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Barry Friedman Goes to Portugal—and Writes

Bestselling authors William and Lara Bernhardt discuss the latest news from the book world, offer writing tips, and interview Barry Friedman. Barry has been a prominent professional standup comic for decades, but in recent years, he’s started writing. He’s got six books published to date, including his warm and witty series about his father (Jack Sh*t). But he also has a popular humor/political newsletter, and he does…geology writing?

0:00 Opening Thoughts

Bill. Lara, and Jesse make book world predictions for 2025.

7:32 News

1) Deluxe Book Editions Surge in Popularity

2) Arkansas Judge…

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