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Public relations expert Megan Beatie and I discuss book marketing for middle grade novels, young adult novels, and picture books. She shares her history navigating the publishing industry in the start of her career in 1996 all the way to the present, gives an overview of all the things she does for her authors, and provides numerous invaluable tips for book promotion and working with publicists. This is an invaluable conversation for anyone interested in marketing a book.
Megan Beatie
is a veteran book publicist with more than two decades of experience. She has executed
the publicity campaigns for books in nearly every conceivable
genre including literary fiction, mysteries&thrillers,science fiction,
fantasy, graphic novels, young adult and children’s books, as well as
nonfiction covering the topics of pop culture,
film, entertainment, health, lifestyle, parenting, and relationships.
Some of the esteemed
writers she has represented over the course of her career include Marcia Clark,
Dr. David Agus, Dr. Nina Shapiro, John Lahr, Barry Eisler, Lee Goldberg, Seth
Greenland, Leslie S. Klinger, Attica Locke, John Connolly, Chris Farnsworth,
and many others. She has a specialty in
children’s book publicity and has worked on picture books, middle grade books
and young adult books by authors including Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera,
IbiZoboi, Elana K. Arnold, Maureen Johnson, Melissa de la Cruz, Margaret Stohl,
Amber Smith, Alexandra Monir, and many more.
The fifth
generation of a farming family from Southern California’s Ventura County, Megan
lives and works in Los Angeles. Visit her company’s website at www.meganbeatie.com and follow on Facebook @MeganBeatieCommunications, Instagram
@mubeatie, and Twitter @mbeatie.
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