by Christina George | Dec 6, 2013 | From Christina's Desk
Warning! This post contains spoilers if you have not read Shelf Life: The Publicist (Book 2) So I have to ask, how many of you agreed with the ending of Shelf Life? I hope I entertained you with some plot twists and turns along the way, but in the end, were you pretty...
by Christina George | Jul 26, 2013 | Musings of a New York Publicist
Publishing people continue to lament the industry downturn to the point that I want to tear my hair out, I mean there has to be a way to save publishing, right? Then it occurred to me: print more diaries. And no, I don’t mean the youngest Kardashian’s...
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 | 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 | Mar 30, 2013 | Musings of a New York Publicist
So it seems France, thanks to their Culture Minister, is taking some very deliberate steps to ensure the “digital age in publishing” doesn’t completely wipe out their physical bookstores. New budget allowances are making funds available for loans, which will be...
