A real-life movie publicist's deliciously dishy novel of behind-the-scenes Hollywood madness.Karen Jacobs has heard plenty of stories about Glorious Pictures and Phil and Tony Waxman, the notorious twin brothers who co-founded the film studio and now run it with four iron fists. For the last twenty years, their mix of edgy films and take-no-prisoners deal making had earned the company hundreds of awards, billions of dollars, and a singular reputation as an incredibly tough place to work. But when she is off e red a job there, Karen doesnt hesitate, knowing that if any place proved that the sky was the limit, Glorious was it. She finds herself with an all-access pass to the tantrums, whims, follies, neuroses, and unimaginable egos of the celebrities who star in Glorious films, which come as no surprise. It's the absolute insanity inside the company that knocks her for a loop. Armed with tenacity, ambition and wit, Karen learns that what it takes to make it in the civilized world may have no bearing in the Glorious one. Extremely competitive and cutthroat, the Glorious executives continuously search for ways to outdo, outscheme, and outmaneuver each other in their attempts to impress the Waxmans.
In the best-selling tradition of The Devil Wears Prada, real-life movie publicist Rachel Pine's razor-sharp satire, The Twins of TriBeCa perfectly captures the behind-the-scenes machinations of the film industry in all its glory. Savvy readers may even recognize a boldfaced name or two amidst the hilarious exploits of this high-spirited junior publicist.

The Twins of Tribeca

Literature & Fiction

Pine, Rachel

United States

Miramax

Karen Jacobs has landed the job of a lifetime at New York's hottest film studio, Glorious Pictures, which is headed by a pair of famously competitive and ambitious brothers, Phil and Tony Waxman. The young publicist quickly finds herself with an all-access pass to the tantrums, whims, follies, neuroses, and unimaginable egos of the celebrities who star in Glorious's films -- but this comes as no surprise. It's the absolute insanity inside the company that knocks her for a loop. Extremely competitive and cutthroat, the Glorious executives continuously search for ways to outdo, outscheme, and outmaneuver each other in their attempts to impress the Waxmans. In the tradition of The Devil Wears Prada, real-life movie publicist Rachel Pine's razor-sharp satire captures perfectly the behind-the-scenes machinations of the film industry in all its glory.

In the bestselling tradition of The Devil Wears Prada, real-life publicist Rachel Pine's debut novel, The Twins of Tribeca, perfectly captures the tantrums, whims, follies, neuroses, and unimaginable egos that seem almost too outrageous to be true. But that's show biz. Karen Jacobs has landed the job of a lifetime at New York's hottest boutique film studio, High Art Pictures, which is headed by a set of famously competitive and ambitious brothers, Phil and Tony Waxman, the highbrow, publicity-hungry sharks who love to promote, promote, promote. Karen works in the company's most intense division-the hyper-heated publicity department, so she is perfectly situated to see how it all happens: the brothers''moving meetings' that rotate staff in and out of limos on the way to the airport; the catering to a celebrity's every (psychotic) whim;working on the Academy for those all-important nominations. On her first big night working as a celebrity greeter at a premiere, her neurotic, hard-driving boss tells her: 'Don't move your hands when you greet people. They might think you're trying to touch them.'

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The Twins of Tribeca

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The Twins Of Tribeca: A Novel