Longing for Home in a Rootless and Restless World with my Editor Eddie Larow

About this episode

Justine Cheri Ordway discusses the role of an acquisitions editor and the cultural landscape affecting Gen Z with her editor Eddie Larow.

In this episode of the Going Deeper podcast, I sit down with my own acquisitions editor, Eddie Larow of Baker Books. We talk about what an acquisitions editor actually does, how he helps authors connect with the readers who need their message, and how my own unexpected journey into authorship was guided by God’s timing. From there, we widen the conversation to the cultural landscape shaping Gen Z: their longing for home, the pull toward community, and the deep sense of spiritual homelessness ...

People in this episode

Guest: Eddie Larow

Topics covered

• acquisitions editor
• authorship
• Gen Z
• community
• spiritual homelessness

Keywords

• Baker Books
• God's timing
• cultural landscape

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Books & works: Longing for Home in a Rootless and Restless World, Going Deeper

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