I Shouldn't Be Telling You This

July 23, 2012
It will come as no surprise that White, the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine, would write a career guide that’s lively, funny, and rife with quick-read tips. White, author of Why Good Girls Don’t Get Ahead, but Gutsy Girls Do and “eight mysteries and thrillers,” chronicles her move up the ranks of the magazine world, aiming to help women at all stages of their career. She runs through the essentials of managing your success and making sure your success actually, in the long run, makes you happy. Through stories of her magazine jobs, she proffers advice on networking, interviewing, handling gossip, learning to take credit when it’s due, assembling a personal board of directors rather than a mentor, making good hiring decisions, and learning how to radiate power. White’s enthusiasm and verve combine with tales of challenges and successes from a fascinating career. This as well as stories of celebrities and successful women make the book an energetic, inspiring career memoir. Agent: Sandra Dijkstra.