In this episode of Logroll I spoke to Carl Anka, writer for the Athletic, about his book You Are A Champion, which he wrote with professional footballer Marcus Rashford. It is a book for children, so we talked about getting the tone right, as well as lots about how you get hired for a project like this, and how to balance the needs of the writer, famous co-author and publisher. It was recorded way back in summer of 2020, so some of the football references are dated.

You can buy Carl and Marcus’s book, You Are A Champion, here:

https://uk.bookshop.org/books/you-are-a-champion-how-to-be-the-best-you-can-be/9781529068177

He also recommended Stuff You Should Know by Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant, which you can buy here:

https://uk.bookshop.org/books/stuff-you-should-know-an-incomplete-compendium-of-mostly-interesting-things/9781409199380

Finally, here’s a link to my books:

https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/andrew-hankinson

Thanks for listening.