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Aishwarya talks to Sayantan Ghosh (Commissioning Editor at Simon & Schuster India) about how he builds relationships with celeb authors and publishes bestselling books. They bond over their love for literary fiction and true crime shows AND their Simon and Schuster connection. Sayantan shares how he broke into the industry with an economics degree. Aishwarya loves how he sealed a book deal with biographer Yasser Usman over drinks! Why is the publishing industry like cricket? Are Twitter manuscripts a thing now? How can you pitch your book to a publisher? Tune in to find out!Book Mentions: Leila by Prayaag Akbar, Guru Dutt: An Unfinished Story by Yasser Usman, Less by Andrew Sean Greer, Lullaby by Leila Slimani, The Ivory Throne by Manu S. Pillai, The Contenders by Priya Sahgal, Bhairavi by ShivaniSayantan Ghosh was born in Calcutta, India and currently lives, reads and writes in New Delhi. He is the Senior Commissioning Editor at Simon & Schuster India. His work has appeared in Ambit Magazine, Electric Literature, Scroll, The Hindu Business Line, Firstpost and elsewhere. He tweets at @sayantansunnyg.‘The Book People’ is brought to you by Bound, a company that creates stories and helps individuals and brands tell their stories. Writer and booklover Aishwarya Javalgekar interviews people whose lives and careers revolve around books. Read more: https://boundindia.com/the-book-people-podcast/Now streaming on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXsVjEAmcMifC59mItXuwMMiR0GrkAhfCFollow us @boundindia on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Pre-order our FREE research report on ‘Demystifying Indian Publishing’: https://boundindia.com/demystifying-the-indian-publishing-industry/