HTBU has been described as "smart" (Chicago Tribune), "engaging" (The Washington Post), "helpful" (New York magazine), "frequently hilarious" (The Guardian), "pretty terrific" (January magazine), "sharp [and] witty [and] brimming with advice" (Minneapolis Star Tribune), "odd" (The Montreal Gazette), "fortuitous" (Utne Reader), and "clever and, as the title promises, useful" (Newsweek).

Advance Reading Copies

Posted: October 23rd, 2007 | Author: admin | Filed under: don't forget, tips | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Tip #1: Don’t release photos of yourself looking like a) a choir teacher, or b) a 5 o’clock news anchor, if you’re trying to suggest to your audience that you’re someone they might care to know. Just a thought upon receiving the advance reading copies of How to Be Useful. (Has my hair ever looked that coiffed? It has not.) Other than that, they look beautiful.