The world expressed outrage when the annual Yulin dog meat festival
received huge publicity, and there were hopeful signs of progress in the campaign against it and the dog meat trade.
Relying heavily on donations and on the support of people who share the news, World Book Night 2014 — slated, as always, for April 23rd —
received a huge publicity boost with the announcement that actress and comedienne Amy Pohler will host this year's event.
Not exact matches
For what it's worth, I know several professional writers, one of whom is with a
HUGE press and
receives enviable
publicity and support; a couple of whom are with small presses of varying quality; and many of whom are self - published, hustling hard to sell a couple of books a month (or giving their ebooks away for free).
Anything but an A-list title isn't likely to
receive major or national advertising or a
huge publicity push to major media outlets.