The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

Writing a Best-Seller While Broke: Interview w/ James Palmer of Foreign Policy Magazine | Ep. 109

Episode Summary

In this episode, Dr. Van Jackson sits down with James Palmer, Deputy Editor at Foreign Policy Magazine, award-winning travel writer, and best-selling author. They talk about James's life reporting in China and getting out just in time. His best-selling first book about the Russian pro-Nazi monarchist who briefly took over Mongolia. Anti-Americanism in South Korea. And advice writing and pitching the big magazines in foreign policy.

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dr. Van Jackson sits down with James Palmer, Deputy Editor at Foreign Policy Magazine, award-winning travel writer, and best-selling author. They talk about James's life reporting in China and getting out just in time.  His best-selling first book about the Russian pro-Nazi monarchist who briefly took over Mongolia.  Anti-Americanism in South Korea.  And advice writing and pitching the big magazines in foreign policy.