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Heather Mill's avatar

Excellent post, as always - even for a seasoned publicist. If you're looking for help/contributors for the newsletter database project, I'd love to get involved!

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Aysu Selin's avatar

This is excellent information and powerful insight. Thank you for sharing, Kathleen.

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Cassandra Powers's avatar

You're not alone re: Page Six :) ...Also, I wonder if local papers might be useful to pursue (the one in a writer's hometown, if it exists) or all those outlets too small or do they also not sell books? And do reviews, even if they don't sell books directly, count as 'earned media', related to your recent restack about AI take over SEO?

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B. Lynn Goodwin's avatar

This is terrific information. We don't have as wide an audience as some of these people, but we are always reading and reviewing a wide range of prose at www.writeradvice.com. Look at Hooked on Books.

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B. Lynn Goodwin's avatar

Thanks for liking.

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Steph Rae Moran's avatar

Such valuable information--thank you!

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Sally Ekus's avatar

This breakdown is GOLD.

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Kathleen Schmidt's avatar

Thank you!

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Andrew Kennedy's avatar

This is a great list and good analysis. To it I add that as a reader reviews by journalists do add sales of nonfiction. Also authors can track others to get ideas. Rick Atkinson is getting local newspaper stories and local radio interviews as he travels for events. And it is helping keep his new book on bestseller lists. That may not work for fiction but it is working for him. Thank you for the great list!

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Doug Seibold's avatar

This is terrific.

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Kathleen Schmidt's avatar

Thanks, Doug!

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Lara Starr's avatar

This was awesome. Thank you!

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Kristin Fellows's avatar

Thank you!

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Leslie Budewitz's avatar

Thanks, Kathleen. The Seattle Times, the rare remaining family-owned, progressive newspaper, also has good book coverage, though it tends to lean toward Washington authors.

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Kathleen Schmidt's avatar

Yup. So does the St. Paul Pioneer Press, but they lean toward MN authors.

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Pilar H.'s avatar

I live in Seattle now, so I second The Seattle Times, but I keep reading Texas Monthly and buying their book recs.

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Kathleen Schmidt's avatar

Texas Monthly is excellent.

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Christine S's avatar

I can not agree more wuth Kathleen about Core Four. Anna and her team are the best!

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Kathy MacKay's avatar

Very helpful - thank you, Kathleen!

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Jodie's avatar

Great overview! Would love to also hear your thoughts about local TV coverage.

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Kathleen Schmidt's avatar

I don’t pitch a ton to local TV, but I’ve heard it can be good for certain authors/books. It used to be a lot easier to get people on them.

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Jodie's avatar

I've had some success pitching cookbook authors, but unfortunately, more and more stations have become pay-to-play. Definitely used to be easier!

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Kathleen Schmidt's avatar

I've seen A LOT of info for pay-to-play segments for TV. I suppose that's how they're making up ad dollars.

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David T's avatar

Kathleen - Terrific column (as usual!) One note: Page Six is called "Page Six" because originally, it WAS on Page 6 of the Post! It's where it belongs as far as I'm concerned. It's how I used to read the Post in this order:

Front Page

Back Page

Page Six for Celebrity News

Inside Back page for TV/Entertainment

Sports

Then everything else....

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Christine S's avatar

It changed its location after 9/11. I too grew up reading it on the 6th page.

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Kathleen Schmidt's avatar

See that. I was not wrong.

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CAROL ANN STORY's avatar

Fantastic!

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