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Diary of a Book Launch

Jonathan Goodman, Alex & Books

Covers. Titles. AI. Strategy. All of it. This is a six-month pop-up newsletter pulling back the book launch curtain.

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  • Jonathan Goodman

    Author, “Unhinged Habits” | 205,000+ books sold | ex personal trainer | 3x Dad

  • Alex & Books

    Helping people find awesome books and time to read them. 1M+ followers across social media. Click my bio link to get a list of my 100 favorite books!

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