Amor Towles: "All From a Message in a Bottle"

Open Book with Jenna · Oct 12, 2023 · 51m

Though Amor Towles’ writing talent was recognized when he was just a child, his career as an author didn’t begin until after a 20 year stint as an investment banker on Wall Street. He wrote in his spare time and on weekends before finally finishing “Rules of Civility,” his first New York Times bestseller. He went on to release two more bestseller novels, including a Read With Jenna pick, selling more than six million copies and earning praise from Bill Gates and Barack Obama. In this episode of Read With Jenna, Amor and Jenna chat in front of an audience at the Aspen Ideas Festival, where he…