I am proud to have played a role in the development and refinement of my clients' award-winning work and am grateful for the role other publishing professionals have played to bring my clients' work into the hearts, minds, and hands of more readers, but it is important to note that these clients earned their accolades through creativity, hard work, and tenacity. They have contributed to my professional development as much or more than I have to theirs.
client results
2021
traditional book deal with Santa Monica Press
2020
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 2020
Reader's Favorite Five-Star Review
UpJourney Magazine’s "40 Best Self-Help Books for Women"
2019
New York Times Bestseller
Publishers Weekly Bestseller
TODAY SHOW Read with Jenna pick (May 2019)
#9 Amazon Overall Bestseller (#1 in Cultural Heritage Fiction, #5 in Family Life Fiction, #5 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction)
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
2018
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
2015-2017
six-figure, world-rights debut novel deal, HarperCollins
First Novel Prize Short List (international contest)
Maxy Awards Best Fiction Winner
Faulkner-Wisdom Competition Semifinalist
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
clients whose results are listed above
Steve Adelman, pop culture memoir coming 2022
Linda K. Olson, 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, 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)
select client Press, articles, interviews, and appearances
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 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"
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, PhD)
