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Contemporary coverage and trade reviews were positive—{{Tooltip|Publishers Weekly}} called it “sassy and spot-on” with a “pocket-sized” design, {{Tooltip|Fast Company}} highlighted its “self-promote without being a jerkface” ethos—and the author lists it as a {{Tooltip|New York Times}} bestseller. <ref name="PW20140113" /><ref name="FastCo20140317">{{cite web |last=Grose |first=Jessica |title=The Art Of Self-Promotion: 6 Tips For Getting Your Work Discovered |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3027752/the-art-of-self-promotion-6-tips-for-getting-your-work-discovered |website=Fast Company |date=17 March 2014 |access-date=8 November 2025}}</ref><ref name="AKShowPage">{{cite web |title=Show Your Work! |url=https://austinkleon.com/show-your-work/ |website=Austin Kleon |access-date=8 November 2025}}</ref>

 

== Chapters ==

 

''—Note: The above summary follows the ''{{Tooltip|Workman}}'' paperback edition (2014; ISBN 978-0-7611-7897-2).''<ref name="WorkmanPB" />

 

== Background & reception ==

 

🌍 '''Impact & adoption'''. The book appears on university reading lists for creative-practice courses—for example, {{Tooltip|San José State University}}’s PHOT 197 (Fall 2020). <ref name="SJSU2020">{{cite web |title=Senior Photography Project, PHOT 197 (Fall 2020) |url=https://www.sjsu.edu/art/docs/greensheets/syllabi_2204_fall2020/PHOT_197_02_Danh_Binh_Fall%202020.pdf |website=San José State University |date=2020 |access-date=8 November 2025}}</ref> It is also listed in {{Tooltip|Tompkins Cortland Community College}}’s {{Tooltip|ART 109}} (2024–25) and in {{Tooltip|College of the Desert}}’s {{Tooltip|DDP 195}} (Fall 2021), which cites the {{Tooltip|Workman}} ISBN. <ref name="TC3_2024">{{cite web |title=ART 109 Syllabus (2024–25) |url=https://www3.tc3.edu/mcs/2024-25/ART%20109.pdf |website=Tompkins Cortland Community College |date=2024 |access-date=8 November 2025}}</ref><ref name="COD2021">{{cite web |title=DDP 195: Business Practices and Portfolio Preparation for Creatives (Fall 2021) |url=https://www.collegeofthedesert.edu/_web-items/documents/pdf-files/course-outlines/ddp-195-fa21.pdf |website=College of the Desert |date=2021 |access-date=8 November 2025}}</ref> Media coverage at launch amplified its “share your process” ideas beyond art schools into broader creative and business communities. <ref name="FastCo20140317" />

 

 

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