article_snippet: Panned: Pippa's party guide Celebrate! failed to wow the critics - or the book-buying public .
article_snippet: In January 2014, Pippa US publisher Viking dropped Pippa altogether having sold just 18,000 copies of the book, with a source telling the Sunday Times that 'Pippa's Celebrate sales are nothing to celebrate. '
article_snippet: Just six months later, in June last year, Pippa Telegraph column, only six articles old, was axed after the paper discovered that Telegraph readers 'just weren't into Telegraph'.
article_snippet: A source, speaking at the time, added: 'There was a lot of negative mail coming in after each column and there were too many off-limit subjects for Pippa.
article_snippet: But while Pippa's foray into travel writing went relatively smoothly, Pippa attempt to move into TV is apparently over before her attempt to move into TV even began.
article_snippet: Not one to claim the laurels undeserved, Pippa cheerfully admitted to being less than brilliant and worried Pippa might have scuppered Pippa chances of appearing on Strictly Come Dancing. '
article_snippet: Indeed, as the more charitably minded have pointed out, Pippa has plenty going for Pippa in the UK - a factor that has made Pippa reluctant to relocate to New York.
highlights_snippet: Pippa's attempt at presenting has been described as 'not convincing'
  