Episode 27 — Barry Eisler

Summary: The guest is Barry Eisler. He's the author of several bestselling thrillers, the most recent of which is THE DETACHMENT, which caused a stir in publishing earlier this year when Eisler turned down a six-figure deal from St. Martin's and decided instead to strike out on his own and self-publish—before eventually winding up with an exclusive deal at Amazon. Topics of conversation include: media filters, government, the Kodokan, Jon Stewart, drone strikes, manipulation of language, Anwar al-Alaki, Jose Padilla, due process, legacy publishers, Glenn Greenwald, the CIA, intelligence, Scott Horton, publishing, J.A. Konrath, brand consciousness, retarding the growth of digital, and Amazon. This episode of the podcast is sponsored by Audible. Get a free audiobook download by going to audibletrial.com/otherpeople.