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Elaine Appleton Grant

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Secrets of Hosting In-Studio and Live from the Queen of Book Podcasts, Anne Bogel

12/1/2022 • 47 min

On Sound Judgment, today's best hosts unpack their magic. When Anne Bogel was offered the plum gig of moderating a panel discussion with four famous authors at the Bookmarks NC Festival of Books and Authors, she knew it would be fun. But she had no idea of the turn it would take when her guests -- authors TJ Klune, Andrew Sean Greer, Brendan Slocumb, and Tia Williams, began one-upping each other with wild tales from book club experiences like no other. Anne Bogel's been hosting her literary matchmaking show since 2016. As of this moment, it's at the top of the Apple charts, just below the New York Times Review of Books podcast and well above the New Yorker's show. There's a reason for that: Anne is purposeful about how she hosts, whether that's holding a deep conversation about a guest's reading life in the studio, or fielding unexpected stories, and a ton of laughs, on stage in front of hundreds. This episode is full of actionable takeaways that will help you improve your hosting -- and enable you to move back and forth between the studio and live events, using very different skills, with equal success. Plus, holiday gift-giving: Anne recommends three books for the host or producer in your life.

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