Nicole Richie's publicist does her job

Simon and Schuster is all over the case of pitching Nicole Richie as a well-rounded author-whatever. "Nicole Richie is a bestselling author, actress and philanthropist," says the email come-on. "She is the daughter of music legend Lionel Richie and in addition to developing her fiction series, she has launched her signature jewelry line House of Harlow 1960 and is designing her fashion line, Winter Kate which launched worldwide in Fall 2010." The book, "Priceless," is blurbed as "gem of a book" (Chicago Tribune) and "shockingly entertaining" (New York Post.)