Publishing Confidential
Kathleen Schmidt, Mallary Tenore Tarpley, Andrea BartzNews and analysis about the book publishing industry that you won't read anywhere else.
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25+ years in the book publishing industry. President of KMSPR, a strategy, marketing, PR, and branding firm focusing on authors, publishers, and publishing-adjacent entities. Pitches: [email protected]
Mom | Journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin | Author of the new book, "SLIP: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery."
Hi! I wrote The Last Ferry Out, Reese's Book Club pick We Were Never Here, The Spare Room, The Herd & The Lost Night. I live with my girlfriend in NYC & the Catskills. In my Substack, I demystify publishing & get vulnerable about author life.
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