The Queen | How to Write This Book

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🗓️ 11 June 2019

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

In this excerpt from the second bonus episode of The Queen, Dan Kois talks to Josh Levin about the process of writing the reporting-intensive book the podcast series is based on. They’re joined by a panel of three distinguished authors, who share their own lessons about what it takes to write a book-length investigation: David Grann, a New Yorker staff writer and the author of Killers of the Flower Moon; James Forman Jr., winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for his book, Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America; and Eliza Griswold, winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for her book, Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America. This episode is member-exclusive. Listen to it now by subscribing to Slate Plus. By joining, not only will you unlock the entire season of The Queen, but you’ll also access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/thequeenplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Must remember do not forget
0:08.0	remind me to bring photo ID
0:11.0	reminder set babe can you make sure I don't forget Photo ID. Reminder, set.
0:13.0	Babe, can you make sure I don't forget my photo ID when I vote?
0:17.0	All right, love.
0:20.0	However you remember, you'll need photo ID to vote on the 2nd of May.
0:24.7	Find out more at Electoralcommission.org. UK slash voter ID.
0:30.5	Hello, this is Josh Levine.
0:32.3	The Queen was made possible with support from Slate Plus members.
0:36.0	To thank those listeners for their support,
0:38.0	we've made two special bonus episodes that are available exclusively to our members.
0:43.0	You're about to hear an excerpt from the second bonus episode.
0:46.0	It's a roundtable discussion that explores what it's like to write a reporting intensive book like The Queen.
0:51.0	To listen to the full episode, up for slate plus at slate.com slash
0:55.8	plus. It's just $35 for the first year and every membership includes ad-free versions of
1:01.8	all slate podcasts and other great benefits.
1:05.0	Thanks for listening and thanks to this very special bonus episode of The Queen. I'm Dan Coise, I'm the editor of
1:29.3	Slate's Books Coverage and the author of How to Be a Family, which will be published in September.
1:33.4	I am joined here in Slate's DC Studio by my colleague Josh Levine.
1:37.3	Hi Josh.
1:38.3	Hey, Dan.
1:39.3	So as listeners of the podcast know, this series is a companion to Josh's book, The Queen, the forgotten life behind an American myth.
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