In the spotlight is Tyson Cornell, who started his book publishing company, Rare Bird, after nine-and-a-half years as marketing and publicity director at Book Soup, the legendary independent bookstore on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, Calif. We discuss:  >> The Rare Bird concept and name >> The focus required for reading books >> Work as a lifestyle >> The most difficult and exhilarating parts of the job >> John Updike and his final tour>> Music>> Creative inputs and outputs>> Etc.  Learn more about Tyson Cornell and Rare Bird here: https://rarebirdlit.com  Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol, author of “Lolita Firestone: A Supernatural Novel,” “Family Recipes: A Novel About Italian Culture, Catholic Guilt and the Culinary Crime of the Century” and “Hardwood: A Novel About College Basketball and Other Games Young Men Play.” Buy them on any major bookselling site. Write to Mike Consol at [email protected]. We hope you will subscribe and share the link with any family, friends or colleagues who might benefit from this program.