"Paula Margulies set up the cross country book tour for my first novel, Inventions, and has been instrumental in arranging speaking engagements and radio interviews for me. She is the consummate professional – knowledgeable, energetic, and friendly. I recommend her to any author who needs help promoting and publicizing a book."
"I have worked with Paula in a variety of writing contexts — workshops, conferences, classes, one-on-one — for six years. I continue to be impressed with her knowledge, both of writing as an art and of the business of writing. She is a thorough professional, who has consistently given me excellent advice in advancing my own writing career. I enthusiastically recommend her to fellow writers."
-John Van Roekel, author of the historical novels, Braver Deeds and Prisoner Moonwww.braverdeeds.com
"Within a week of contacting Paula Margulies about my new film, an interview with a local newspaper was scheduled and an article appeared soon after. Good, fast, results-oriented work!"
What reviewers are saying about Cherryl Smith's After Being Somewhere Else (ISBN 1-58790-119-6):
"Smith celebrates what's special and precious in experience with the agility of a sky-dancer. These poems are delicious; they will satify anyone's appetite for the singing of a life richly lived and loved."
-Barry Spacks, author of Hope of the Air and Spacks Street
"Perhaps because she is a writer herself, Paula understands writers and excels at working with them. She establishes effective marketing strategies based upon the writer's objectives and keeps in touch with her writers during every stage of the promotional process. I'd recommend her to any writer looking for a competent and thorough professional specializing in either local / regional or national publicity campaigns."
"Paula has been absolutely fantastic. Prior to hiring her, I had two other publicists who I thought were pretty good. Paula showed me otherwise. She accomplished more for me in a couple of months -- including booksignings, newspaper features stories, keynote speaking engagements -- than the others did in a year. She is smart, professional, and extremely savvy about the book world. I highly recommend her."
A young boy sounds the alarm -- The Redcoats are coming! -- when a marauding British Warship targets his Massachusetts fishing village during the War of 1812.
Reviewers rave about The Invasion of Sandy Bay (ISBN 978-1-59078-560-7) by professional educator, Anita Sanchez:
"Sanchez has taken a small piece of history from the War of 1812 and created a great tale of adventure and heroism." -ALAN's Picks, Sept 2008, Assembly on Literature for Adolescents
"Sanchez has written a lively third-person account of a little-known event, with believable dialogue and plenty of detail that should be welcomed by readers of the genre." -Kirkus
"I feel so fortunate to have met Paula Margulies. She is not only one of the best publicists in the industry, but is also a generous person with considerable integrity. With a limited budget, and in a matter of a few weeks, she helped me build a polished media kit and made several important media connections. Paula is a true pleasure!
- Felena Hanson, author of KnowYOU Before ‘I Do’: 30 Reasons NOT to Marry Before 30www.30Reasons.com
Television writer, Matt Goldman, enchants children and adults alike with his clever depiction of Dingeltrot (ISBN 978-1935204008), a twelve-year-old boy who stands fourteen inches tall. Dingeltrot's attempts to cope in a strange, big world are as amusing as they are poignant. With Dingeltrot,Goldman offers a heart-warming tale of family, acceptance, and being comfortable in one's own skin.
Maralys Wills' Damn the Rejections, Full Speed Ahead: The Bumpy Road to Getting Published (ISBN 1-932173-92-7) offers real-world suggestions on how to write novels and non-fiction books and turn them into best-selling works. Using educational and entertaining anecdotes, Wills covers every facet of the writing process, including coping with rejections, writing enticing story beginnings, creating dramatic scenes, crafting non-fiction book proposals, learning to plot, writing believable love scenes, and developing characters that “live.”
Winner of the BEST BOOK Award, Business/Publishing & Writing Category, 2009 USA Book News Awards
Like the highly-praised first edition, Oliver’s Surprise, (ISBN 1-934848-62-X) provides a delightful trip back in time for both children and adults. With Oliver’s Surprise, Olympic sailor Carol Cronin introduces readers of all ages to the circumstances behind the Great Hurricane of 1938, and provides a glimpse into nautical life in New England. An updated version of the acclaimed novel released in September, 2008, this edition of Oliver’s Surprise contains the original story plus a newly-added history of coasting schooners, along with eight pen-and-ink illustrations by Laurie Ann Cronin, a glossary of nautical terms, and a brief history of the Great Hurricane of 1938 that devastated the eastern seaboard.
In one of the most captivating stories of childhood yet to emerge from Northern Ireland, The Faloorie Man (ISBN 978-1934848210) traces the early years of Martin McBride, a young Catholic boy growing up on the streets of post-war Belfast. Stark, funny, at times heart-wrenching, Martin's coming of age story is set against sectarian division. As he emerges from the cocoon of his family, he faces an uncertain world: the shocking discovery of the difference between boys and girls, the unprovoked fighting on the schoolyard, the torture of education, the doubtful pleasure of illicit sex, and the accidental discovery of a darkly hidden truth.
Part travel guide, part memoir, A Yank Back to England (ISBN 978-1934848241) provides a rare insight into English culture by a Brit who thought he’d left it behind.
“A perceptive, engaging and informative take on contemporary England as seen through the eyes of a fellow expatriate who writes with humor and affection. The cast of characters has an almost Dickensian vivacity.” —Michael York, actor and author of Are My Blinkers Showing?
"I've really enjoyed working with Paula Margulies. She set up a successful season of book signings for me, and I'm enjoying working with her on my new sequel. Her integrity and straightforward approach makes it easy to trust her with my reputation, and her willingness to make cold calls AND to follow up has freed me to do what I enjoy and am good at: write."
-Carol Newman Cronin, U.S. Olympic sailor and author of Oliver's Surprise: A Boy, A Schooner, and the Great Hurricane of 1938, Cape Cod Surprise: Oliver Matches Wits with Hurricane Carol, and A Game of Sails www.carolnewmancronin.com
Also by Linda Gromko, M.D., and interior designer, Jane McClure, is the nonfiction lifestyle guide, Arranging Your Life When Dialysis Comes Home: The Underwear Factor (ISBN 978-0-615-32528-6).
A guide for patients who choose to do their hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis at home, Arranging Your Life When Dialysis Comes Home provides valuable information on how to design a home dialysis space that is comfortable, safe, and easy to use.
Gromko and McClure are the founders of the Seattle non-profit, Arrange2Live, whose mission is to improve the quality of life for home dialysis patients and others dealing with health care in the home.
In 1945, young and beautiful Iz begins a life on the south-east coast of Ireland with her new husband. As she settles in to try and make her life by the sea, circumstances that have brought Iz to Monument are shrouded in mystery.
Soaring across the decades that follow Ireland’s newly won independence, sweeping across the fierce class issues and battles over land ownership that once defined Irish society, Peter Cunningham's The Sea and the Silence (ISBN 978-1-934848-32-6) is an epic love story set inside the fading grandeur of the Anglo-Irish class.
“A terrific novel. Moving and hugely entertaining.” - Roddy Doyle
“A writer of great gifts.” - Barry Unsworth, Booker Prize winner
Charting the Unknown: Family, Fear, and One Long Boat Ride (ISBN 978-1-933016-63-4) tells the story of Kim and Mike Petersen, who, while in college, were inspired to write their dreams on a piece of paper. The list was forgotten through the course of life: jobs, raising a family, and experiencing the loss of their baby daughter. When the list miraculously reappeared at a time when their children were nearly teenagers, one dream stood out - living on a boat and sailing across the Atlantic.
Despite having no boating experience, they purchased an unfinished 65-foot power catamaran shell, sold everything, and moved from Toronto to West Palm Beach, Florida, to finish constructing the boat and begin living aboard. Like the highly-praised Eat, Pray, Love, Charting the Unknown describes Kim Petersen’s emotional journey of self-discovery as she travels the world with her young family aboard their self-built catamaran, Chrysalis.
My Abandonment (ISBN 978-0156035521), by Portland author Peter Rock, is a haunting and unsettling novel about a thirteen-year-old girl and her father, who live in Forest Park, an enormous nature preserve in Portland, Oregon. They inhabit an elaborate cave shelter, wash in a nearby creek, store perishables at the water’s edge, use a makeshift septic system, tend a garden, even keep a library of sorts. Once a week they go to the city to buy groceries and otherwise merge with the civilized world. But one small mistake allows a backcountry jogger to discover them, which derails their entire existence, ultimately provoking a deeper flight.
Inspired by a true story and told through the startlingly sincere voice of its young narrator, Caroline, My Abandonment provides readers with a riveting look at life at the margins and a mesmerizing tale of survival and hope.
Have you ever wondered what makes a beautiful woman truly appealing? In Gracious Living for Young Ladies (ISBN 978-0-9845413-3-1), author Liz Stover offers timely advice about manners, ettiquette, and grace for young women living in today's world, giving them the tools they need to capture that inward strength, self-confidence, and charm.
U.S. Olympic sailor and author Carol Newman Cronin launches her newest book, Cape Cod Surprise: Oliver Matches Wits with Hurricane Carol (ISBN 978-1-934848-47-0) to the delight of children and adults alike. Cape Cod Surprise brings Oliver, the character readers came to love in Oliver’s Surprise, aboard Cap'n Eli's schooner, the beloved Surprise, just as Hurricane Carol makes landfall. With the skill of a lifelong sailor, Carol Newman Cronin has delivered a primer on sailing embedded in a ripping yarn about a boy traveling back in time.
“Cape Cod Surprise brings to life what it is like to face a vicious hurricane. I kept reaching for my lifejacket and pulling up my hood throughout this fast-paced narrative.”
I really appreciate how hard Paula is working to get the word out about my book. I am so impressed, I am speechless. She is fabulous!
-Liz Stover, Owner and Instructor, Elite Manners School of Etiquette, and author of Gracious Living for Young Ladies: A Self-Improvement Guide; A Manual for Life
Ona Russell's second novel, The Natural Selection (ISBN 978-0-86534-628-4), was nominated for the New Mexico Book Awards 2008 Best New Paperback and was a finalist in the Commonwealth Club 78th Annual California Book Awards, the 2009 San Diego Book Awards, and the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.
Like the highly-praised O’Brien’s Desk, The Natural Selection is a must-read for historical mystery lovers who crave rich, evocative details, engaging characters, and sociological themes that are still relevant today.
O'Brien's Desk (ISBN 0-86534-416-7), a book that best-selling mystery writer, Anne Perry, calls "an intriguing story that gives us insight into the moral dilemmas of 20th century America," is the first of Ona Russell's historical mystery series. Published in 2004 by Sunstone Press and nominated for a Pen/Faulkner award, the novel is shaped by the explosively paradoxical forces of the 1920s: corruption, sexual promiscuity and bigotry on the one hand, the highest ideals of the Progressive reformers on the other. The narrative centers on Judge O'Brien O'Donnell, a celebrated historical figure (and the author's husband's grandfather) caught between these two forces.
Also by Tom Denlick, the nonfiction reference guide, The Big Book of Gazebos, Pergolas, and Other Backyard Architecture (ISBN 978-0-7643-3170-1), provides written descriptions and over 400 photographs of architectural additions for the backyard, including gateways, gazebos, pergolas, pagodas, and follies. Designed for landscaping professionals, landscape architects, backyard shed builders and homeowners aspiring beyond the average backyard, The Big Book of Gazebos, Pergolas, and Other Backyard Architecture supplies a complete look at some of the most elegant structures in backyard architecture in America.
Photographer Tom Denlick announces the release of Contemporary Pin-Up Photography (ISBN 978-0764336768), which follows the work of the great pin-up illustrators of the '30s through the '60s, who have inspired a whole generation of digital photographers. A visual delight, Contemporary Pin-Up Photography includes more than 300 photos from 25 photographers nationwide, with vintage images, from cheesecake pin-up to Hollywood glamour, as well as classic military nosecone art, and authentic WWII bomber jackets. The pin-up models were photographed in the some of the most scenic locations in the United States.
In Power of the Five Elements: The Chinese Medicine Path to Healthy Aging and Stress Resistance (ISBN 978-1-55643-874-5), holistic healing and preventative medicine pioneer, Charles Moss, M.D., discusses the healing power of acupuncture and Chinese medicine and how they can be used to help lower abnormal levels of cortisol, the main stress hormone associated with heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.
"In this enlightening book, Dr. Charles Moss offers us the opportunity to heal our modern world through the wisdom of the ages."
-David Simon, M.D., cofounder of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing and author of Free to Love, Free to Heal
Working with Paula Margulies on the promotion of my book, Charting the Unknown, has been both personally rewarding and professionally advantageous. With her help I have been featured in a number of media venues including magazines, television and radio. In addition, she was instrumental in setting up several speaking engagements across the country. She is knowledgeable, accessible, and effective. You would be hard pressed to find someone better suited for the job.
-Kim Petersen, Professional Life Coach and author of Charting the Unknown: Family, Fear, and One Long Boat Ride www.kimpeterson.us
An exciting new mystery starring P.J. Smythe, an Annapolis "skip tracer," who tracks down individuals behind on their loans, What Are Friends For (ISBN 978-1-59414-956-6), describes P. J.'s role as a novice private investigator whose first client, environmentalist Vivian Remington, dies from a suspicious drug overdose. P.J. must dodge a murder charge and wend her way through the treacherous realms of Washington politics and the illegal wildlife trade while attempting to solve the mystery of Remington's death. Written with classic, hard-boiled "whodunit" panache by award-winning author, Caroline Taylor, this first P.J. Smythe adventure is sure to please any die-hard mystery fan.
Three-time Ironman finisher Amy Snyder takes the wraps off the best kept secret in the sports world, the Race Across America, in her nonfiction narrative, Hell on Two Wheels: An Astonishing Story of Suffering, Triumph, and the Most Extreme Endurance Race in the World (ISBN 978-1600785252).
InHell on Two Wheels, Snyder follows a group of athletes before, during, and after the 2009 RAAM, the closest and most controversial race in the event’s 30-year history. Hell on Two Wheels offers a thrilling and remarkably detailed account of the competitors’ triumphs and tragedies as they test themselves, each other, and the limits of human endurance.
Set in rust-belt Michigan in the 1960's, Greg Fournier's Zug Island: A Detroit Riot Novel (ISBN 978-1-4116-8691-5) tells the story of a young college student who works as the sole white employee in an iron blast furnace factory on Zug Island. A striking look at racism in the suburbs and the environment of civil strife that led to the race riots of the sixties, Zug Island explores the events leading up to the largest and worst riot in the nation's history.
"Paula stood out among the publicists I evaluated. First, she cares. She actually asked for a pre-publication copy, and then read my book—even before I had selected her to do my publicity! Second, Paula brings enormous experience and judgment to her work. Since I'm a first-time author, she offered valuable counsel on a range of issues, from how to give a book talk to how I should go about building my personal platform. Third, Paula is a genius at leveraging social media, and her guidance in this department has paid handsomely. Finally, Paula is a pleasure to work with. She is easy to reach, provides frequent status reports, tracks her time spent, and is highly organized. Even more, I love her style and energy. I recommend Paula without reservation.”
-Amy Snyder, author of Hell on Two Wheels: An Astonishing Story of Suffering, Triumph, and the Most Extreme Endurance Race in the World
College professor Suzy Ismail discusses what it’s like to be a Muslim at work in her nonfiction book, Nine to Five: Muslims in the Western Workplace (ISBN 978-1590080695). Comprised of actual and dramatized first-person narrative accounts, Nine to Five explores the cultural challenges faced by Muslim employees working in the Western world. Through narratives and commentary, the author sets out to dispel myths, break down stereotypes, and illustrate that being “different” at work is not necessarily “wrong.” By sharing their experiences, Ms. Ismail and her Muslim contributors articulate some of the internal and external struggles they face as workers in today’s global economy.
"Paula has been an absolute pleasure to work with. We established an immediate rapport. She is thorough and persistent. I’m so lucky to have benefitted from her significant experience in the literary publicity business!"
Los Angeles author Holly LaMora's young adult novel, Finding Badger (ISBN 978-0983106708), provides a metaphorical tale of transformation. Finding Badger tells the story of Hayes MacGruder, an aimless peace officer on a mission to rescue two teenagers, Rory and Chancy, from a war-torn planet in 2330. When Hayes and his partner, Murphy, find themselves searching for Hayes’ daughter from his past life, Hayes realizes that this fateful meeting with her is actually the universe giving him yet another chance to rewrite his story by making the right decisions in his life.
Photographer, Tom Denlick, and creator of A Way of Life (AWOL), Joanna Herr, a two-time breast cancer survivor, announce the release of My Living Through Breast Cancer: The Brave Journey of 44 Survivors (ISBN 978-0-615-56480-7), an inspirational book highlighting the struggles, treatments, and courage of 44 women whose lives were suddenly changed forever by breast cancer. My Living Through Breast Cancer features over 200 photos depicting survivors between the ages of 22 to 72 who have defeated this disease and have stepped forward to share their courageous stories.
Mary Vensel White announces the release of The Qualities of Wood (ISBN: 9780007469505), the first ebook published by Authonomy, a digital imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, which allows writers to submit their work for consideration based on nominations from the writing community.
Set in a small Midwestern town, The Qualities of Wood texplores relationships and illustrates how our perception of others changes what we see, and ultimately feel, about them. The novel builds around a number of intriguing characters, whose motives are slowly revealed against the explosive atmosphere of a small town and its ancient mysteries, which are fueled by gossip, rumor, and local legends.
Graphic artist and author Calinda B announces the release of A Wicked Awakening (ISBN 9780983912606) and A Wicked Beginning (ISBN 9780983912620), Books 1 & II in the paranormal romance Wicked Series featuring heroine, Chérie (Cheerio) Manhattan. A spirited and entertaining author, Calinda B combines the themes of sexual awakening with paranormal adventure and creates an admirable heroine in Chérie, who must find her inner strength to combat demons from her past and her future.
Living with OCD is not for sissies. From her fears of having a bomb in her teddy bear, to her fear of running over innocent pedestrians, to her fear that she may have strangled someone, J.J. Keeler knows what it’s like to suffer from OCD. In her new memoir, I Hardly Ever Wash My Hands: The Other Side of OCD (ISBN 978-1-55778-892-4, Keeler offers a revealing look at this challenging disease and proves that despite the daily struggle of facing irrational fears, OCD suffers can learn to deal with their demons. An intrepid survivor of a childhood filled with both imaginary and real fears, Keeler develops into a courageous adult who manages to face the depths of her obsessions and show us how she has learned to live with them.
Seattle physician Linda Gromko, M.D., offers readers a portrait of sacrifice and hope in her stirring memoir Complications: A Doctor’s Love Story (ISBN 978-0-9825143-0-6), which was released at the Pacific Northwest Writers Conference in August, 2009. While browsing on the Internet, the Seattle doctor finds Steve, a businessman who is “gifted at banter, irreverently funny, and loyal as a beagle.” Known to have diabetes and high blood pressure, Steve falls precipitously into the abyss of kidney failure. Without a kidney transplant or dialysis, Steve will die within one to two weeks. Written from a doctor’s perspective, the book takes the reader on a tumultuous course of medical and personal trials, as Dr. Gromko exerts the most powerful advocacy of her life.
-John Van Roekel, author of the historical novels, Braver Deeds and Prisoner Moon www.braverdeeds.com
