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David

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
Michael

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
Marquina

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
Katie

Katie 5 star rating

Seattle, WA, USA

Book marketing professional with more than 25 years of experience developing strategic marketing plans and digital campaigns.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, Parenting & Families, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, True Crime, Historical Fiction, Fiction, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Girl Friday Books/Flashpoint Books
  • Rizen Creative
Lauren

Lauren 5 star rating

Portland, OR, USA

Passionate marketer specializing in nonfiction with 10+ years experience working at Penguin Random House and Little, Brown & Co.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

  • Self-Employed
  • Little, Brown & Company / Hachette
  • The Crown Publishing Group / Penguin Random House
Aryn

Aryn 5 star rating

Grand Rapids, MI, USA

I'm a former HarperCollins marketing manager, now I'm working with indie authors and publishers on rockstar marketing strategy.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Parenting & Families, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Women's Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • HarperCollins Christian Publishing
  • Self-employed
Louise

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

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Karen

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
Jennifer

Jennifer 5 star rating

Brentwood, TN, USA

20 years experience in marketing, branding, and content creation. Let me help you curate your brand before you share it with the world!

Genres: Parenting & Families, Non-Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Inspirational, Business & Management, Biographies & Memoirs, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Home & Garden, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Thomas Nelson Publishers
  • HarperCollins Publishers
  • Ink & Well
  • Stratasan
Martyn

Martyn 5 star rating

Ithaca, NY, USA

Forward-thinking and creative book marketer. Top-200 Reedsy Provider. Fascinated by doing things differently to get people to buy books!

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Nature, Children's, Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Cornell University Press
  • University of Nebraska Press
  • South Dakota Historical Society Press
Amelia

Amelia 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Current marketer at Oxford University Press, specializing in digital advertising for academic content.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Music, Sociology, Life Sciences, Math & Science, and Political Science & Current Affairs.

Work experience:

  • Oxford University Press
Kristen

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
Mamie

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
Rory

Rory 5 star rating

Frisco, CO, United States

A pro marketer by day and indie author by night, I understand the difficulty of selling books while also trying to write. I can help.

Genres: Travel, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Agriculture, Biographies & Memoirs, DIY & Crafts, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

  • A large media company that shall remain anonymous
  • Matador Network
Stephanie

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, Children's, Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Literary Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

  • Harper Collins
Liz

Liz 5 star rating

Los Angeles, CA, United States

My current passion is the reimagining of the book publishing industry as a business and thriving art-form.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Career Guides, Poetry, Anthologies, Women's Fiction, and Comics & Graphic Novels.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
Tara

Tara 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

I am a children's, middle-grade, and YA book marketing expert with twenty-five years of experience in the Big Ten and freelancing.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Young Adult, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Parenting & Families.

Work experience:

  • Disney Publishing Worldwide
  • Scholastic Inc.
  • Hyperion Books for Children

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