Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato have been producing docs (The Eyes of Tammy Faye), reality TV (RuPaul’s Drag Race) and films (Party Monster) for 21 years. Now they have produced a new coffee table book, The World According to Wonder.
The question is: Do provocative photos help sell a book?
Photos by Mathu Andersen, Idris Rheubottom, and Tony Craig.
I don’t know what the book sales have been, but they are getting great publicity. Here are a few of the media placements they’ve gotten in the past few weeks:
PAGE SIX: http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/sightings_E91BJxEKDNNlE8zUinh9nO
ADVOCATE: http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/books/2013/01/04/exploring-world-wonder
CELEBRITYGOSSIP.net: http://celebrity-gossip.net/chloe-sevigny/chloe-pamela-and-tori-%E2%80%9C-world-according-wonder%E2%80%9D-photo-book-posers-806187
DAILY FREAK SHOW – VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEA_IRsMK8k
DANGEROUS MINDS: http://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_world_according_to_wonder_saluting_the_pioneers_of_alt_and_gay_tv
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: http://shelf-life.ew.com/2013/02/12/the-world-according-to-wonder-photo-book
GOSSIP CENTER: http://gossipcenter.com/chloe-sevigny/chloe-pamela-and-tori-%E2%80%9C-world-according-wonder%E2%80%9D-photo-book-posers-806187
THE HOMO LIFE: http://thehomolife.com/from-the-producers-of-rupauls-drag-race-comes-the-gayest-coffee-table-book-the-world-has-ever-seen
THE HUFFINGTON POST: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/fenton-bailey-and-randy-barbato/the-world-according-to-wonder_b_2618348.html
IN TOUCH WEEKLY: http://www.intouchweekly.com/stars/news/naked-chloe-sevigny-baring-it-all-why-photo
THE INQUISITR: http://www.inquisitr.com/520303/chloe-sevigny-poses-nude-in-the-bath-for-new-book
METROSOURCE: http://metrosource.com.s123317.gridserver.com/2013/01/28/the-world-according-to-wonder
NEW NOW NEXT: http://www.newnownext.com/the-world-according-to-wonder-the-prettiest-coffee-table-book-this-year/02/2013
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS – FEATURE: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/drag-race-creatives-release-book-article-1.1248731
NEW YORK POST: http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/starr_report_ukZchxKvu7fpV9Y3EjuszN
OUT MAGAZINE: http://www.out.com/entertainment/movies/2013/02/18/world-wonder-fenton-bailey-randy-barbato
PEREZ HILTON: http://perezhilton.com/2012-12-10-josh-kilmer-purchell-brent-ridge-beekman-boys-naked-hay-pile-pic
QUEERTY: http://www.queerty.com/photos-rupaul-chloe-sevigny-pam-anderson-and-more-in-the-world-acc
RADAR ONLINE: http://radaronline.com/photos/celebrity-portraits-in-the-world-according-to-wonder/photo/489800
SOCIALITE LIFE: http://socialitelife.com/10-questions-with-randy-and-fenton-from-world-of-wonder-02-2013
TREY SPEEGLE: http://treyspeegle.com/010113/2013/2/5/the-world-according-to-wonder
US WEEKLY – VIDEO: http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/selena-gomez-attends-star-studded-bible-study-group-201342
V MAGAZINE: http://vmagazine.com/site/content/477/the-real-world-of-wow
VARIETY: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118063697 and
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118063398
About John Kremer
John Kremer is author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, the Relationships Matter Marketing program, and many other books and reports on book marketing, Internet marketing, social media, and book publicity. -- John Kremer on Book Marketing.
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