A representative sampling of the book marketing projects I’ve managed (primarily organizing book tours, Indie Next campaigns, regional publicity, bookseller outreach, and managing social media).
Requiem for Used Ignition Cap: Poems by J. Scott Brownlee (Orison Books)
- Winner of the 2016 Texas Institute of Letters Bob Bush Memorial Award for a first book of poetry
- Regional book tour (TX) and national publicity campaign (poetry magazines)
- Austin Chronicle — review
- Washington Independent Review of Books — review
- Beloit Poetry Journal (Winter 2015) – review
- Front Porch Journal — review
- The Raleigh Review — Selected as one of the best poetry collections of 2015
- Foreword Reviews — review
- Mountain Xpress — article
- Best American Poetry Blog — review
Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis by Alexis Coe (Zest Books)
- Regional book tour and publicity (TN)
- WREG — TV interview
- Southern Festival of Books panelist
- “Book Talk” WYPL — radio interview
- Chapter 16 — interview & review
- Memphis Flyer — article
- Deep South Magazine — review
Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America
- Create all digital assets and manage social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, etc.)
- Write and edit content for corporate blog
- Manage email newsletter program
- Digital publicity for events and book fairs
Toughs by Ed Falco (Unbridled Books)
- Regional book tour (MD, VA, DC)
- Decatur Book Festival panelist
- Fall for the Book Festival panelist
Mercy 6 by David Bajo (Unbridled Books)
- Regional book tour (CA)
River of Dust by Virginia Pye (Unbridled Books)
- Indie Next Pick, May 2013
- Regional book tour
- Virginia Festival of the Book panelist
- Fall for the Book Festival panelist
The Lighthouse Road by Peter Geye (Unbridled Books)
- Indie Next Pick, October 2012
- Midwest Connections Pick
- Regional book tour (MN, IL, WI, MI)
The Bird Saviors by William J. Cobb (Unbridled Books)
- Indie Next Pick, June 2012
- Extensive book tour (CO, UT, NM, TX)
- Texas Book Festival
The Afterlives of the Saints by Colin Dickey (Unbridled Books)
- East & West Coast book tours (summer 2012)
- Wordstock Book Festival
The Lola Quartet by Emily St. John Mandel (Unbridled Books)
- #1 Indie Next Pick, May 2012
- National book tour (hardcover)
- Regional events (paperback)
- Multiple book festivals
The Coffins of Little Hope by Timothy Schaffert (Unbridled Books)
- Indie Next Pick, May 2011
- Midwest Connections Pick
- Regional book tours for hardcover and paperback
Jan Collins, author of Next Steps: A Practical Guide to Planning for the Best Half of Your Life (Quill Driver Books)
You Believers by Jane Bradley (Unbridled Books)
- Indie Next Pick, May 2011
- Regional book tour (Midwest & South)
- Southern Festival of Books
- SC Book Festival
Reading Lips: A Memoir of Kisses by Claudia Sternbach (Unbridled Books)
- Indie Next Pick, April 2011
- Regional events (CA, AZ)
Safe from the Sea by Peter Geye (Unbridled Books)
- Indie Next Pick, Oct 2010
- Midwest Connections Pick
- Great Lakes Great Reads Pick
- Indie Lit Award Winner
- Indie Next Reading Group Pick (Fall 12)
- Extensive regional book tour
An Unfinished Score by Elise Blackwell (Unbridled Books)
- Indie Next Notable Book, May 2010
- SIBA Okra Pick
- Regional events
- SC Book Festival
The Singer’s Gun by Emily St. John Mandel (Unbridled Books)
- #1 Indie Next Pick, May 2010
- Indie Bookseller’s Choice Award Winner
- National book tour for hardcover (Midwest, CA, South & New York)
- Regional events for paperback
- Multiple book festival appearances