What it takes to get a book published

Apr 7, 2026 · 22 min

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0:00This is Ira Glass.

0:01On this American Life, we tell stories about when things change.

0:04Like for this guy, David, whose entire life took a sharp, unexpected, and very unpleasant turn.

0:10And it did take me a while to realize that it's basically because the monkey pressed the button.

0:15That's right.

0:16Because the monkey pressed the button.

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0:24You're listening to LifeKit from NPR.

0:31Hey, it's Marielle.

0:33Have you ever wanted to publish a book?

0:35Fiction, nonfiction, a mystery, a thriller, maybe a romance novel?

0:41That's what my friend Alexi wants to do.

0:43I really want to start a new genre of like financial romanticy.

0:46So I've been pushing us to try to get into the game by like writing 50 Shades of Green as like Planet Money's new kind of entrance into this world.

0:55This, by the way, is Alexei Horowitzgazzi, co-host of the NPR podcast Planet Money.

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