Things have been frantic over the last few days, as I’ve been forced to assist one of my bosses in working out the promotional schedule for their book release…without revealing who they are. It’s tough enough to deal with TV bookers and managing editors when the author’s identity is no secret — but the real exhaustion comes from the cloak-and-dagger routine of ensuring no one high up notices a ‘senior administration official’ moving meetings to call his (or her!) literary agents and fire off excerpts to his (or her!) buddies Rachel and Yashar.