Episode 140: Novelist Spotlight #140: Tyson Cornell, founder and CEO of book publishing house Rare Bird
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In the spotlight is Tyson Cornell, who started his book publishing company, Rare Bird, after nine-and-a-half years as marketing and publicity director at Book Soup, the legendary independent bookstore on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, Calif.
We discuss:
>> The Rare Bird concept and name
>> The focus required for reading books
>> Work as a lifestyle
>> The most difficult and exhilarating parts of the job
>> John Updike and his final tour
>> Music
>> Creative inputs and outputs
>> Etc.
Learn more about Tyson Cornell and Rare Bird here: https://rarebirdlit.com
Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol, author of “Lolita Firestone: A Supernatural Novel,” “Family Recipes: A Novel About Italian Culture, Catholic Guilt and the Culinary Crime of the Century” and “Hardwood: A Novel About College Basketball and Other Games Young Men Play.” Buy them on any major bookselling site. Write to Mike Consol at novelistspotlight@gmail.com. We hope you will subscribe and share the link with any family, friends or colleagues who might benefit from this program.
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