BOOKS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE is a heartfelt series where passionate readers share the one book that changed everything
Each episode dives into deeply personal stories inspired by the power of the written word. A show for book lovers, by book lovers — because sometimes, one book really can change your life.
MEET THE HOST
For decades, Chris Collins has been a “fixer” in the business world. Now, he’s turning his attention to a bigger problem: making books cool.
Always on the hunt for a life-changing book, Chris hosts weekly conversations with passionate readers from across the social landscape. The show is taped in the Syndicate X Library, Chris’s collection of over 25,000 books in downtown Los Angeles.
Equal parts Marcel Duchamp and Napoleon Hill, Chris is dedicated to elevating a love of reading into a full-spectrum lifestyle– one book at a time.
NEW EPISODES
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How Marianne Williamson’s A Return to Love Transformed Lizzo
Four-time Grammy Award-winning artist, singer, and flutist Lizzo (Melissa Viviane Jefferson) first encountered Marianne Williamson’s 1992 bestseller A Return to Love during a deeply painful transitional period in her life. Having recently moved to Los Angeles after signing with Atlantic...
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How E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web Guided Amy Grant
Six-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Amy Grant first heard E.B. White’s 1952 classic Charlotte’s Web when her second-grade teacher read it aloud to her class in Nashville. The story of Wilbur the pig and Charlotte the spider captivated Grant,...
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How Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist Shaped Jake Kiszka
As the lead guitarist for Grammy Award-winning rock band Greta Van Fleet, Jake Kiszka experienced rapid global fame as a teenager after leaving his home state of Michigan. Amid the sudden disruption of normal adolescence and the whirlwind of touring,...
