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Behind the Book Cover

Behind the Book Cover

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.

Anna David

546 episodesEN

Show overview

Behind the Book Cover has been publishing since 1970, and across the 56 years since has built a catalogue of 546 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 350 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence, with the show now in its 2nd season.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 23 min and 49 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed earlier today, with 34 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2017, with 61 episodes published. Published by Anna David.

Episodes
546
Running
1970–2026 · 56y
Median length
38 min
Cadence
Quarterly-ish

From the publisher

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 boutique, founder-led hybrid book publisher that helps entrepreneurs turn expertise into authority-building books. 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.

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Why I'd Rather Spend $1,000 Giving Books Away Than Make $1,000 Selling Them

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Why I'm Biased Toward Getting Your Rights Back (and When I'm Not)

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Why Followers Don't Equal Sales (and What Actually Does)

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The Six-Month Rule: Why a Book Launch Should Never Be a One-Time Event

Jul 21, 202610 min

Listener Question: Should I Write a New Book or Re-Launch the Old One?

Jul 14, 202614 min

I'm Becoming Your Book Strategist (Brenda Asked First)

Jul 7, 202618 min

The Five-Minute Audit That Tells You If Your Book Is Invisible to AI

Jun 30, 202615 min

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

Jun 23, 202646 min

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

Jun 16, 202642 min

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

Jun 9, 202612 min

Most Authors Want Sales. The Smart Ones Want This.

Jun 2, 202632 min

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

May 26, 202647 min

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

May 19, 202645 min

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

May 12, 202641 min

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

May 5, 202643 min

The Book Deal Was the Goal—Until the Industry Changed

Apr 28, 202653 min

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

Apr 21, 202635 min

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

Apr 14, 202637 min
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