by Christina George | Jul 12, 2013 | Musings of a New York Publicist
I was lucky enough to attend a publishing event in Europe recently, specifically in Paris, for a week, which means I also had time to eat, drink and tour to my heart’s content in addition to actually getting some work done. For now life is very good, and I...
by Christina George | May 30, 2013 | Musings of a New York Publicist, Things that make me want to change careers
No, this isn’t a statement on gun control or the NRA, in fact this isn’t a political statement at all. My assistant Lulu, who knows I’m having a hard time today, just popped her head in my office and asked if I needed anything, I said, “A shot of Tequila and a...
by Christina George | May 8, 2013 | Industry stuff
Tis the season for events! Those of you that stop in here regularly are probably trying to remember what I wrote about before event season kicked in and I’m sort of with you on that, instead of ruminating on topics that have bothered me for years I now have fresh...
by Christina George | Apr 29, 2013 | Things that make me go hmmmm
Many of you remember the fairly recent scandal around paid reviews, right? If not here’s an article the New York Times did. In short, the whole publishing world was up in arms, no one knew what was true and what wasn’t, books were supposedly becoming best sellers...
by Christina George | Apr 22, 2013 | Musings of a New York Publicist
I know I kvetch a lot about author expectations, best seller lists, and the downhill spiral traditional publishing is on, and well, so much more, but this weekend I was reminded that it’s sometimes so much simpler than that. I was at another author event this past...
