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Leah Paulos

@leahpaulos.bsky.social
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Book publicist. Founder PressShopPR.com, helping authors get high-profile media coverage. Founder BookPublicitySchool.com, leading book PR workshops. leah@PressShopPR.com

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Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Honored that both @msmagazine.com and @dailykos.com listed my book The Instigators among those that are noted nonfiction reads! Daily Kos www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... Ms. Magazine msmagazine.com/2026/05/01/b...
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May 2026 Reads for the Rest of Us
Each month, <em>Ms.</em> provides readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. Whether or not you pick up the science books on our lists, or you try ...
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
“The Problem With Astrology: Most people know it’s bogus. But dabbling in it anyway isn’t as harmless as it may seem.” bit.ly/42r2YDv Great new essay by Carlos Orsi, author of new book WHAT SCIENCE SAYS ABOUT ASTROLOGY (the first in the new “What Science Says” series from Columbia University Press).
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'If astrological compatibility exists, its effects should be observable': How one study of 20 million people shows star signs have no influence on romantic compatibility
In this excerpt from "What Science Says About Astrology," author Carlos Orsi examines a 2007 study of 20 million people that showed star signs have no influence on romantic relationships.
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Woah!!! Two PSPR authors just received major honors. Haley Cohen Gilliland, whose debut A FLOWER TRAVELED THROUGH MY BLOOD tells the story of the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo and their fight to find their stolen grandchildren during Argentina's dictatorship, was just named a Pulitzer finalis! And ....
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Eyck Freymann, author of DEFENDING TAIWAN: Strategy to Prevent War with China (Oxford UP), had a great, albeit sobering, interview on Morning Joe. He explains what's at stake if China invades Taiwan or imposes a blockade, given that Taiwan manufactures 90% of the world's advanced semiconductors.
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Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
BREAKING: IRS confirms it's negotiating with Trump family to pay a "settlement" in the wildly defective lawsuit over the leak of his tax returns. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
the United States’ duty to safeguard tax return information under 26 U.S.C. § 6103 and the Privacy
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The case remains in its early stages. Good cause exists to grant an extension in this matter
while the Parties engage in discussions designed to resolve this matter and to avoid protracted
litigation. This limited pause will neither prejudice the Parties nor delay ultimate resolution.
Rather, the extension will promote judicial economy and allow the Parties to explore avenues that
could narrow or resolve the issues efficiently.
II. Argument
A. Good Cause Supports a 90-day Extension.
Courts routinely grant extensions motions where, as here, an extension serves the interests
of justice and efficiency without harming any party. The Parties are engaging in discussions and
need time to work through how to ensure those discussions can take place productively to avoid
protracted litigation. This brief period will allow the Parties to initiate and structure those
discussions in a manner that best serves the interests of all Parties and the Court
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
This week was a wonderful whirlwind as the 2026 Whiting Award winners were named & celebrated at the New York Historical. Giant congratulations to Elaine Castillo, Hilary Leichter, and Lara Mimosa Montes for fiction; Brittany Rogers, Hajar Hussaini, and Alison C. Rollins for poetry; (1/2)
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Whiting Foundation names its 10 emerging authors of 2026
The annual Whiting Award for Emerging Writers comes with $50,000 to support each winner's work. It's one of the largest prizes granted to promising new authors.
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Twenty-plus inches of snow did not stop Mechele Dickerson from talking Monday night on The Daily Show about how to rebuild the middle class, something the US government has the ability to do—just like it did after the Depression and WWII—but now lacks the necessary resolve!
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
If you live in the DC area, you should definitely do this
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Never forget #J6
16 front pages from major newspapers throughout the U.S. on Jan. 6th.
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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
In case you have never seen this.
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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
WARNING: This horrific video by a war correspondent reporting from the front lines of war ravaged Portland is not for the squeamish. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👇
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
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Bianca Vandenbos @booknotions.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
This was a great Q&A with publicist Leah Paulos! booknotions.com/qa-with-leah...
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Q&A With Leah Paulos - Book Notions
Newsletters Q&A With Leah Paulos New Information about Upcoming Book Related News Q&A With Leah Paulos So excited to be doing this Q&A with the founder of Press Shop PR www.PressShopPR.com & Book Publ...
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
This CNN segment! We could not have asked for a better piece about DEFIANT: The Story of Robert Smalls, which comes out this week from @strangercomics.bsky.social and @legionmofficial.bsky.social just in time for Juneteenth. bit.ly/4n6bzEE
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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
BONIUS Episode: Book Promotion 101 with @leahpaulos.bsky.social of Press Shop PR! Lead time for promotion, selling journalists on covering our book, the cost of publicity, your job as your own publicist, and lots more. Here is the episode: ronitplank.com/2025/06/05/l...
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Episode 175 ft. Leah Paulos of Press Shop PR
Leah Paulos of Press Shop PR joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about 2 things writers can do right now to help launch their book successfully, how to find your targeted readers and effectivel...
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Interview with NYT-bestselling author Lynne Olson about her new book SISTERS OF RAVENSBRUCK @randomhouse.bsky.social "How Women Imprisoned at an All-Female Concentration Camp Resisted the Nazis" bit.ly/4kOL8RN
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The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück's Story of Resistance
A new book profiles the women who resisted in an all-female Nazi concentration camp
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
What a treat it is to work on our first His & Hers book publicity campaign combo! Shelley Fisher Fishkin and James S. Fishkin are married, and both are lovely, insightful Stanford professors — with two very different books being published around the same time.
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
It is great to be back in the graphic novel space again. Hard copies of DEFIANT: The Story of Robert Smalls (Stranger Comics; June 10) just arrived and they are gorgeous! It tells the incredible — and largely unknown — story of one of the most courageous and daring acts in American history.
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Happy pub day to Abigail Leonard and her book FOUR MOTHERS from @algonquinbooks.bsky.social! Publishers Weekly called it “an enthralling and kaleidoscopic view of modern motherhood” in a starred review, and Abigail spoke w/ Ms. Mag about what it means to parenting around the world: bit.ly/3GIzw46
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Happy pub day to Shelley Fisher Fishkin & her book JIM @yalepress.bsky.social. In this brilliant, scathing op-ed @sfchronicle.com, she uses Mark Twain's words to clarify our moment: "We've never had a president before who was destitute of self-respect & of respect for his high office" bit.ly/3Y1m4OD
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Mark Twain on ‘idiot’ politicians and our current predicament
"We are by long odds the most ill-mannered nation, civilized or savage, that exists on the planet today. Our president stands for us like a colossal monument."
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Laura Hazard Owen @laurahazardowen.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
How to leak to a journalist! featuring a bunch of good advice from those who know: @marisakabas.bsky.social @amandabecker.bsky.social @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social @rmac.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social @juliaangwin.com @benmullin.bsky.social & @maxtani.bsky.social
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How to leak to a journalist
Planning to leak? Read these tips first.
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Tell Congress to protect library funding and the communities it supports: bit.ly/ProtectLibraryFunding
Show up for our libraries. ALA American Library Association.
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
They are coming after knowledge, wherever it lives.
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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
So glad my son, a Jewish student at Columbia, will face worse educational options because of this massive cut in federal dollars. All in the name of making things better for Jewish students at Columbia!
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Jeff Stein @jeffstein.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Massive encroachment by Bezos into The Washington Post’s opinion section - makes clear dissenting views will not be published I still have not felt encroachment on my journalism on the news side, but if Bezos tries interfering with the news side I will be quitting immediately and letting you know
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
The Trump administration is canceling presentations including book talks on important civil rights issues at the Carter Center & possibly elsewhere. Let’s celebrate these authors by buying & reading their books. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/a...
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Amid Changes at the National Archives, the Carter Library Cancels a Civil Rights Book Event
After President Trump put in new leadership at the National Archives, the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library in Atlanta abruptly canceled several events.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Yes. “People are doing things. You will meet them when YOU start doing things.” Lots of information and resources in this one. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything?
Yes. And You Can Too.
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Derek Black, author and Director of the University of South Carolina’s Constitutional Law Center, lays out the legacy of a robust federal presence in education which dates back to the country's founding and underscores how its demise would be a tragedy in @slate.bsky.social:
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Trump Wants to Abolish the Department of Education. The Founders Would Have Something to Say About That.
From the very start, the founders and Congress knew that schools were federal business.
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
A must-read from Ezra Klein: "Trump is acting like a king because he is too weak to govern like a president. He is trying to substitute perception for reality. He is hoping that perception then becomes reality. That can only happen if we believe him."
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Opinion | Don’t Believe Him
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Now that’s a newspaper
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/01/2025
Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."
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Tracy Slater @tracyslater.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Just listened to another episode of @otherppl.bsky.social's "craftwork" series, this one on prepping for your book launch, with @leahpaulos.bsky.social. Really interesting. Appreciated the advice at the end about keeping a spreadsheet, esp. if you're DIY. Great way to end the ep on a bang, IMO!
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
I've been trying to manage my despair yesterday and today, and had been sort of, kind of succeeding... until I saw this from Sgt. Aquilino Gonell. We worked on his book last year -- straight testimony from 1/6, a harrowing account from a Capitol Police officer. It is staggering this could happen.
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
The Winter session of Book Publicity School's 6-Week Intensive starts on Weds. This isn't your average AI-infused book marketing course! We share all the expertise we've developed from our work publicizing books at Press Shop PR. We have 2 open seats! More info: www.bookpublicityschool.com
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Book Publicity School: Six Week Intensive — Press Shop PR
Our six-week workshop offers high-quality, affordable publicity coaching, teaching you the basics of book promotion directly from a top literary publicist.
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
We’re huge, never-miss-an-episode fans of The Ezra Klein Show at Press Shop—and as literary publicists, we love that he asks guests for book recs at the end of each show. Thrilled to see Press Shop PR’s authors well-represented in this round-up of suggestions from guests in 2024! bit.ly/3ZCjONM
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Opinion | 62 Books ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ Guests Recommended This Year
An eclectic list of works that influenced, intrigued and entertained our guests.
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Holiday cards should fit the mood, right?
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Job alert! We're looking for a Book Publicity & Marketing Assistant at www.PressShopPR.com. It's an awesome job for someone who wants to learn about media, publishing, PR, and marketing in a fast-paced (but sane & friendly!) environment w/ an incredible team. Hybrid, Brookyn-based. bit.ly/49Egrue
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Press Shop PR: Named Top PR Firm by the Observer
Press Shop has worked on book publicity for a wide range of books, including #1 NYT bestsellers, academic titles, and indie releases.
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
"Books about climate change tend to be gloomy, if not apocalyptic. Not this one. " In INTO THE CLEAR BLUE SKY, Rob Jackson, chair of the Global Carbon Project, argues that we can restore Earth’s atmosphere in a single generation. bit.ly/3OEDsDV @scribnerbooks.bsky.social #climate #books
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The 8 best science books of 2024
Richard Dawkins bows out with a gene’s-eye view of the natural world, an astrophysicist searches for alien life — and why we dream
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
How did Black Americans build thriving 'cities within cities'? Historian Joe Trotter joined Pittsburgh NPR @wesa.fm to dive into his groundbreaking book BUILDING THE BLACK CITY, which explores the resilience, ingenuity, & community that shaped urban America @ucpress.bsky.social bit.ly/4faiFD2
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Pittsburgh historian documents Black America's 'cities within cities'
Historian Joe William Trotter's new book "Building The Black City" examines Black communities as 'cities within cities' across the United States.
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Tim Queeney @timqueeney.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Great podcast with Brad Listi speaking to expert publicist Leah Paulos about the vagaries of book promotion — an ever present challenge for writers. #booksky #OtherPPL podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
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How to Launch a Book
Podcast Episode · Otherppl with Brad Listi · 11/26/2024 · 1h 16m
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Galleys of Tamara Dean’s stunning SHELTER AND STORM just landed in our office! This collection of essays is a beautifully crafted exploration of what it means to live lightly on our planet. Stay tuned as we ramp up the publicity campaign for an April pub day! @uminnpress.bsky.social #booksky #books
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
imagine a world where the entire democratic caucus was demanding fox news release pete hegseths hr file, simultaneously exposing foxs propaganda role while also highlighting how laughably unfit trumps pick for secretary of defense is
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
We have only two book publicity workshops left in 2024! This Friday is "Pitch Perfect: Nail Your Messaging" and on 12/11: "Research + Rolodex: Create Your Media Contact List". Join us? More info + sign up: www.bookpublicityschool.com #books #booksky #writers
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Book PR Workshops & Coaching for Authors
Affordable book publicity: learn how to promote your book and get media attention with personalized coaching from one of the country’s top literary publicists
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Historian Derek Black writes about the Republican voters who rely on public schools, and the R politicians who harm them at every step. Great op-ed in @bostonglobe.com. bit.ly/4i8w7K6 Black's forthcoming book: DANGEROUS LEARNING: The South’s Long War on Black Literacy @yalepress.bsky.social #booksky
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With school vouchers, Republican leaders are going against their own voters - The Boston Globe
Public support for private school vouchers doesn’t seem to be very high. But GOP governors keep doubling down on the idea.
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Brad Listi @bradlisti.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
🎬 clip 1 from from the latest Craftwork episode, ‘How to Launch a Book.’ my guest is @leahpaulos.bsky.social, founder of Press Shop PR and Book Publicity School. 🎧 listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts.
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
I’ve been a fan of Brad Listi's Otherppl podcast (@otherppl.bsky.social ) forever — his incredible guests, the free-wheeling literary conversations … his mellifluous voice! So I was absolutely THRILLED to join him for a Craftwork episode to discuss all things book publicity!
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Otherppl with Brad Listi
Books Podcast · 1,081 Episodes · Updated Semiweekly
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Angela Baggetta @angelabaggetta.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Made one of these for all your #book publicity needs (if you're not on here, I'll add ya--just LMK): go.bsky.app/NjfNGBY
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Leah Paulos @leahpaulos.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I'll be answering questions about book publicity at the University of Windsor's Humanities Research Outreach Series tomorrow, Tuesday, November 19. It's free and open to the public. Have a q? Register link: bit.ly/3UVDMl1 #bookpublicity #bookmarketing 📚💙
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