
What’s the story you can’t stop telling? Fran and Bethany are here to help you write, sell, and launch it. Literary agent Bethany Saltman and bookstore owner Fran Hauser—also both critically acclaimed authors—host Bookbound, the podcast for non-fiction writers who want to learn how to transform their ideas, expertise, and obsessions into successful books and publishing deals. Fran and Bethany inte... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 29 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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How do you reshape a book in progress into something unforgettable?
In this episode of Bookbound, Fran Hauser and Bethany Saltman talk with Melody Wilding, executive coach, author of Trust Yourself and Managing Up, about the twists, rewrites, and le... more
How do you navigate the tension between telling your truth and building a platform that sells books?
In this episode of Book Bound, Bethany Saltman and Fran Hauser sit down with Daria Burke, bestselling author of Of My Own Making, award-winning busi... more
How do you bring a deeply researched, historical story to life?
In this episode of Bookbound, Fran Hauser and Bethany Saltman sit down with Haley Cohen Gilliland, journalist and author of A Flower Traveled in My Blood, to discuss the process of turn... more
How can you take the leap from the precipice of not knowing what’s next and into making your publishing dreams come true? Even when that means turning rejection into momentum for your next big book?
In this episode of Bookbound, Fran Hauser and Beth... more
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Wonderfully enjoyable interviews with authors who share about their process and unique publishing journeys. I’m loving the insights and optimism!
I loved « The Myth of the Nice Girl » and « Strange Situation », they both helped me navigate my journey as a mother and in my career. The timing of this podcast is fantastic, as I embark on my own book writing adventure. Listening to Fran and Bethany and their amazing guests feels like being supported by wise and generous sisters. Thank you for the insights, for the thoughtful questions and answers - I look forward to new episodes!
Bethany and Fran ask great questions that help their guests open up and tell it like it is. Their warmth is inviting and insights are intelligent. Can’t wait to listen to the next episode!
This podcast has been so helpful for reconnecting to the craft and the tactics when I find myself drifting or getting pulled out of my writing momentum by the multitude of life’s demands. This has been a great weekly reset for me! Please keep them coming!
Inspiring yet accessible, savvy AND supportive, the Bookbound podcast offers insiders’ insights into the book development, publishing and marketing process, directly from the trenches. It helps listeners believe that their writerly aspirations are not unrealistic; they are actionable.
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