Our Guest today is the wonderful Kathleen Schmidt

Kathleen has over 25+ years of experience in the book publishing Industry.

She has worked on over 50+ NY times bestsellers.

Kathleen is President of KMSPR, a strategy, marketing, PR, and branding firm focusing on authors, publishers, and publishing adjacent entities.

Kathleen is also the writer behind the wonderful Publishing Confidential blog.

She is a Mother of Puppies & Teens and a Book Lover!

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Timestamp:

1:10 - Jackie Kennedy
3:30 - Early Wins as a Publicist
5:10 - Being a Book Strategist
6:35 - The lifespan of the book for a publicist
8:10 - Glaring problems - Finding Audience
10:30 - KMSPR
12:00 - Brooke Warner & Hybrid Publishing
13:01 - Advancing in Publishing
16:00 - Being Author-Centric
17:38 - Social Media in Publishing
21:20 - Celebrity Memoirs
24:30 - Publishing Confidential
28:18 - Lisa Lucas & Reagan Arthur
31:50 - Building a Publishing House
34:20 - Why Kathleen Still Loves Books
35:20 - Last, Now, Next Books
37:10 - What Do You Want to See in the Book World?
37:30 - What Do You Want to Less of in the Book World?

Places to Find More From Kathleen Schmidt:

Publishing Confidential - https://kathleenschmidt.substack.com/podcast
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kathmschmidt/
Website - https://kmspr.com/

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