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The Breakdown with Shaun King

Ep. 593 - Why We Just Launched The North Star Publishing

The Breakdown with Shaun King

The North Star

News, Society & Culture

4.812.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2022

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Yesterday, I not only announced my next book, a memoir called Lemons and Stones, I also announced that we are launching our own fully independent Black owned publishing company, The North Star Publishing.

Today I want to unpack and explain why we're going this route and what it means for us. It won't be easy, but nothing worth doing ever is. Let's GO!

Transcript

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We are launching the North Star publishing a completely independent black-owned publishing company

0:08.2

to tell long-form stories through

0:11.4

print books ebooks

0:13.4

audio books

0:14.9

courses classes and so much more and

0:18.8

We're doing it really in great part after

0:22.4

10 years of my own experience

0:24.4

having published a a New York Times bestseller having written multiple books

0:30.7

inside of the traditional publishing industry and

0:34.5

having worked with authors and executives

0:38.2

That are inside of the and I have to say this white-owned publishing industry and

0:44.2

all of the challenges that they have there

0:47.8

Want to tell you why we're launching the North Star publishing?

0:51.0

Give you a glimpse of what we are about to do what we hope to do differently and tell you why it's important

0:58.8

For us to be able to have full control

1:02.4

over what we say and do love and appreciate all of you think so many of you who've already purchased

1:09.9

My next book which is a memoir in autobiography. I'll tell you more about that as well

1:14.7

This is Sean King and you are listening to the break down

1:36.7

Hey, everybody. I'm super super glad to be back here on the breakdown. I had a

1:42.2

next surgery

1:43.7

six days ago and

1:45.9

I've actually had a much harder time these past six days than I expected and

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