Assistants

"Assisterati": Are Publishing Assistants All High Brow Bottom Feeders?

The New York Observer | Kat Stoeffel | Posted 05.25.2011

On a Tuesday evening not long ago, a group of publishing assistants in their early 20s gathered in a well-appointed apartment on the West Side of Manh...

Are You A Backdoor Assistant?

Lilit Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011

Lilit Marcus

There are some people who seem to have a problem telling the difference between a friend and an assistant. This leads to an insidious and sometimes deadly phenomenon - the backdoor assistant.