Open Road Launches Industry Podcast

Open Road Integrated Media CEO David Steinberger started inviting industry members to speak to the company’s employees about important issues as a way to help bring people back to the office as the pandemic eased. Now, he's turned this practice into a podcast.

Open Book with David Steinberger, a conversation podcast with industry leaders, launches today and will be available on Amazon, Apple, and Spotify's podcasting platforms. The first two episodes feature Grove Atlantic publisher Morgan Entrekin, and Lisa Lucas, former publisher of Pantheon and Schocken Books and former executive director of the National Book Foundation.

“We didn’t set out to create a podcast," Steinberger said in a statement. "For the past two years, we’ve been hosting lunchtime conversations with major publishing figures at our Open Road office in lower Manhattan. We’ve really enjoyed these conversations, and thought it would be good idea to share them with book lovers everywhere."

Featured guests on future episodes include Macmillan CEO Jonathan Yaged; Penguin Publishing Group president Allison Dobson; Authors Equity CEO Madeline McIntosh; City Lights bookstore chief buyer Paul Yamazaki; 37ink publisher and former Bon Appetit editor-in-chief Dawn Davis; and literary agent and Writers House president Simon Lipskar; among others.

“If you are interested in a behind-the-scenes view of publishing, or if you just love a great book, there is a lot to learn from the Open Book podcasts,” said former Macmillan CEO John Sargent, who will also be featured in a future episode. “And as an added bonus, they are fun!”

To learn more and listen, visit openroadintegratedmedia.com/podcast.