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Peter 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Author seeking to gain more Publicity? I've helped 1000's of experts reach bestseller lists, amplify their profile, & promote their business

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, Parenting & Families, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Management, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Playback Producers, LLC
  • Fox News Channel (FNC)

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

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

Dalyn 5 star rating

Chicago, IL, United States

The podcast guest booking 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

Nicole 5 star rating

Chattanooga, TN, USA

Book lover connecting authors to readers. I specialize in Christian non-fiction publicity, and am available for media kit creation.

Genres: Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Inspirational, and Parenting & Families.

Work experience:

  • HarperCollins Christian Publishing
  • Hachette Book Group
  • Self-employed

Mike 5 star rating

Fort Collins, CO, USA

I'm a book publicist and consultant specializing in nonfiction books, with over 10 years' experience in the industry.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychology, Buddhism, Religion & Spirituality, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Shambhala Publications

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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Paige 5 star rating

Denver, CO, USA

I'm the book publicist who turns unknown authors into bestsellers and household names—I have worked with Hachette to HarperCollins.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • SUCCESS Magazine

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

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