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Maxim Jakobowski has sold millions of books. But you may not have heard of him.
After releasing a book aged 16, he moved into publishing and worked with Patricia Highsmith (‘an incredible talent… a very difficult lady…’) he then turned to crime writing.
When ‘50 Shades of Grey’ was released, he was drafted into writing a series of erotica - which sold millions of books.
And how did he sell the rights of a novel to Nicole Kidman… for a fortune?
A quick warning… if True Crime is your thing, this episode may not be for you. But fiction fans may find it fascinating.
But Maxim speaks in detail and depth about how to publish crime, the state of the book industry and fiction trends which have come and gone.
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Subscribe for free at Robertmurphy.substack.com
Maxim Jakobowski has sold millions of books. But you may not have heard of him.
After releasing a book aged 16, he moved into publishing and worked with Patricia Highsmith (‘an incredible talent… a very difficult lady…’) he then turned to crime writing.
When ‘50 Shades of Grey’ was released, he was drafted into writing a series of erotica - which sold millions of books.
And how did he sell the rights of a novel to Nicole Kidman… for a fortune?
A quick warning… if True Crime is your thing, this episode may not be for you. But fiction fans may find it fascinating.
But Maxim speaks in detail and depth about how to publish crime, the state of the book industry and fiction trends which have come and gone.

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