DiscoverWriting It!Episode 67: When Your Academic Study Becomes a Surprise Bestseller with Richard Breitman
Episode 67: When Your Academic Study Becomes a Surprise Bestseller with Richard Breitman

Episode 67: When Your Academic Study Becomes a Surprise Bestseller with Richard Breitman

Update: 2026-01-12
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We’re speaking with Richard Breitman, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of history at American University about his 45+ year career, and his 12 books. We talked about how research on FDR and the Holocaust spawned many research projects; how convenience and cost affects archival projects; how an agent can helpfully shape a writing project; how journalists can play a useful role in disseminating academic research; how even successful co-authoring has its rough patches; and getting past the “Hasn’t that been done before?” challenge to a book idea.



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Episode 67: When Your Academic Study Becomes a Surprise Bestseller with Richard Breitman

Episode 67: When Your Academic Study Becomes a Surprise Bestseller with Richard Breitman

The Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Florida