Little Pink Slips - Hardcover

Koslow, Sally

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399154159 ISBN 13: 9780399154157

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2007

Synopsis

Hired to modernize the image of an outdated women's magazine, high-profile editor Magnolia Gold is horrified when she is ignominiously replaced by a brash television personality who attempts to remake the magazine in her own tacky image.

About this title

About the Author:

Sally Koslow, who was born and raised in Fargo, North Dakota, is the former editor in chief of McCall's magazine. Married and the mother of two sons, she lives in New York City. Little Pink Slips is her first novel.

From Publishers Weekly:

Former McCall's editor-in-chief Koslow features in her mellow roman à clef Magnolia Gold, who gets booted out of her magazine kingdom, but lands on stilettos that "you could almost mistake for Manolos." Magnolia, editor-in-chief of Lady magazine, has her dream job, a Cartier watch and a fab New York apartment, but Lady's publisher and parent company president cozy up to gauche celebrity Bebe Blake and decide—against Magnolia's warnings that Bebe will alienate the mag's "red state Republican" readership—to turn Lady into Bebe and demote Magnolia to "corporate editor," a bogus position that's soon eliminated. (Bebe may remind readers of Rosie O'Donnell, who assumed Koslow's duties at McCall's once it was relaunched as Rosie.) As Bebe ravages the magazine, a down-and-out Magnolia orchestrates her return while she and best friend Abbey run through their share of nonstarter men. Abbey finds Mr. Right, and just as things are looking their bleakest for romantically and professionally flailing Magnolia, lightning strikes twice. Koslow's take on behind-the-scenes maneuvering will keep readers turning the pages of her debut, but her soft-focus on glossy magazine publishing (the same mani-pedis, shopping diversions and expensive meals circuit that have been catalogued elsewhere) feels reserved: the villains aren't especially vile, and the goodies are very goodly—call it a red state TheDevil Wears Prada. (Apr.)
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About this edition

• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0399154159
• ISBN 13: 9780399154157
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384