Interview with a publicist (Chastity Lovely, Henry Holt)

Chastity Lovely, who currently works for my publisher Henry Holt as a publicist, was kind enough to take some time out of her busy schedule to answer some questions.

Let's start simply with how does one become a publicist?

Man, I don't even know how to answer that one. I think a lot of people fall into it. They find something they love and want to do, but the obvious positions may not be that appealing. Like in book publishing: I love books, but knew that I never wanted to become an editor, so