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President, KMSPR. Book publishing, marketing, consulting, strategy. I write Publishing Confidential on Substack.
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Miss me with these people. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

I'm quoted in this piece. The short answer is no, they are not. writerschronicle.org/TWC/TWC/2025...

Cookie.

Because it worked out so well when Reagan did it… (sarcasm)

This makes me so angry.

I need to not see the news for a while.

You could not get me on a plane rn.

Crime——>Criminals

I wrote about how what's currently happening in traditional media will affect book publishing: open.substack.com/pub/kathleen...

Oh hi.

A book deal is inevitable. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

If someone only gets news from Fox, their reality is distorted. I have seen this with family members. They act like Fox News is the only place they'll get the truth & think places like CNN, NYT, etc, lie.

Again, the problem we are against is that Trump supporters only get news from Fox. They will not see or read stories from mainstream media about what's happening. They'll believe the narrative Fox feeds them.

It means nothing to me if someone went to an ivy league school. It doesn't mean they are smart or have common sense.

One of my pet peeves: People who feel the need to announce where someone went to undergrad and grad. I'm not going to treat you differently if you went to Harvard Biz School or community college.

This should go well. No, it will not.

Kindly fuck off. abcnews.go.com/Politics/rfk...

This is so good. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw0F...

Technically they can turn down ads. It’s just that this is clearly a case of bowing down. thehill.com/media/514849...

"I voted for Trump. I wanted to see some positive change," a federal employee of 17 years told Business Insider, adding that they didn't know that change would put them at risk of losing their job. 🤔 www.businessinsider.com/federal-work...

Great read. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

This is the “It doesn’t matter until it affects me” syndrome.

Uh. wapo.st/3QizwcN

This administration isn't interested in keeping anyone alive. I wonder if the people who voted for them realize that yet? Probably not.

Anyone who believes this administration supports free speech is a straight-up idiot.

I feel like the thing that's gonna happen is that the government will end up shutting down.

In all the history of chatbots, no issue has ever been resolved by chatbots. Why bother paying taxes.

So now kids can’t read books about freckles? Make it make sense. variety.com/2025/film/ne...

Paradise on Hulu is a great show. Also: The new Bridget Jones movie is a balm for the soul.

Same.

I am despondent about what is happening in this country. It is almost as if we are in a sinkhole.

I wrote about what it's really like to do PR for books. open.substack.com/pub/kathleen...

They’re keeping lawyers busy. www.theverge.com/news/609990/...

He’s contemplating life.

This is a terrible idea. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Pretty sure the only truly canceled man is Matt Lauer. I do not see a comeback for him at all. Otherwise, no one was ever truly canceled. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

A book no one needs. www.thebookseller.com/rights/harpe...

People gave him money to do this. www.semafor.com/article/02/0...

This is so wholesome. www.dexerto.com/tiktok/dougs...

I'm going to say this isn't great. www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...