Dr. Gilmer’s Unlikely Fight for Justice

We are so happy that, as a result of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam receiving a copy of The Other Dr. Gilmer: Two Men, A Murder, And An Unlikely Fight For Justice, Vincent Gilmer has been conditionally pardoned. Because of Dr. Gilmer’s book and all the support of our readers, a good man is more able to move towards healing. The paperback edition is out today, March 7th, and if you haven't yet read this powerful true story, now is the perfect time to get your hands on a copy.  The Other Dr....

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In Celebration of Love: Three Gifts from Idea Architects

Happy Valentine’s Day! Today, we want to share with you a couple books we’ve found personally helpful on how to love others and ourselves completely and joyfully.  Our go-to relationship experts, Drs. John and Julie Gottman, have spent forty years studying what separates the masters of relationships from the disasters, and their books are the ultimate science-based practical guides to deeper connection and intimacy.Consider that it doesn’t take grand gestures or big, hard conversations to...

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An Invitation to Creativity from the Legendary Rick Rubin

Dear Friends, The extraordinary book The Creative Act: A Way of Being by legendary music producer and creativity master Rick Rubin is out everywhere today. An eight-time Grammy award-winning music producer and one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World, Rick is a brilliant artist in his own right and has transformed the careers of some of the most successful musicians of all time, from the Beastie Boys and Jay-Z to Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Johnny Cash. In The Creative...

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The Secret to a Good Life

What makes for a happy, fulfilling life? A good life? Doctors Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz, directors of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, addressed these eternal questions in the world’s longest scientific study of happiness. Spanning eight decades, three generations, and thousands of lives, the study is an extraordinary scientific endeavor that is still going strong. The result has been surprisingly simple: Good relationships keep us happier and healthier. Period.One of TIME...

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Turn Your Stress into Your Strength

We hope you’re having a great start to the new year. One of our commitments for this coming year is to have more spaciousness and ease. While we can’t rid ourselves of stress completely, we can control how we approach it. In New York Times bestselling author Dr. Elissa Epel's brand new book, The Stress Prescription: Seven Days to More Joy and Ease, she shows us how we can make friends with stress and and actually learn to use it our advantage.The Stress Prescription distills decades of Dr....

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10 Learnings from 2022

Hi Friends, In a year of profound strides towards a healthier, happier world—as well as one of turmoil, conflict, and uncertainty— we are profoundly grateful for all of you: the authors, readers, editors, agents, and publishers we have had the honor of working with and learning from. You always remain our greatest teachers. In that spirit, we’d like to share ten essential lessons we’ve learned this year that we’ll be carrying into 2023.1. We Cannot Climb the Mountain Alone Silvia...

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Job Post: Director of Finance & Operations

Idea Architects Director of Finance & OperationsLocation Flexible ABOUT THIS POSITION: Idea Architects seeks a mission driven Director of Finance and Operations with an acute eye for finances, knowledge of the publishing industry and a passion for world-changing ideas to oversee finances and operations. ABOUT IDEA ARCHITECTS: Idea Architects is a unique and thriving literary agency that helps visionaries create a wiser, healthier, and more just world one book at a time. With 16 New York...

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Job Post: Senior Agent

Idea Architects Senior Agent Location Flexible ABOUT THIS POSITION: Idea Architects seeks a mission-driven Senior Agent with a special instinct for transformative stories, a track record of working with high-level authors, a keen eye for incredible writing, and a passion for world-changing ideas. ABOUT IDEA ARCHITECTS: Idea Architects is a unique and thriving literary agency that helps visionaries create a wiser, healthier, and more just world one book at a time. With 16 New York Times...

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Prescribing You Your Best Rest

Hi Friends,   We are so excited to share that Dr. Aric Prather’s The Sleep Prescription: Seven Days to Unlocking Your Best Rest is out today! The next in the New York Times bestselling Seven Day Series, it offers a simple yet powerful plan to improve your sleep in just seven days. Sleep is essential to our survival. But why is something that should be instinctual and intuitive often so difficult? By teaching you the techniques he uses for patients at one of the world’s most successful sleep...

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