Natalie Obando-Desai

Natalie Obando-Desai – Publicist

Literary publicity, marketing & publishing professional. I build websites, social media platforms and guarantee media coverage.

Overview

I'm a publicity, marketing and publishing professional with nearly a decade's worth of experience in the literary PR arena. I build author platforms and garner publicity for their work via innovative campaigns and also build all the necessities that they need in today's competitive market including websites and social media platforms tailored to their target readers. I also help authors self-publish and traditionally publish their books.

I graduated with a BA in Journalism, an emphasis in Public Relations and a minor concentration in Creative Writing. I started working in the literary PR industry in 2008 and my love for books and PR turned into the career of my dreams as a literary publicist. I've been a panelist and speaker at some of the most well-regarded literary conferences in the industry including the San Francisco Writers Conference, The West Coast Writers Conference and the Central Coast Writers Conference. I am also a judge for several book awards including the highly sought Benjamin Franklin Award from the Independent Book Publisher’s Association.

I work with almost all genres so please contact me even if your genre isn't listed below.
Services
Fiction
African American Fiction Cultural & Ethnic Dystopian Fantasy Historical Fiction LGBTQ Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction
Non-Fiction
Entertainment Sex & Relationships

Work experience

Self-employed

Oct, 2014 — Present

I provide a full range of book publicity and marketing services for authors. From building online platforms such as websites and social media platforms, to setting up book/reading/signing events and media interviews/ reviews. My clients have been featured on a variety of media outlets including The Los Angels Times, CNN, MSNBC, TODAY, Playboy Radio, The Huffington Post and a variety of other national, regional and local media outlets.

For authors looking to self-publish, I can help you set up all of your online seller platforms as well as help you launch your book so that it mirrors that of a traditionally published book launch.

Projects

Restless In L.A.

This contemporary romance novel was just another Chic-Lit read until we uncovered and pitched the story behind the author-- an everyday mom that found solace in her writing. She launched her book at Amazon's top book in her genre, becoming an Amazon bestselling author. Take a look at just some of the coverage we were able to garner as well as some of the promotional material we developed.

Portfolio

Even You

Marilyn Oser

Impetuous is not a word you’d use to describe Claire Bramany. But when an accident in Brooklyn in 1995 takes the life of her lover, Jessie Friedman, Claire’s world implodes. While cleaning out Jessie’s desk, Claire finds journals that tell long-buried secrets ... read more
In "DETOUR: Hollywood," Dickerson puts the making of his "Underground Hit," Detour, on display for all to see. He will teach you what you really need to know about making a microbudget film, or a film of any budget for that matter, from the nuts and bolts of d... read more
To get to happily ever after, sometimes you need to start from scratch.... Abbey Ross, who runs her own bakery in Oakland, California, is known for her visually stunning wedding cakes. But lately, Abbey’s own love life has become stale. According to her best f... read more
Contract City

Mark Falkin

The year is 2021 and the money is still green. The fully privatized city of Tulsa, OK, is home to Sara Paige Christie, a teenage girl with her heart set on a film career in L.A. and her camera trained on the graffiti-covered walls of the city’s outskirts. In p... read more
Beyond the Screen Door

Julia Diana Robertson

There are dark secrets hidden behind closed doors in the small Washington State town of Hoquiam, and the neighborhood has been content to keep those secrets hidden. It's the summer of 1945 and seven-year-old Nora Lee Sutter hasn't spoken in days. A spirit has ... read more
It was an innocent online flirtation. Until it wasn’t… Alexandra Hoffman thinks she has it all together. She lives with her work-obsessed husband Jason and their three challenging children in upscale Los Angeles. She never meant to “friend” her old boyfriend, ... read more
The Far Shore

Paul T Scheuring

Stuck in a dead-end job, single, and discontented, Lily receives a most unexpected visitor: an “heir finder” who informs her she is the sole beneficiary to an unclaimed fortune—$16 million left behind by a grandfather she never met. The boon comes with a cavea... read more
Frank Russell is a star-struck young Army veteran when he stumbles into a job at Pacific Pictures studios in Hollywood. Frank, just back from the war in the Pacific, immediately runs into the studio’s biggest stars, including the beautiful, ambitious Vera Vanc... read more
Winner of the Spirituality & Practice's Spiritual Book of the Year (2014)The Jewish High Holidays—the ten days beginning with the New Year Festival of Rosh Hashanah and culminating with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement—constitute the most sacred period of the ... read more
----------------------------------#1 Amazon Bestseller!! ----------------------------------Are you divorced and not sure how to date again?Want to find love in 2015?In Getting Back on Top: The Uncensored Guide to Sex, Dating and Relationships After Divorce, au... read more
Bob Foster is the pilot of a 10-man B-17 crew--until suddenly he isn’t anymore! In a public relations maneuver, Lt. Harmon Roberts III, son of a US Senator, takes over Foster’s crew and Foster becomes his reluctant copilot. Roberts is just what the public affa... read more
The Saga of Lyn - The Reawakening is a compelling tale of a simple man's adventures as he seeks justice for the murder of his wife and daughter, only to find that his entire world is threatened. When a mysterious visitor destroys jovial Tegain Hostler's tavern... read more
What does the Tooth Fairy do with our teeth? What a good question and one clever kids have been asking for ages! Until now, there has never been an answer that comes close to revealing just how playful, creative and clumsy the Tooth Fairy can be! Oh, and let's... read more

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