026 · 40m

She Got Her Sixth Book Deal Because of Her Podcast, Not Her Books

May 5, 2026 · 42m

The Book Deal Was the Goal—Until the Industry Changed

Apr 28, 2026 · 52m

Using Beta Readers Who Disagree with Your Premise with Arlina Allen

Apr 24, 2026 · 33m

Remaining Behind-the-Scenes with 16-Time NYT Bestselling Author Hilary Lifton

Apr 24, 2026 · 40m

He Said the Book Would Never Lead to a Business. It Became His Entire Second Career.

Apr 21, 2026 · 34m

The Grief Memoir That Became a TV Pitch, a Sex Podcast and the Book Everyone Gives When Someone Dies

Apr 14, 2026 · 36m

He Sold 87 Copies—and Made $2.5M

Apr 7, 2026 · 25m

Why Your Book Is Never “Done”—And How It Can Keep Making Money for Years

Mar 31, 2026 · 46m

What 50 Years in the Business Taught Him—And Why He Finally Wrote the Book About It

Mar 24, 2026 · 54m

He Raised His Prices 60x After Writing a Book

Mar 17, 2026 · 31m

The Book Launch That Became a Movement (Billboards, Celebrities and Sold-Out Events)

Mar 10, 2026 · 38m

He Lost Everything—Then Wrote the Book That Rebuilt His Authority

Mar 3, 2026 · 40m

He Spent Decades Behind the Scenes on ER and The West Wing—His Book at 78 Put Him in Front

Feb 24, 2026 · 31m

How One Book Turned Into $1M (And Why Most Don’t)

Feb 17, 2026 · 29m

The Book That Led to a TEDx Talk—and 350,000 Views

Feb 10, 2026 · 32m

The Book That Started Legacy Launch Pad—and a Foundation That's Sent 200+ People to Treatment

Feb 3, 2026 · 37m

One Book → TV Show, Harvard Role and a 61-City Tour

Jan 27, 2026 · 34m

The Book Party That Changed Everything

Jan 20, 2026 · 43m