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Dalyn 5 star rating

Chicago, IL, United States

The podcast tour and media relations team trusted by non-fiction authors, publishers, and the media — worldwide

Genres: LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Sex & Relationships, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Parenting & Families, Health & Wellbeing, Religion & Spirituality, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

  • The Quarto Group
  • Self-employed

Wiley 5 star rating

Brooklyn, NY, United States

I am a publicist specializing in the online promotion of books, mainly genre fiction and the mindfulness and history areas of nonfiction.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Women's Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Mystery & Crime, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • The Book Report Network
  • N/A
  • The Book Store

Maria 5 star rating

New York, United States

I provide quality experience and journalistic expertise along with long-term media contacts to secure the exposure you need.

Genres: Law, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Religion & Spirituality, Technology, Education & Reference, History, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Columbia Graduate School of Journalism
  • New York University Shool of Professional Studies
  • New York University, Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute

Marlena 5 star rating

Atlanta, GA, USA

Book publicist with extensive experience launching traditionally published, hybrid published, and independent authors.

Genres: African American Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Women's Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Biographies & Memoirs, and Romance.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Penguin Random House
  • Simon & Schuster
  • Macmillan
  • Oxford University Press
  • HarperCollins Publishers

Bruce 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

NYC-based publicity services for authors and publishers for over 20 years. Seeking to promote new authors whose voices deserve to be heard.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Photography, Young Adult, Religion & Spirituality, Travel, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Audible
  • Miramax Books, Penguin Putnam, Henry Holt, Harper Collins
  • Penguin Random House

Vicky 5 star rating

Chicago, IL, USA

I've worked in PR for twenty years, starting in-house at publishing houses including Sourcebooks and Tyndale House Publishers.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Career Guides, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychology, Parenting & Families, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • C. Grant and Company

Kelli 5 star rating

Lakeland, FL, USA

Former senior publicist at Penguin Random House. 14 years of experience promoting nonfiction titles (mostly self-help, parenting, business)

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Inspirational, New Age, Parenting & Families, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Sex & Relationships.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Tarcher/Perigee - Penguin Random House
  • Tarcher - Penguin Random House

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Suzanne 5 star rating

New York City, NY, USA

Publicist, Jeannette Walls' THE GLASS CASTLE. 20+ years in media and publishing. Expert in impactful PR and marketing strategies for authors

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Parenting & Families, Biographies & Memoirs, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, Writing & Publishing, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Political Science & Current Affairs.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Scribner

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