<description>&lt;p&gt;Subscribe for free at Robertmurphy.substack.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maxim Jakobowski has sold millions of books. But you may not have heard of him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After releasing a book aged 16, he moved into publishing and worked with Patricia Highsmith (‘an incredible talent… a very difficult lady…’) he then turned to crime writing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When ‘50 Shades of Grey’ was released, he was drafted into writing a series of erotica - which sold millions of books.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And how did he sell the rights of a novel to Nicole Kidman… for a fortune?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A quick warning… if True Crime is your thing, this episode may not be for you. But fiction fans may find it fascinating.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But Maxim speaks in detail and depth about how to publish crime, the state of the book industry and fiction trends which have come and gone.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2"&gt;robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Behind the Crimes with Robert Murphy

Robert Murphy

The crime writer who made £1 million from Nicole Kidman

SEP 11, 202438 MIN
Behind the Crimes with Robert Murphy

The crime writer who made £1 million from Nicole Kidman

SEP 11, 202438 MIN

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<p>Subscribe for free at Robertmurphy.substack.com</p><p>Maxim Jakobowski has sold millions of books. But you may not have heard of him.</p><p>After releasing a book aged 16, he moved into publishing and worked with Patricia Highsmith (‘an incredible talent… a very difficult lady…’) he then turned to crime writing.</p><p>When ‘50 Shades of Grey’ was released, he was drafted into writing a series of erotica - which sold millions of books.</p><p>And how did he sell the rights of a novel to Nicole Kidman… for a fortune?</p><p>A quick warning… if True Crime is your thing, this episode may not be for you. But fiction fans may find it fascinating.</p><p>But Maxim speaks in detail and depth about how to publish crime, the state of the book industry and fiction trends which have come and gone.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe</a>