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David 5 star rating

Tyringham, United States

I own a niche public relations boutique that manages marketing and publicity campaigns for a wide-range of publishers and authors.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Inspirational, Photography, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Contemporary Fiction, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Marquina 5 star rating

New York, NY, United States

Helping authors sell more books with 100+ Amazon reviews in 30 days! Let’s turn readers into reviewers & boost your success. 📚✨

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Career Guides, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Fantasy, and Romance.

Work experience:

  • Odyl / Riffle Books
  • Self-employed
  • Next Big Idea Club

Ashley 5 star rating

Chicago, IL, USA

For over 12 years I've been helping authors find lifelong readers with collaboration, creativity, and marketing magic.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Romance, Thriller & Suspense, Women's Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Hachette Book Group
  • HarperCollins Publishers

Michael 5 star rating

Baltimore, United States

Michael is a marketer and web developer who loves to help authors build their platforms and connect with their audiences.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Career Guides, Health & Wellbeing, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Writing Inbound
  • Booktrope
  • CadmiumCD

Karen 5 star rating

Nashville, TN, USA

A former Sr. Director of Marketing with HarperCollins w/20+ yrs exp. I create tailored marketing campaigns to elevate your book and story!

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Entertainment, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, True Crime, Inspirational, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • The University of California Press
  • HarperCollins Publishing
  • Motown Records / Capitol Music Group
  • Self-employed

Ian 5 star rating

Boston, MA, USA

Award-winning publisher specializing in Amazon book listings, Amazon search optimization, and Amazon Advertising campaign management.

Genres: Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, Technology, Religion & Spirituality, Finance & Accounting, Business & Management, Social & Family Issues, Young Adult, Fiction, Coming of Age, Epic Fantasy, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Mamie 5 star rating

Rutherford, NJ, USA

Customer-focused and strategy-driven digital marketer with 10 years of experience at Abrams Books and Simon and Schuster.

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Entertainment, Home & Garden, and Romance.

Work experience:

  • ABRAMS Books
  • Simon & Schuster
  • HarperCollins Publishers
  • Self-employed

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Louise 5 star rating

San Francisco, CA, USA

Help your book find its readers! Award-winning marketing professional with 18 years of experience in publishing.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade, Parenting & Families, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Macmillan Children's Books
  • Ebury Press - Penguin Random House

Maria 5 star rating

Nashville, TN, USA

Nice to meet you! Let me help you leverage metadata marketing so your book can reach the right readers at the right time.

Genres: Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, Parenting & Families, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Women's Fiction, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Middle Grade, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • Harper Collins
  • Macmillan

Elina 5 star rating

Boulder, Colorado, USA

Marketing expert w/ 12+ yrs experience in genres from nonfiction to literary fiction to children's books at Big Five & boutique houses.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House
  • Shambhala Publications
  • Self-employed

Cat 5 star rating

Nashville, TN, USA

20+ years of content marketing experience offering proven marketing strategies for self-help, children's, fiction, & Christian titles.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Parenting & Families, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Christian Fiction, and Middle Grade.

Work experience:

  • Hachette Book Group
  • Abingdon Press
  • Kregel Publications
  • Baker Publishing Group
  • Self-employed

Kristen 5 star rating

Jersey City, NJ, USA

20 year vet of Big 5 pub dedicated to helping authors with strategy, platform, podcast & creative campaigns. Booking Feb 2025 & beyond

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Children's, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Parenting & Families, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Penguin Random House
  • Penguin

Stephanie 5 star rating

Nashville, TN, USA

Former Sr. Marketing Director at Harper Collins w/ 15+ yrs experience. I’ve led campaigns for over a dozen NYT bestsellers & 150+ launches!

Genres: Entertainment, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Health & Wellbeing, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Finance & Accounting, Math & Science, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

  • Harper Collins
  • Self-employed

Shannon 5 star rating

Minneapolis, MN, USA

Easy-to-execute, effective book marketing strategies powered by 15 years of experience at Random House, HarperCollins, Macmillan, and more.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Dystopian, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Macmillan/Picador
  • HarperCollins/Dey Street Books
  • Random House/Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Megan 5 star rating

Los Angeles, CA, USA

I’m a children's book marketer with a passion for middle grade and teen books, especially those with a hint of the impossible.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult, Action & Adventure, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • HarperCollins Publishers
  • Folio Literary Management
  • Reedsy
  • Self-employed
  • Penguin Random House

Katie 5 star rating

Seattle, WA, USA

Book marketing pro with more than 25 years of experience developing strategic marketing plans & digital campaigns. MUST BE 3+ MONS PRE-PUB.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Parenting & Families, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, True Crime, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

  • Girl Friday Books/Flashpoint Books
  • Rizen Creative

Diana 5 star rating

Cambridge, MA, USA

Expert book marketing plans, metadata coaching, and promotion critiques from a BookBub veteran + bestselling author (15+ years experience)

Genres: Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Horror, Romantic Suspense, Romance, Dark Romance, Contemporary Romance, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Romantic Fantasy, Chick Lit, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House, Macmillan, HarperCollins
  • StoryLoom at Pixelberry Studios
  • BookBub
  • HubSpot
  • Localytics

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