Long time publicist for the Grateful Dead Dennis McNally has a new book “The Last Great Dream: How Bohemians Became Hippies and Created the Sixties.” We talk about San Francisco, the Dead and more! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dennis-mcnally/id1316200737?i=1000720007210 https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ff4fb19-54d4-41ae-ae7a-8a6f8d3dafa8/episodes/6bdf3584-e777-415b-99e7-cdd632db2016/the-bob-lefsetz-podcast-dennis-mcnally

I stopped doing paper books four years ago, and haven’t regretted it for a nanosecond. Regarding economics, it’s important to remember authors can leverage a *much* higher royalty than print. And with no paper, postage, shipping, warehousing, etc., even with a high author royalty the publisher *also* makes more than with print. My world of writing technical books is […]

Distribution is king. Thursday Cliff Burnstein e-mailed me about Gary Shteyngart’s new book “Vera, or Faith.” He loved it, he wanted to know if I’d read it. I said I had it reserved at the LIBRARY! That Libby told me I’d get it in two weeks. But the very next day, it became available. I’m […]

COWBOY CARTEL This is an imperfect documentary from 2024 but I recommend you watch it. Because the IRS helped bring down the Zetas and now it’s been crippled. All this institutional expertise eviscerated. But you can love “Cowboy Cartel” without being a lefty. Turns out the Zetas, a legendary Mexican drug cartel, are laundering their […]