What is it like to walk in the shoes of another person? Each episode of the latest podcast from Wondery, IMAGINED LIFE takes you on an immersive journey into the life of a world-famous person. It’ll be someone you may think you know, even admir

Launch Live from the Los Angeles Festival of Books | 8

May 29th, 2018 49m 14s

Surprise, it's a bonus episode! A couple weeks ago, John and Launch Executive Producer Ben Adair sat down at the Los Angeles Festival of Books to give a behind-the-scenes look into the creation of Launch — from their favorite parts of the show,

Introducing Safe For Work

Mar 19th, 2018 10m 58s

Sometimes the workplace can get crazy and messy, there's where the podcast Safe For Work comes in. Join the former head of marketing for Nike, NatGeo, and the Oprah Winfrey Network, Liz Dolan and recovering lawyer turned comedian and executive

A New Chapter | 7

Feb 27th, 2018 58m 32s

When you really think about something, the chances of anything happening are so small. But people are planners. We make things happen. Where fate and plans align, that can be something special. Consider just writing and publishing a book, for e

Questions and Answers | 6

Feb 20th, 2018 52m 18s

John took Arlo on the road, hitting nine cities in thirteen days. We're absolutely sure that this is what rock stars feel like. These are some of the questions and answers that you sent in via email and asked John on the road.Thank you to our s

On The Road | 5

Feb 13th, 2018 45m 2s

So, this is it. This is the day. After two years of writing and editing, proofreading and obsessing, Arlo Finch is finally out in the world. This book has gone from being an idea to an actual physical thing you can buy at a store.As a writer, J

Paper and Glue | 4

Feb 6th, 2018 47m 10s

This is the exclusive Inside Hollywood edition of printing and distributing books. Even Connie doesn’t know how it works. Paper factories make logs into pulp and presses make pages into books. The books are shipped out to be put on shelves. The

A Book By Its Cover | 3

Jan 30th, 2018 49m 26s

In this episode, we’re going to be judging a book by its cover, and we talked to Vivienne To, artist hired to come up with the design for Arlo Finch.We’ll also be nerding out over fonts and grammar. Plus, we’ll sit down with one of the most imp

The Shadow of Harry Potter

Jan 23rd, 2018 45m 17s

Saying “It’s like Harry Potter” is a useful way to describe a book, but He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named should absolutely not be named in children’s publishing. Like Facebook or Instagram, it’s the unicorn that warps the industry, and “sets impossible

A Boy in The Woods

Jan 23rd, 2018 36m 38s

Arlo Finch sprang from a phone call in an Austin hotel room in October 2015 during an epic thunderstorm. Screenwriter John August spent the next month tracing Arlo's journey over seven chapters and realized he had a book series on his hands. Af

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Introducing Launch

Jan 4th, 2018 2m 5s

Three out of five people say they dream of writing a book. Chances are you’re one of them. But what does it take to actually go from dream to launch? Screenwriter John August wants to find out. After writing hit films like Big Fish, Go, and Cha