Daniel Paisner
{{short description|American journalist and author (born 1959)}}
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| alma_mater = Tufts University
Boston University
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Daniel Paisner (born December 12, 1959) is an American journalist, author, and podcaster. He is best known for his work as a ghostwriter and collaborator. He has published more than sixty books, including fourteen New York Times best-sellers.{{cite web |last1=Paisner |first1=Daniel |title=Three Likes and a Re-tweet |url=https://medium.com/@DanielPaisner/three-likes-and-a-re-tweet-ddf5734cd398 |website=medium.com|date=26 July 2016 }}{{cite news|last1=McCue|first1=Matt|title=This Ghost is a Machine|newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=31 December 2012 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324669104578207833326926030|accessdate=27 August 2017}} He is also the author of three novels, and several works of non-fiction. His novel A Single Happened Thing was published by Relegation Books in March 2016.{{cite web|title=Relegation Books|date=28 March 2016 |url=https://www.relegationbooks.com/book/a-single-happened-thing}} His titles include The Girl in the Green Sweater: A Life in Holocaust's Shadow (2008), The Power of Broke (2016), and Last Man Down (2002).{{cite web|title=Daniel Paisner|url=http://www.simonandschuster.ca/authors/Daniel-Paisner/1117998|accessdate=27 August 2017}}
Paisner hosts the podcast As Told To, in which he interviews other authors about their experiences ghostwriting and collaborating with notable figures.{{cite web |url=https://www.writersbone.com/as-told-to-podcast |title=As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast |author= |date=2021-09-07 |website= Writer's Bone |access-date=2021-09-27}}
Early life
Paisner graduated from Tufts University with a B.A. in English in 1982,{{cite web|title=Daniel Paisner Bio|url=http://tuftsalumni.org/daniel-paisner-bio/|publisher=Tufts University}} before receiving an M.A. in Journalism from Boston University.{{cite web|url=https://play.playster.com/audiobooks/author/73391/daniel-paisner|title=Playster Audiobooks|accessdate=27 August 2017|archive-date=27 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827085545/https://play.playster.com/audiobooks/author/73391/daniel-paisner|url-status=dead}}{{when|date=August 2017}}
Career
In 2006, Paisner collaborated with Holly Robinson Peete on the book Get Your Own Damn Beer, I'm Watching the Game!: A Woman's Guide to Loving Pro Football, which won that year's Quill Award in the Sports category.{{cite web|title=The 2nd Annual Quill Awards|url=http://www.hollywood.com/tv/the-2nd-annual-quill-awards-59521439/credits/|accessdate=August 26, 2017}} He co-wrote Ivanka Trump's first self-help book, The Trump Card: Playing to Win in Work and Life, published in October 2009.{{cite magazine |last1=Tolentino |first1=Jia |author-link=Jia Tolentino |title=Ivanka Trump's Terrible Book Helps Explain the Trump-Family Ethos |magazine=The New Yorker |url=https://www.newyorker.com/books/second-read/ivanka-trumps-terrible-book-helps-explain-the-trump-family-ethos |date=November 29, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807235828/http://www.newyorker.com/books/second-read/ivanka-trumps-terrible-book-helps-explain-the-trump-family-ethos |archive-date=August 7, 2017 }}{{cite web|last=Paisner|first=Daniel|url=http://www.danielpaisner.com/works.htm|title=Here's a run-down of some of Daniel Paisner's Hits and Misses|access-date=December 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214015445/http://www.danielpaisner.com/works.htm|archive-date=December 14, 2017|url-status=live}}
In 2011, Paisner collaborated with baseball umpire Jim Joyce and pitcher Armando Galarraga on a book about Galarraga's near perfect game. On June 2, 2010, Joyce called a play incorrectly, preventing Galarraga from pitching a perfect game. Following the release of the book, Nobody's Perfect: Two Men, One Call, and a Game for Baseball History, MLB did not allow Joyce to work any games in which Galarraga would be playing, to avoid any appearance of impropriety due to their business relationship.{{cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=6617450|title=MLB will not let Jim Joyce umpire Armando Gallaraga's games|last=Nelson|first=Amy|date=June 1, 2011|work=espn.com|accessdate=January 12, 2019}}
In 2016, with Daymond John, the founder and CEO of FUBU, Paisner released The Power of Broke, a motivational business book that features stories from 15 entrepreneurs, including Steve Aoki, Rob Dyrdek, Kevin Plank, and Loren Ridinger.[https://www.forbes.com/sites/daymondjohn/2016/01/18/daymond-johns-the-power-of-broke-how-to-succeed-in-business-with-no-money-in-your-pocket/#2715e4857a0b2c72d2a03f68.html The Power Of Broke' Interview Series: How To Succeed In Business With No Money In Your Pocket]. Forbes. January 18, 2016. It appeared on The Wall Street Journal{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/best-selling-books-week-ended-feb-7-1455220956|title=Best-Selling Books Week Ended Feb. 7|date=2016-02-11|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=2017-03-29|issn=0099-9660}} and The New York Times{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/02/07/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/|title=Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Books - Best Sellers - February 7, 2016 - The New York Times|newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=2017-03-29}} bestseller lists, and received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Instructional Literary Work.{{Cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2017-naacp-image-award-winners-televised-966471/item/outstanding-literary-work-instructional-955886|title=2017 NAACP Image Award Winners: Complete List|last=Lewis|first=Hillary|date=2017-02-10|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en-US}}
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