How I Trashed Frank Schaeffer in my Novel as an American Hitler and Why He’s Promoting It: Guest BLOG by the Former Schaeffer Family Crossway Books Publicist
Here’s what Frank says, “Katie sent me this essay about trashing me. It’s good so I’m publishing it as a guest blog here. Also: I come out okay by the end! Back in the early 1980s as a very young woman Katie Andraski worked as a publicist in big time Christian publishing at Crossway Books. She did what few evangelical publicity people ever managed to do: Katie convinced editors at Newsweek, The New York Times, and the NBC “Today Show” to publicize the Schaeffer family as we emerged as leaders in the religious right. In those days we Schaeffers all had books at Crossway. Katie helped make us famous.
“There was only one problem: Katie was very good at what she did but didn’t agree with one word we were saying! We reconnected more than 30 years later… here’s the fascinating result!”
What a great follow up to read after finishing the dramatic end to your terrific book. Redemption all around!
Tricia, thank you very much. So glad you loved my book.Yes on redemption all around. Yes. (I’m thinking I need to get to finishing the sequel.) Guess what? I found it in the new fiction section of my local Barnes and Noble! I was thrilled.
Gosh I appreciate your support.
Great post, Katie. I think I knew (or could guess) about some of this but not all of the details.
Thanks Larry, that means a lot coming from you. I’m sure I shared these stories with you when I was doing my publicity thing…