Experienced Book Publicists Based in New York & LA
CARLA BRUCE
Transportive literary fiction, innovative and soul-stirring nonfiction and poetry, and debut writers whose perspectives and storytelling styles have been traditionally undervalued by mainstream publishing.
Carla brings a decade of experience in crafting creative and high-impact publicity campaigns for a wide variety of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry titles. With experience in both corporate and independent publishing presses, she’s held posts at Riverhead Books, Algonquin Books, Catapult/Counterpoint/Soft Skull Press, and most recently served as Director of Publicity at One World. Carla is also a part-time full spectrum doula and freelance writer whose work has been published in the New York Times, New York Magazine, Guernica, Real Simple, McSweeney’s, and much more. A bookworm since birth, she’s a member of the Well-Read Black Girl book club and lives in Los Angeles with her daughter and two cats.
CONTACT | carla@lavenderpublicrelations.com
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(Oprah’s Book Club pick & #1 New York Times bestseller MATRIARCH by Tina Knowles; them Award for Literature winner HORSE BARBIE by Geena Rocero; SHINE BRIGHT: A VERY PERSONAL HISTORY OF BLACK WOMEN IN POP by Danyel Smith, a Pitchfork, Variety, Guardian, & NPR Best Book of the Year; THEY CALLED ME A LIONESS: A PALESTINIAN GIRL’S FIGHT FOR FREEDOM by Ahed Tamimi and Dena Takruri, A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year)
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(New York Times bestseller ORIGINAL SINS: THE (MIS)EDUCATION OF BLACK AND NATIVE CHILDREN AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF AMERICAN RACISM by Eve L. Ewing; DYSCALCULIA: A LOVE STORY OF EPIC MISCALCULATION by Camonghne Felix, a TIME Best Book of the Year; New York Times bestseller THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS by Ross Gay; NAACP Image Award winner, Kirkus Prize finalist, & #1 New York Times bestseller THE 1619 PROJECT: A NEW ORIGIN STORY by Nikole Hannah-Jones and the New York Times Magazine; New York Times bestseller WHAT IF WE GET IT RIGHT? VISIONS OF CLIMATE FUTURES by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, a Smithsonian Best Book of the Year; Pulitzer Prize finalist HOME, LAND, SECURITY: DERADICALIZATION AND THE JOURNEY BACK FROM EXTREMISM by Carla Power)
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fiction (Lambda Literary Award winner YOU EXIST TOO MUCH by Zaina Arafat; National Book Award finalist WHEN WE WERE SISTERS by Fatimah Asghar, a New Yorker, TIME, & Autostraddle Best Book of the Year; Lambda Literary Award winner GODS OF WANT by K-Ming Chang, a New York Times, NPR, & them Best Book of the Year; Carol Shields Prize finalist DANCES by Nicole Cuffy; National bestseller & Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist LONE WOMEN by Victor LaValle, a New York Times, Washington Post, & NPR Best Book of the Year; Nobel Prize, Man Booker Prize winner & National Book Award finalist FLIGHTS by Olga Tokarczuk; National bestseller & National Book Award finalist CATALINA by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio)
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National bestseller GIRLS THAT NEVER DIE by Safia Elhillo; New England Book Award of Poetry finalist DREAM OF THE DIVIDED FIELD by Yanyi).
Brittani Hilles
Twisty thrillers, up and coming debuts, swoony love stories and any novel that keeps readers of all ages turning the pages.
Brittani Hilles has over a decade worth of book publicity experience developing standout campaigns for authors across all genres, with a specialty in fiction and young adult literature. She has previously held posts at St. Martin’s Press, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, and most recently was a Senior Publicity Manager at William Morrow/HarperCollins. Brittani loves a propulsive novel and is always looking for a queer novel she can champion to everyone she meets. She lives in Brooklyn, NY with her wife and their two cats and dog.
CONTACT | brittani@lavenderpublicrelations.com
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(#1 New York Times bestseller Lucy Foley, Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka, and Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen),
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(New York Times bestseller The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline, New York Times bestseller Beatriz Williams, and New York Times bestseller The Lost Summers of Newport by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White),
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(Today Show x Jenna Bush Hager Book Club pick The Measure by Nikki Erlick, New York Times bestseller Summer on the Bluffs by The View co-host Sunny Hostin, and Anon Pls by Instagram influencer Deuxmoi),
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(The Idea of You by Robinne Lee and New York Times bestseller Sarah MacLean)
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(Roshani Chokshi, Courtney Summers, Adrienne Young, A.K. Small, and Nova Ren Suma)
amelia possanza
Debut novelists, fiction writers who bring a fresh voice and perspective to their work, and memoirists, as well as literary organizations.
Amelia Possanza brings over a decade of in-house publicity experience to her campaigns, including posts at Little, Brown and Company, Touchstone Books, and, most recently, Flatiron Books, where she was the Associate Director of Publicity.
She is also the author of the nonfiction book Lesbian Love Story: A Memoir in Archives, winner of a Lambda Literary Award. Currently, she lives in Flatbush with her girlfriend and their three cats.
CONTACT | amelia@lavenderpublicrelations.com
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(#1 New York Times bestseller PAGEBOY by actor and activist Elliot Page, National Book Award long lister IS RAPE A CRIME? by Michelle Bowdler, New York Times bestseller THE MOMENT OF LIFT by philanthropist Melinda French Gates, national bestseller YOU SOUND LIKE A WHITE GIRL by Julissa Arce, and Lambda Literary Award Winner THE FACT OF A BODY by Alex Marzano-Lesnevich)
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(#1 New York Times bestseller HELL BENT by Leigh Bardugo)
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(New York Times bestseller THE DRY by Jane Harper, Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick WHISPER NETWORK by Chandler Baker, and Lambda Literary Award Winner DIRT CREEK by Hayley Scrivenor)
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(inaugural GMA Book Club Pick DOMINICANA by Angie Cruz, YERBA BUENA by Nina LaCour, National Jewish Book Award Finalist THE YELLOW BIRD SINGS by Jennifer Rosner, Gotham Book Prize Finalist ROSES, IN THE MOUTH OF A LION by Bushra Rehman, and national bestseller MIGRATIONS by Charlotte McConaghy)
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(B&N Discover pick WHERE THERE WAS FIRE by poet John Manuel Arias, GMA Book Club pick OF WOMEN AND SALT by Gabriela Garcia, and New York Times Notable Book MY GOVERNMENT MEANS TO KILL ME by Rasheed Newson)