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Kathleen is a well-respected voice in book publishing with in-depth experience in all aspects of the industry, including as a publicist, literary agent, acquisitions editor, and ghostwriter. Her career encompasses 30 years of creating and directing strategic global media, marketing, and branding campaigns for politicians, A-List celebrities, athletes, and high-profile personalities.
She has worked on 50 New York Times best sellers, and her clients have appeared in top-tier national print, broadcast, and radio outlets such as The Today Show, Good Morning America, Vogue, Elle, Financial Times, Vanity Fair, GQ, and Sirius XM. Kathleen founded Kathleen Schmidt Public Relations and the Substack Publishing Confidential. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, two teenagers, and two Boston Terriers.