Phenix & Phenix Literary Publicists

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My friend Scott Jeffrey has a great post on his blog today titled "Ignore the Critics " where he lays out eleven highly successful books next to a dissenting opinion from a critic. For exampl...

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And the big winners of our free giveaway for Wendy Walker's Social Lives is ......(drumroll please).... Evidence of An Artistic Life ! (At least, that is what her blog name is!) AND Melissa ...

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I chatted with a few friendly book publicists yesterday about what works best when it comes to the author-publicist relationship. Here are five simple pointers to get you started. 1. First thing...

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Here’s a roundup of book news to get your week started off write--I mean, right: --Apparently Agatha Christie and Quentin Tarantino have something in common . Who knew? --Also, what do the...

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You can’t blame an advertising major for wanting to quote an ad giant. At some point in my educational career, I was told the quote, “To be interesting, you must first be interested.” I...

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Last week, Ruth La Ferla's eloquent piece in the Style section of The New York Times forecast a new trend for women's fiction: "recession lit." "Once unabashedly focused on the perks of wealth ...

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Tomorrow marks the release of Carolyn Rubenstein’s new book, Perseverance: True Voices of Cancer Survivors, which shares the stories of 20 young people who exemplify success in the face of adv...

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I'm a big fan of #FollowFriday on Twitter . It's a great chance to give shout-outs to friends and colleagues, while also building new relationships. I think FollowFriday also works for blogs, s...

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Lots of literature on the silver screen this year—here are some of the latest book-to-film tidbits: Julia Child’s famous cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, has shot back to the...

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It's time. Actually, the time passed a year or two ago. Time for a new website for Phenix & Phenix. Why? We talk to clients until we are blue in the face about the fabulous benefits of buil...

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***This post is written by Kelly Stonebock, new publicist at P&P. Author’s social media success turns to silence Curious indeed. While perusing Twitter, I stumbled upon this Texas Monthl...

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This afternoon, a change of pace: a few of our recommended reads this Summer. Tolly: In Defense of Food ! I was inspired to read it after seeing "Food, Inc.," which released a few weeks ago. Mi...

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Oh, handsome white boy! You've reigned over our hearts for so long. Your innocuous good looks. Your Abercrombie ads. Your sly, "who me, cultural privilege?" grin. Omg, sooooo cute!! And yet.......

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First it happened to your local newspaper when bloggers began taking over the traditional roles of reporters and editors. Now your local news station may also going the way of the digital dinosa...

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It is hard to top yesterday's wedding videos (which I'm still laughing at) but here are a few of the things that are getting our attention this morning. Publicists: ha ve you checked out Twittor...

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If you haven’t heard by now, circulation at print media outlets is on the decline and new media is making a significant uptick. But, landing coverage from more traditional outlets is still cove...

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There was an interesting article this weekend in The New York Times about the boom in popularity of memoirs following Frank McCourt’s successful 1996 book, Angela’s Ashes. A storyteller at ...

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A few things popped out at me this week, and I thought I might share with all you aspiring literati types. I’d love to hear your thoughts on these tidbits of literary news and musings: Eat, P...

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For a few lessons on Twitter this afternoon, let's look to the Tour de France, where we're just a few days away from that famous ride down the Champs-Elysees. Austin is Lance Armstrong country....

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Do you know what today is? FREE PASTRY DAY AT STARBUCKS! I know, I know. It's only 9:47am CT right now, and we're sure you're already munching your complimentary cranberry scone. But it's summ...

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It’s no wonder so many authors covet a spot on the opinion pages of top daily newspapers—not only do many readers today turn directly to the editorial section, but a well-written, controvers...

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Can you almost hear the munchkins cheering “ding, dong old media’s dead,” as the whole world declares the proverbial bucket of water has been dumped and old media is “meeelllttting, I’...

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The Austin-Based New Media Lab gave us some food for thought yesterday. As book publicists, we are always trying to figure out who is online and who isn't, and we were surprised at some of the ...

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You can’t throw a stone in the blogosphere this week without hitting a post about the latest Harry Potter volume to make it to the big screen, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ." From...

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