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Apr 24, 2023Liked by Virginia Sole-Smith

Very excited to see these articles coming out (just listened to the one in WaPo and thought it was excellent) and to see your success (pre-official-book-Bday!). Enjoy!

Hope to learn a thing or two from you ; )

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Apr 19, 2023Liked by Virginia Sole-Smith

Hey Virginia! I know the launch is soon, but are you still providing advance reader copies? I read chapter 5 in Time. It’s super readable and informative. Many times this kind of information is pretty dense. Thanks!

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Apr 19, 2023Liked by Virginia Sole-Smith

I would like to learn more about blurbs for books. How does that work? Any surprises? I reviewed a book for a journal (positively) and they used a line from my review for the second edition as a blurb. I was surprised (pleased). But I also think blurbs are actively sought somehow?

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Apr 19, 2023Liked by Virginia Sole-Smith

This is SO EXCITING!!! :D When I went to Goodreads to click on the Want To Read link, I saw that 29 people were already Currently Reading your book! They have advance copies and are in the good stuff ALREADY!!! And, 4802 Want To Read it!!!! How cool is that?! I CAN'T WAIT TO GET MY COPY!!!!!!!

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Apr 19, 2023Liked by Virginia Sole-Smith

Hi Virginia! I'd love to ask you about the reviews aspect of the book launch process. How do publishers make sure your book is reviewed by media outlets? And do you get any say in when and where those reviews are published? I was thrilled to see that Fat Talk has been so well reviewed, but what would you/your publisher do if the initial reviews were less kind in the lead-up to the launch?

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