{"podcast":{"title":"New Books Network","slug":"new-books-network-529292","podcast_index_feed_id":529292,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/OuTJEAhS","website_url":"https://newbooksnetwork.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/f4d2a1d0-a64d-477c-afe6-78ea68c8d119/c4c9e2fd-6133-4a85-8c77-58d8e7902835/3000x3000/main-channelpage.png?aid=rss_feed","author":"New Books Network","episode_count":600,"summary":"Interviews with Authors about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network","last_synced_at":"2026-10-02T08:23:46.189970+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-network-529292"},"episode":{"title":"Laura Portwood-Stacer, \"The Book Proposal Book: A Guide for Scholarly Authors\" (Princeton UP, 2021)","slug":"laura-portwood-stacer-the-book-proposal-book-a-guide-for-scholarly-authors-princeton-up-2021","published_at":"2026-09-17T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-network-529292/laura-portwood-stacer-the-book-proposal-book-a-guide-for-scholarly-authors-princeton-up-2021","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-network-529292","url":"https://newbooksnetwork.com","audio_url":"https://injector.simplecastaudio.com/f4d2a1d0-a64d-477c-afe6-78ea68c8d119/episodes/d3e1e0d8-9391-44ef-a983-0bf94f53dbe4/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=f4d2a1d0-a64d-477c-afe6-78ea68c8d119&awEpisodeId=d3e1e0d8-9391-44ef-a983-0bf94f53dbe4&awSourceEpisodeId=ef7a0f1f-a05c-4dbf-8f8a-92d574c4823b&feed=OuTJEAhS","summary":"Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts on everything from how to finish that project, to how to take care of your beautiful mind. Wish we’d bring on an expert about something? DM us your suggestion on Twitter: The Academic Life @AcademicLifeNBN. In this episode you’ll hear about: what a book proposal is and isn’t, why you have to write one, the importance of seeking the right “fit” for your manuscript, how to pitch a quirky book, the difference between a book’s topic and its argument, how to summarize your project in just one sentence, and a discussion of The Book Proposal Book: A Guide for Scholarly Authors (Princeton UP, 2021)","meta_description":"Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3346,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/new-books-network-529292/episodes/laura-portwood-stacer-the-book-proposal-book-a-guide-for-scholarly-authors-princeton-up-2021/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-network-529292/laura-portwood-stacer-the-book-proposal-book-a-guide-for-scholarly-authors-princeton-up-2021.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}