I am proud to have played a role in the book development, book proposal development, writing, and refinement of my clients' bestselling and award-winning work and am grateful for the role other publishing professionals have played to bring that work into the hearts, minds, and hands of readers.
EATING DOES IT 2024 Living Well Book Award winner
EATING DOES IT 2024 American BookFest Best Book Award Finalist (Health: Diet and Exercise)
"Can I Be Groovy?" narrative nonfiction essay by Julia Scatliff-O'Grady, PhD; 2nd place in 2024 Moore County Writers’ Competition Awards
AMPLIFY! by Dion Lim earned Amazon #1 New Release in Inclusive Education Methods, #8 in Asian American Studies, and #23 in Human Rights Law early in its presale period
Chinese and Korean translation rights to MASTERY by Arturo Hernandez, PhD sold by Prometheus Books even before its English release
Emmy-winning journalist Dion Lim's NOT YOUR MODEL MINORITY (retitled AMPLIFY!) acquired by Third State Books
EATING DOES IT selected by Forks Over Knives as one of its 12 Favorite Vegan books of 2023
Kathy Pollard, MS's EATING DOES IT acquired by Healthy Learning Publishing
Korean translation rights to VITAMIN C by Stephen M. Sagar, MD sold by Prometheus Books
nonfiction author D.R.G. signed with literary agent T.T. (names withheld pending future announcement)
Arturo E. Hernandez, PhD's MASTERY acquired by Jake Bonar at Prometheus Books
nonfiction author N.J. signed with literary agent J.P. (names withheld pending future announcement)
Rediscovered Books Top 10 Bestseller 2 Months in a Row
NYC Big Book Award winner, African-American Nonfiction
Writer's League of Texas General Nonfiction Winner
Stephen M. Sagar, MD's VITAMIN C: A 500-YEAR SCIENTIFIC BIOGRAPHY FROM SCURVY TO PSEUDOSCIENCE acquired by Prometheus Books
Independent Publishers Silver Medal Health/Medicine/Nutrition
IPPY Gold Award Autobiography/Memoir
Nightlife entrepreneur Steve Adelman's memoir NOCTURNAL ADMISSSIONS acquired by Santa Monica Press
Reader Views Reviewers Choice Award, Silver
Maxy Awards nonfiction winner
Eric Hoffer Nonfiction/Self-Help winner
Montaige Medal finalist
Parade Magazine list of "24 Best Memoirs to Read in 2020"
Brit + Co. "12 Must-Read Memoirs for Fall"
Shelf Unbound 2020 Top Notable Indie
Warwick's bookstore San Diego, CA Nonfiction Favorites 2020
NYC Big Book Award winner
Reader's Favorite Five-Star Review
UpJourney Magazine’s "40 Best Self-Help Books for Women"
Rediscovered Books Bestseller
Publishers Weekly Booklife Prize quarter finalist
New York Times Bestseller
Publishers Weekly Bestseller
TODAY SHOW Read with Jenna pick (May 2019)
#9 Amazon Overall Bestseller
Amazon Editors' Pick Best Literature & Fiction
ABA IndieBound Bestseller #16
New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
USA Today Best Book of the Week
Washington Book Review Difficult-To-Put-Down Novel
Washington Post 10 Books to Read in March
Refinery 29 Best Books of the Month
The Millions Most Anticipated Books of 2019
Electric Lit 20 Best Debuts of the First Half of 2019
Popsugar Best Books of the Year All Written by Females
Bookbrower's Best Book of the Year
Newsweek Best Book of the Summer
Buzzfeed News "4 Books We Couldn't Put Down Last Month"
New Arab Best Books by Arab Authors
Goodreads Choice Awards 2019 Finalist (Fiction and Debut Novel categories)
Amazon Charts 10 Essential Reads March 2019
Marie Claire Best Women’s Fiction of 2019
Real Simple Best Book of the Year
Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) Bronze Medal
IndieReader Discovery Award Best First Book, Nonfiction
New England Book Festival Winner: Best How-To Book
Readers’ Favorite Book Award Winner: Nonfiction/Food
The Janey Loves 2018 Platinum Awards Highly Recommended
BuzzFeed one of "5 Books to Feed Your Soul"
Nonfiction Book Awards Bronze Winner
Top 12 Spirited Woman Book Pick List
six-figure, world-rights debut novel deal, HarperCollins
First Novel Prize Short List (international contest)
Maxy Awards Best Fiction Winner
Faulkner-Wisdom Competition Semifinalist
Nonfiction Book Awards Gold Winner
The Wishing Shelf Book Awards Finalist
Readers’ Favorite Bronze Medal Winner
Best Book Awards Finalist
International Book Awards Finalist
Reader’s Favorite Book Awards Finalist
Julia Scatliff-O'Grady, PhD educator and author of Good Busy
Steve Adelman, Nightlife entrepreneur and author of Nocturnal Admissions: Behind the Scenes at Tunnel, Limelight, Avalon, and Other Legendary Nightclubs
David R. Day, professional photographer and author of Idaho Waters
Clayton Moore's memoir Good Cop, Black Cop: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Lou Anne Wellford, MD, author of An Unlikely Match: The True Story of Three Hearts, Two Transplants, and One Love
Steven M. Sagar, MD, author of C: The 500 Year Story of Vitamin C forthcoming from Prometheus Books
Linda K. Olson, MD (retired) Gone: A Memoir of Love, Body, and Taking back My Life (medical and survivor memoir)
Etaf Rum, A Woman Is No Man (literary fiction)
Colleen Higgins, R. Ph.; The Cannabis Prescription: How to Use Medical Marijuana to Reduce or Replace Pharmaceutical Medications (health and wellness)
Anne Leigh Parrish, Women Within and By the Wayside (literary fiction)
Laurie Buchanan, PhD, The Business of Being (business nonfiction)
Heather Sears, Mind to Mouth: A Busy Chick's Guide to Modern Mealtime Moments (health and wellness)
Chrissy Lessey, The Crystal Coast Series (magical realism fiction)
Tanya Sood, She Has Risen: Resurrect Your Divine Feminine Wisdom and Celebrate Your Miraculous Girly Bits (self-help, comparative religion)
Susan Sivadon (literary fiction, seeking representation)
Lee Holcomb, JD Lifestyle Lawyer: The Female Attorney’s Guide to Designing a Law Career You Love (business, law nonfiction)
Monica Pierce, Leaning Out: An Alternative Perspective for the Modern Corporate Woman (business)
M.V. Maddux, Shadows to Light
"Local psychologist and author reveals how it's not to late to learn new skills" Arturo E. Hernandez, PhD author of Mastery on KPRC 2 Houston
"Remembering the Biggest Party of Y2k" excerpt from Nocturnal Admissions in Rolling Stone
"NYC nightlife mainstay spills on the club scenes of the wild ′80s, the naughty ′90s and today" NY Daily News
"20 Questions With Steve Adelman: The Nightlife Legend on Pissing Off Dylan & ’90s Club Kids Compared to the EDM Generation" Billboard magazine
Live at Brookline Booksmith! Steve Adelman: Nocturnal Admissions (live book launch event recording upload on YouTube)
"Legendary NYC nightlife director recalls notorious ‘90s club kid era" New York Post
Nightclub entrepreneur Steve Adelman's 2022 book tour: Boston; New York City; New Buffalo, MI; Saginaw, MI; Chicago; Los Angeles
"Nocturnal Admissions is a hilarious, adrenaline-filled ride through the peak decades of the world’s most famous nightclubs and nightlife scenes through recent decades." Damion Pell of Decoded Magazine said about Steve Adelman's memoir Nocturnal Admissions: Behind the Scenes at Tunnel, Limelight, Avalon, and Other Legendary Nightclubs
About Steve Adelman's memoir, Publishers Weekly says, "In stories that pulsate like an EDM track, Adelman gives readers VIP access to that glitzy bygone era's swirling parties littered with drugs and alcohol...Partygoers will be dazzled."
Magnetic Magazine "Nocturnal Admissions--The New Memoir by Nightlife Veteran Steve Adelman Brings You Back to a Golden Age of Clubbing"
New Books Network: Popular Culture Podcast with guest Steve Adelman
Qavah, the podcast: Work Together And Accomplish Things, Clayton Moore Part 1
“Visionaries and those longing to transform industries should read this. Copeland deconstructs a well-worn concept to deliver refreshing perspectives.” --Booklife by Publishers Weekly (Disruptors: The Gateway to Genius Level Thinking by Craig Copeland)
"Jenski's novel is fast-paced and well plotted."--The BookLife Prize (Laura Jenski, debut novel, Falling Plaster)
So Called Podcast (career advice for aspiring professionals) "Lisa Schelbe, Associate Professor at Florida State University, College of Social Work"
The Marketing Expodition Podcast 088: Branding Success in the Nightlife Industry with Steve Adelman
So Called Podcast (career advice for aspiring professionals) "So Called: Steve Adelman, Nightlife Entrepreneur"
San Joaquin Magazine "How Gary Buckmann overcame a catastrophic accident and went to work with gold medal Olympians"
First guest for #1 bestselling author, filmmaker and Webby award-winning podcaster Alex Ferrari (Indie Film Hustle, Bulletproof Screenwriting, Filmtrepreneur, and Filmmaking Motivation): Next Level Soul Episode 001 "Healing and the Power of Your Mind with Gary Buckmann"
The Intersection Podcast with Mark Riley (United Kingdom) S3 Ep13, Climate Control and Guest Author of Good Cop, Black Cop (Clayton Moore)
Authority Magazine/Medium "Social Impact Authors: How & Why Clayton Moore Is Helping To Change Our World"
Toledo Blade "Fostoria's first Black officer speaks out about his termination, reinstatement" (Clayton Moore; Good Cop, Black Cop: Guilty Until Proven Innocent)
"Indulgence" published by Potato Soup Journal in 2020 selected for publication in their 2nd anthology coming June 2021 (Carol Glick, memoir forthcoming)
The Hype Magazine Live Sessions (Clayton Moore; Good Cop, Black Cop: Guilty Until Proven Innocent)
Milangela's Soul Garden Podcast "When you put your mind to something with Gary Buckmann" (Broken to Brilliant: Overcome Obstacles to Create Opportunity and Achieve the Impossible)
Fostoria Review Times "Former Fostoria police officer tells his story, publishes memoir" (Good Cop, Black Cop: Guilty Until Proven Innocent)
"Being a role model in the healthcare community," interview of Dr. Lou Anne Wellford by Dr. Jan Bonhoeffer
Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson's The Victory Summit (R) Lunch-and-Learn: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It – Get Out and Go! with triple-amputee, Parkinson's diagnose, and author Linda K. Olson (Gone: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Taking Back My Life)
"Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger...Different: Nightlife in the Post-Pandemic World" by Steve Adelman, edm.com
The 100Fold Journey, Wednesday Night Live March 11, 2021 with Gary Buckman (Broken to Brilliant)
The Boston Globe "Linda K. Olson on moving forward after great Loss" (Gone: A Memoir of Love, Body, and Taking back My Life)
San Diego Union Tribune: "S.D. author’s memoir starts with loss but sticks with love." (Linda K. Olson, Gone: A Memoir of Love, Body, and Taking back My Life)
KCPW, NPR Radio Mountain Life "GONE: A Memoir of Love, Body, and Taking Back My Life with Dr. Linda K. Olson"
Kirkus Reviews "Inspirational, gripping, and a testament to positive thinking." (Linda K. Olson, Gone: A Memoir of Love, Body, and Taking back My Life)
Boomer Magazine Book Review: "If Gone were fiction, you might find yourself rolling your eyes at the protagonist’s unrealistic accomplishments and boundless optimism. But, as a nonfiction book, your eyerolls will likely be replaced with goosebumps considering these 'unrealistic accomplishments' were not concocted by a writer’s imagination, but are, in fact, part of a very true – and wildly inspiring – story."
The Premise Episode 033: Linda Olson Author of Gone: A Memoir of Love, Body, and Taking Back My Life
So Called Podcast "So Called: Linda Olson, Motivational speaker, Author, and Triple Amputee"
"A Debut Novel Probes the Difficult Lives of Arab-American Women" The New York Times (Etaf Rum, A Woman Is No Man)
Debut Novel by Palestinian-American Author to Harper (Etaf Rum, A Woman Is No Man originally titled The Place an Arrow Shoots From)
yahoo!life "Etaf Rum's Journey From Arranged Marriage to New York Times Bestseller List" (Etaf Rum, A Woman Is No Man)
NPR "For Better Or Worse, New Novel Shows 'A Woman Is No Man'" (Etaf Rum)
Los Angeles Review of Books "Cultural Complications: A Q-and-A with Etaf Rum on A Woman Is No Man" (Etaf Rum, A Woman Is No Man)
edibleBoston "Start Me Up" (Heather Sears, Mind to Mouth: A Busy Chick's Guide to Modern Mealtime Moments)
Branchfood "Making Mealtime More Mindful - How Kinsho is Getting People to Slow Down and Pay Attention to Food" (Heather Sears, Mind to Mouth: A Busy Chick's Guide to Modern Mealtime Moments)
The Drew Marshall Show: Interview of author Tim Rymel, Rethinking Everything: When Faith and Reality Don't Make Sense
The Mom Enterprise Podcast "Monica Pierce: Freelance Business Consultant & Writer" (Leaning Out: An Alternative Perspective for the Modern Corporate Woman)
Mimosas with Moms Podcast "Leaning Out with Monica Pierce" (Leaning Out: An Alternative Perspective for the Modern Corporate Woman)
Career Mom Podcast "Ep. 19 Leaning Out with Monica Pierce" (Leaning Out: An Alternative Perspective for the Modern Corporate Woman)
The Professional Writer Podcast "Pivoting to Publication, with Monica Pierce" (Leaning Out: An Alternative Perspective for the Modern Corporate Woman)
Neighbors of Beechwood and Westmount magazine "She Has Risen: Meet Tanya Sood and Family" (She Has Risen: Resurrect Your Divine Feminine Wisdom and Celebrate Your Miraculous Girly Bits)
So Called Podcast "So Called: Gary Buckmann, Coach, Author, and Inspirational Speaker"
Kirkus Reviews “The book combines a personal guide and business manual with a culinary story . . . lays out a series of plain-sounding but persuasively thoughtful principles organized around the straightforward contention that there really isn’t much difference between the two disciplines, asking a deceptively simple question: 'Can implementing business values improve personal lives?’ . . . A lucid, step-by-step guide to personal and professional success—with vichyssoise mixed in.” (The Business of Being: Soul Purpose in and out of the Workplace by Laurie Buchanan, Ph
