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Episode · How I Write · 2026-02-04

Books mentioned on Lee Child: How to Write Strikingly Well | How I Write

2 books · With Lee Child · Listen · Watch on YouTube

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Books mentioned, in the order they came up

  1. Jack Reacher Boxed Set

    Lee Child · at 0:00

    Discussed
    “Lee Child, the man behind the Jack Reacher series, a series that sold more than 200 million books”
    David Perell Lee Child: How to Write Strikingly Well | How I Write 2026-02-04 Listen at 0:00
    Where to get it
    Amazon Audible Bookshop.org Open Library

  2. John D. MacDonald, Five Travis McGee Novels

    John Dann MacDonald; Charles Dickens · at 9:34

    Discussed
    “John D. McDonald who was uh was a Florida writer did 21 books in the Travis McGee series which is really one of the most magnificent series”
    Lee Child Lee Child: How to Write Strikingly Well | How I Write 2026-02-04 Listen at 9:34
    Where to get it
    Amazon Audible Bookshop.org Open Library
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Harry Potter
“Yeah, more than Harry Potter, which is crazy.”
David Perell Lee Child: How to Write Strikingly Well | How I Write 2026-02-04 Listen at 0:12
Passing Dirty Harry
“Who was the first choice for Dirty Harry in terms of casting? We'll tell you after the break.”
Lee Child Lee Child: How to Write Strikingly Well | How I Write 2026-02-04 Listen at 27:53
Passing Jack Reacher Boxed Set
“I remember that the first Jackarich movie with with Tom Cruz directed by Chris McQuary.”
Lee Child Lee Child: How to Write Strikingly Well | How I Write 2026-02-04 Listen at 50:55