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PUBLICITY FIRST, AGENTS SECOND
 • Cassie Mannes Murray
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AN EMERGENCY SESSION (ok, I'm being dramatic)
 • Cassie Mannes Murray
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In Defense of Publicity Essays
 • Lilly Dancyger
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YES, FREE US FROM THE BLURB INDUSTRY COMPLEX
 • Cassie Mannes Murray
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ON VIRALITY
 • Cassie Mannes Murray
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FIRST IN MY HEART
 • Cassie Mannes Murray
28
BEHIND A NATIONAL BESTSELLER
on Nicole Graev Lipson's memoir-in-essays MOTHERS AND OTHER FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
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Cassie Mannes Murray
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IMAGINE A DOOR, an interview with LAURA STANFILL
Laura Stanfill, publisher at Forest Avenue Press, talks about her new book (and project!) IMAGINE A DOOR
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Cassie Mannes Murray
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A PERSONAL TOUCH
Is my brain working? not sure!
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Cassie Mannes Murray
13
FIRST IN MY HEART
on early industry buzz, paying to play, Publishers Weekly $25 announcement on galleys, and a brief (harrowing) explanation of timelines
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Cassie Mannes Murray
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THREE QUESTIONS WITH NICOLE HAROUTUNIAN
Host of "Story Time" for Caregivers at Astoria Bookshop
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Cassie Mannes Murray
11
Moms Are Not Titillating
Daring to consider mothers as people
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AN EMERGENCY SESSION (ok, I'm being dramatic)
On Tin House being acquired by Zando; a mostly mild hot-take because I don't know any fine details except my own neurosis.
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Cassie Mannes Murray
38
TAKE THE EXIT: ON WRITING BOOK DESCRIPTIONS
with the impossible to describe brilliance of Hannah Matheson, Associate Director & Senior Editor at Four Way Books
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Cassie Mannes Murray
4
DUCK DUCK JEEP
Maybe it's about giving without the expectation of return or dividends.
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Cassie Mannes Murray
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