Other People’s Money: George Saunders on the Value of Failure

<p>After the surprise success of Liar’s Poker, publishers urged Michael Lewis to try his hand at fiction. It was a bad idea. But even award-winning fiction authors have struggled with failure. Michael speaks with Booker Prize-winning author George Saunders about the urge to imitate other writers, and what we all can learn from bad first drafts. We also hear why Saunders was identified early as a gifted student, while Michael Lewis was – emphatically – not.</p><p><br></p><p>You can order the new Liar’s Poker audiobook at Pushkin.fm/LiarsPoker.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad...