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).

Publishing at its best

Posted: April 16th, 2008 | Author: admin | Filed under: book jackets | Tags: | 3 Comments »

During two or three spells of self-doubt this last year, I’ve wondered whether How to Be Useful was really a good choice for the title. Should I have aimed higher? Then today’s pilgrimage to the Strand Bookstore $1 shelf brought me this (click to enlarge):

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How to Buy Food. I’m weirdly impressed.

3 Comments on “Publishing at its best”

  1. 1 Sam said at 10:43 pm on April 18th, 2008:

    I got a hold of a review copy of your book through my office. I’m only 23 and this book saved me! thanks. I’m sure people will love it.

  2. 2 Mary Beth said at 3:16 pm on April 19th, 2008:

    Great post and I’m envious you got to this book on the $1 shelf before I did…How does one buy food??

    Just bought your book this week because of the cover (in part), but also because I help send a lot of college grads out into the world. I have to say, what I’ve read thus far if fantastic. And golly, do I agree with you about Covey! Do I have stories!

    Let’s talk.

    Congrats on your book!

  3. 3 admin said at 4:53 pm on April 23rd, 2008:

    Thank you! I really hope you continue liking it. Drop me a line, if you’ve got stories, at megan dot hustad at gmail dot com. Maybe we can post something, and get some discussion going.

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