
This show is for book lovers and creators who want to go behind the scenes with their favorite authors to hear about how they were able to not just write a book but create a movement.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 238 | Founded | 8 years ago |
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Today, we're joined by Karen Anderson, a strategic book advisor, Associate Publisher at Morgan James Publishing, and co-author of the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller The Bezos Letters: 14 Principles to Grow Your Business Like Amazon. Wit... more
Today we welcome back Steven Pressfield, bestselling author of The War of Art, Gates of Fire, The Legend of Bagger Vance, and his newest novel, The Arcadian. Across a career spanning fiction and nonfiction, Pressfield has sold millions of books and b... more
Today we welcome a very special guest and one of my favorite authors for a long time, Steven Pressfield, author of more than twenty books spanning fiction and nonfiction, including The War of Art, which has sold more than a million copies worldwide a... more
We're back with Eric Ries, entrepreneur, startup thinker, and author of the bestselling books The Lean Startup and Incorruptible. With millions of books sold and ideas that have influenced founders, executives, and organizations around the world, Eri... more
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I stumbled on the podcast and cannot get enough of it. Solid wisdom shared for young authors like me. I am deeply grateful for this show!
If there’s one thing I’ve gotten out of Alex’s podcast, it’s practical tools and ways to sell more books. It works!
This is an exceptional podcast. Alex provides excellent insights for any non fiction author looking to grow their audience. He interviews some great guest and I always get at least one or two useful take aways to action from each episode.
I write in the self-help genre and can’t recommend this enough.
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Before the Bestseller podcast is a must listen to podcast if you are an author or soon to be author. I joined Alex on his podcast recently and we had a great conversation about marketing and tips to launch your book into the world. Alex is passionate about this subject and his book, Before the Bestseller, his podcast, and company are positioned to help authors hit a home run with their book. I’m very grateful for his help launching my book, Everyday Awakening.
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The show centers on practical, practitioner-focused discussions about book publishing, marketing, and audience engagement, often from non-fiction and author-centric angles. Episodes frequently explore reader experience, publishing as a business, and strategies for building sustainable author platforms—from leveraging AI tools and email lists to authentic social-to-reader connections and long-tail marketing. Notable strengths include top-tier guests ranging from publishing leaders to bestselling authors and thinkers in behavior and marketing, plus actionable frameworks that listeners can apply to launch and grow books, brands, and speaking opportunities. The format tends to blend behind-the-scenes storytelling with concrete tactics, making i... more
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