Stephanie Grossman - Publicist

Marketing Associate in Digital Marketing Group (Books on Tape, Listening Library, PRH Audio):

Performed proactive retail, library, and school marketing for audiobooks, wrote engaging blog posts for department's Wordpress site using HTML and SEO, wrote copy for email newsletters, curated themed audiobook collections, and composed social media posts on official accounts in department's voice. Also created sell sheets for 150+ adult and children's audiobooks each season (450+ per year), and planned/managed the creation of digital and physical audiobook catalogs. Additionally wrote copy for flyers, CD samplers, advertisements, and marketing campaign websites, represented brand at trade shows and library conferences, and fostered meaningful connections with librarians and educators.

Book, Media, and Tech Marketer/Publicist:

Promote books and media for Permuted Press, Post Hill Press, Bibliocrunch, and self-published authors, build relationships with authors and partnerships with bloggers, podcasters, journalists, local bookstore owners, and influencers, write pitches, arrange book reviews, author interviews, and giveaways.

Performed client relationship marketing and copy-writing at successful real estate technology start-up, SiteCompli.

Sales/Marketing Assistant (Atria, Howard, Gallery/Pocket Books):

Made sales pitches that impacted my team's goal of achieving $3,850,000 in advances per year, created strong and trusting relationships with customer base, and implemented a change in department's product submission process to a more efficient and sustainable system.

Additional Tasks: Copy-wrote and copy-edited product promotional materials to send to both domestic and international customers, created documents in Excel for departmental organization, performed customer service by gathering and organizing materials for clientele and coordinating with production department to make sure deadlines were met, managed contractual agreements, worked with digital asset management software and Microsoft Office Suite, and performed some clerical work.

Dr. Greenlaw and the Zulu Princess

Thomas Steinbeck

For those who claimed his acquaintance, and they were only a pitiful few, Dr. Greenlaw appeared a most unexceptional gentlemen, until one clear and polished spring day, he decided to take a walk down toward a small boat yard.As he passed the boat yard, he noticed an odd-looking vessel peeking out from behind a long low building. The vessel, which looked like a small schooner, lay half-hidden b... read more

For those who claimed his acquaintance, and they were only a pitiful few, Dr. Greenlaw appeared a most unexceptional gentlemen, until one clear and polished spring day, he decided to take a walk down toward a small boat yard.As he passed the boat yard, he noticed an odd-looking vessel peeking out from behind a long low building. The vessel, which looked like a small schooner, lay half-hidden b... read more

Mrs. Penngelli and the Pirate

Thomas Steinbeck

"By any standard one would care to apply, Mrs. Penngelli had survived the “slings and arrows” of misfortune with most of her courage, faith, and good sense intact, and many wondered how she did so. "In Mrs. Penngelli and the Pirate, we meet Sarah Penngelli, matriarch of a family that always seemed to keep their course. Among their colorful acquaintances was a salty Russian whaling captain, Ser... read more

"By any standard one would care to apply, Mrs. Penngelli had survived the “slings and arrows” of misfortune with most of her courage, faith, and good sense intact, and many wondered how she did so. "In Mrs. Penngelli and the Pirate, we meet Sarah Penngelli, matriarch of a family that always seemed to keep their course. Among their colorful acquaintances was a salty Russian whaling captain, Ser... read more

Day by Day Armageddon: Grey Fox

J.L. Bourne

Time is a very fluid thing, no one really has a grasp on it other than maybe how to measure it. As the maestro of the Day by Day Armageddon Universe, I have the latitude of being in control of that time. I can adjust the slider either direction, moving the timeline back and forth along the continuum. This is one of the perks of creation, the benefit in constructing something (albeit small) fro... read more

Time is a very fluid thing, no one really has a grasp on it other than maybe how to measure it. As the maestro of the Day by Day Armageddon Universe, I have the latitude of being in control of that time. I can adjust the slider either direction, moving the timeline back and forth along the continuum. This is one of the perks of creation, the benefit in constructing something (albeit small) fro... read more

The Ninth Circle

Brendan Deneen

When Dan, 16, runs away from a terrible home life to join a circus, he has no idea what he’s getting himself into. Based on Dante’s Inferno, THE NINTH CIRCLE follows a young man’s coming-of-age as he travels with the circus through nine states. With the Ringmaster as his guide, Dan finds himself falling in love with the Bearded Lady but hated by almost everyone else, including the Strong Man, ... read more

When Dan, 16, runs away from a terrible home life to join a circus, he has no idea what he’s getting himself into. Based on Dante’s Inferno, THE NINTH CIRCLE follows a young man’s coming-of-age as he travels with the circus through nine states. With the Ringmaster as his guide, Dan finds himself falling in love with the Bearded Lady but hated by almost everyone else, including the Strong Man, ... read more

Stunner: A Ronnie Lake Mystery (An Accidental Lady Detective, A Private Investigator Crime Series)

Niki Danforth

Beautiful. Bright. And possibly, deadly...This is all Ronnie Lake knows about her potential sister-in-law, Juliana. But she's determined to find out the truth about her wealthy brother's new lover before he throws away his happiness, fortune, and quite possibly, his life. Who is this mysterious woman with two lives--and how deep does her deception go? As a divorced, downsized, 50-something, Ro... read more

Beautiful. Bright. And possibly, deadly...This is all Ronnie Lake knows about her potential sister-in-law, Juliana. But she's determined to find out the truth about her wealthy brother's new lover before he throws away his happiness, fortune, and quite possibly, his life. Who is this mysterious woman with two lives--and how deep does her deception go? As a divorced, downsized, 50-something, Ro... read more

The Damascus Cover (The Jerusalem Spy Series Book 1)

Howard Kaplan

LA TIMES BESTSELLER.TRANSLATED INTO 7 LANGUAGES"KAPLAN IS UP THERE WITH THE BEST" - CLIVE CUSSLERIn a last ditch effort to revive his career, washed out agent Ari Ben-Sion accepts a mission he never would have 30 years ago, to smuggle a group of Jewish children out of the Damascus ghetto. Or so he thinks.In Damascus, a beautiful American photographer, Kim, seems to be falling in love with Ari,... read more

LA TIMES BESTSELLER.TRANSLATED INTO 7 LANGUAGES"KAPLAN IS UP THERE WITH THE BEST" - CLIVE CUSSLERIn a last ditch effort to revive his career, washed out agent Ari Ben-Sion accepts a mission he never would have 30 years ago, to smuggle a group of Jewish children out of the Damascus ghetto. Or so he thinks.In Damascus, a beautiful American photographer, Kim, seems to be falling in love with Ari,... read more

Armada: A Novel

Ernest Cline

The new novel from the best-selling author of Ready Player One It's just another day of high school for Zack Lightman. He's daydreaming through another boring math class, with just one more month to go until graduation and freedom - if he can make it that long without getting suspended again. Then he glances out his classroom window and spots the flying saucer. At first Zack thinks he's going ... read more

The new novel from the best-selling author of Ready Player One It's just another day of high school for Zack Lightman. He's daydreaming through another boring math class, with just one more month to go until graduation and freedom - if he can make it that long without getting suspended again. Then he glances out his classroom window and spots the flying saucer. At first Zack thinks he's going ... read more

Kitchens of the Great Midwest: A Novel

J. Ryan Stradal

Kitchens of the Great Midwest, about a young woman with a once-in-a-generation palate who becomes the iconic chef behind the country's most coveted dinner reservation, is the summer's most hotly-anticipated debut. When Lars Thorvald's wife, Cynthia, falls in love with wine - and a dashing sommelier - he's left to raise their baby, Eva, on his own. He's determined to pass on his love of food to... read more

Kitchens of the Great Midwest, about a young woman with a once-in-a-generation palate who becomes the iconic chef behind the country's most coveted dinner reservation, is the summer's most hotly-anticipated debut. When Lars Thorvald's wife, Cynthia, falls in love with wine - and a dashing sommelier - he's left to raise their baby, Eva, on his own. He's determined to pass on his love of food to... read more

Get in Trouble: Stories

Kelly Link

She has been hailed by Michael Chabon as "the most darkly playful voice in American fiction" and by Neil Gaiman as "a national treasure." Now Kelly Link's eagerly awaited new collection - her first for adult listeners in a decade - proves indelibly that this bewitchingly original writer is among the finest we have. Link has won an ardent following for her ability, with each new short story, to... read more

She has been hailed by Michael Chabon as "the most darkly playful voice in American fiction" and by Neil Gaiman as "a national treasure." Now Kelly Link's eagerly awaited new collection - her first for adult listeners in a decade - proves indelibly that this bewitchingly original writer is among the finest we have. Link has won an ardent following for her ability, with each new short story, to... read more

Oak & Mistletoe

J.Z.N. McCauley

A Druid Curse, A Prophesied Love, A Consuming Vengeance… Catherine Green, along with her twin sister and older brother, travels to Ireland on a college graduation trip. Her vacation takes a permanent turn when she lands her dream job at an art and history museum on her beloved Emerald Isle. She meets a handsome stranger named Bowen, an expert of sorts on local ancient studies. Though their fir... read more

A Druid Curse, A Prophesied Love, A Consuming Vengeance… Catherine Green, along with her twin sister and older brother, travels to Ireland on a college graduation trip. Her vacation takes a permanent turn when she lands her dream job at an art and history museum on her beloved Emerald Isle. She meets a handsome stranger named Bowen, an expert of sorts on local ancient studies. Though their fir... read more