Today in public relations: an email providing a “gentle reminder” to RSVP to an unsolicited invitation to go to Midtown at 8:30 a.m. for a publicity event for a book on the subject of “How to Stop Spending Time You Don’t Have with People You Don’t Like Doing Things You Don’t Want to Do.”

From: [REDACTED]

Sent: Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 10:00 AM

A gentle reminder: if you haven’t RSVP’d yet for Wednesday’s breakfast, please do so!

From: [REDACTED]

Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2015 1:32 PM

Subject: Have no F’s Left to Give?! Join us for Breakfast with Sarah Knight!

Please join us for breakfast with

Sarah Knight, author of the forthcoming book

THE LIFE-CHANGING MAGIC OF NOT GIVING A F…:

How to Stop Spending Time You Don’t Have with People You Don’t Like Doing Things You Don’t Want to Do

(Out December 29th, 2015 from Little, Brown!)

Wednesday, September 30th from 8:30am – 9:30am

How, indeed?


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