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"Probably my finest skill relates to art directing the process, which includes the design, the marketing, and the sales. The books on my list were so beautifully designed, I used to take art direction credits under a pseudonym—I didn't want anyone to know," fired publisher Judith Regan told the Observer last week. That pseudonym, according to a ReganBooks insider? "Giulietta Regan." Subtle! Then again, subtlety isn't exactly what we've come to expect from the woman who recently wrote in Harper's Bazaar that "the media" "came out, guns blazing, and tried to kill me" over the publication of O.J.'s confession. In that same self-profile, Judith talked about feeling "betrayed," when no one would come to her defense, but according to the same ReganBooks employee, "She talks about betrayal, but she bred betrayal."
"She had people working around the clock to make these books happen, in art, editorial, and production, and yet she always needed to be the sole person taking credit for everything."
But: wanting something as pathetically petty as a transparently 'pseudonymous' art direction credit? Well, that was just par for the course. "She wanted to take credit for the toilets being cleaned, too," our source said wryly.
This same source finds it funny that Judith mentions having a chance to catch up on her reading in that Harper's Bazaar story, guessing that maybe now she'll have a chance to sit down with some of the books she published. Because "she never read anything but the flap copy."
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Has no one ever told this woman to shut up?
I've heard that it was actually O. Giulietta Simpson that beheaded his ex-wife.
I'm guessing anyone involved in a Rush Limbaugh "book" would be happy to let dame Judith take credit for the entire fucking abortion.
She's going to lose that boxing match. Her moral stance is too wide.
@Colonel Mustard: Good work.
@econdave: Who are those people in your avatar?
Not coincidentally, Giulietta was also Rudy's drag name.
@Sayser:
You're the first person to ask. It's the famous Hungarian poet György Faludy, who died last year at the age of 95, and an admirer. I just loved the picture, and there are a couple of reasons why I chose it, although I'm not Hungarian.
@econdave: At first glance it looks like Phil Spector's brother with his own much younger but equally nutty bride. Or a way older Robert Smith from the Cure with an older Kirsten Dunst.
So the mystery of hundreds of thousands of remaindered books dedicated to Htiduj Nager has finally been solved.
But in line with the Italian and fascism references, did she make the trains run on time?
Her disguise name is pretty good when compared to former CIA director William Casey, who checked into Georgetown Hospital for the final time under the name "William Lacey." Those clever spies!
really? i don't care. where's altarcations?
That look does not work on her. Half of a purr out of ten.
@Truculent:
Top prize still firmly in the hands of the other Giulietta for "Valerie Flame."
If she actually cleaned some toilets, someone might hire her.
She's a secret/a-gent bitch
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