Testimonials
“In my entire career as an author – 36 years and 10 books – I've never had a launch as successful as the one handled by Press Shop. They are smart, tasteful, energetic, and supportive, and they are wholly committed to their clients. I would hire them again in a proverbial ‘New York minute.’”
—Samuel G. Freedman, author of Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey
and the Fight for Civil Rights (Oxford University Press)
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"For the author, book promotion can be bewildering, but Leah is a steady hand who not only sought every opportunity but kept me on track throughout. There's no doubt that a significant part of the book's success was due to her efforts. She's also great fun: the kind of person who makes you want to write another book just so you can work with her again."
Tom Nichols
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"Press Shop helped get my book covered in high-profile media outlets — including landing me an interview with Anderson Cooper — and opened up opportunities for me to publish in new venues. I would recommend them for any author of smart nonfiction who wants to bring their ideas further into the public conversation."
Jonathan Malesic
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"Hiring Press Shop was the best decision I made for promoting my book. Leah Paulos helped me get a ton of media coverage, including TV, and public appearances. Smart, energetic, creative, she is also a consummate professional and worked hand-in-hand with my agent and my publisher Graywolf Press. Leah is truly a dream publicist."
Shulem Deen
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"Leah really understood my work, and she was able to incisively convey what was vital about it to the media. It never would have received the kind of attention it did without her, including a review in The New York Times. I was nervous about investing so much in a publicist I didn't know, in taking a chance, but it was worth it. An all-around tremendous experience."
Chavisa Woods
“Leah Paulos and her entire team are masters at what they do. I've used them three times now for three books and they've dazzled me each time. They came up with great pitches and materials, worked VERY hard to get them out there, and created an avalanche of opportunities for me. They are conscientious, organized, motivated, energetic—and very nice. It was worth every penny.”
—Lee McIntyre, author of How to Talk to a Science Denier, The Scientific Attitude, and On Disinformation (MIT Press)
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"What I so appreciated about Leah and her team, was that they took the time to truly understand my book, and who it should be targeted to. This tailored approach was essential not only to the book’s success, but to helping shape key national media coverage around the subject matter."
Mark Rank
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"Press Shop's publicity campaign was a huge success! I am grateful for their tireless efforts to get the book in the hands of as many readers as possible. I enjoyed having the opportunity to discuss the book in an array of venues and I’m thrilled with all the media coverage it received."
Keisha N. Blain
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"Press Shop worked wonders for my book. They landed bookings on TV shows (NBC, PBS, etc), dozens of radio shows and podcasts, online and print media, and excerpts in TIME, Goop, and The Huffington Post—one of which went viral. I am enthusiastically recommending them to all my author friends."
Bella DePaulo
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"Working with Press Shop was a joy; they went above and beyond in everything they did to promote this very special project. I am incredibly grateful for their extensive efforts and the way they walked me through the promotion process. I plan to work with them on my next book and I've already recommended them to close friends."
Amanda Tyler, co-author with RBG
“Leah Paulos is, in a word, a godsend as an independent publicist. I've had the opportunity to work with her on several projects, and in each case, she showed herself to be alive, awake and inspired at every stage of her work with the authors and the publishers. She is relentless, determined, and full of ideas that would surely elude less enterprising professionals. I simply cannot recommend Leah and her very fine work highly enough.”
—Rob McQuilkin, Massie & McQuilkin literary agency
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"When my publisher Graywolf Press told me Press Shop would be leading publicity for my novel, I had no idea what to expect. But over the ensuing months, I felt my natural reserve fade away under the torrents of Leah's insightful ideas and faultless delivery. I experienced her commitment to her work, and I realized I'd gotten more than I hoped for: a sharp, considerate, sincere person, plus a relentless worker who knows what to do and how to do it.”
A. Igoni Barrett
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"Leah is a total professional. She did an absolutely fantastic job securing coverage for my book Nurture the Wow. I returned to work with her for On Repentance, and once again, she and her team were smart and strategic, efficient and on-the-ball. They were able to line up media opportunities seemingly out of thin air, including a spot on Good Morning America."
Danya Ruttenberg
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"Working with Press Shop helped me to think clearly and express powerfully why my book mattered and what effect I hoped its message would have. The publicity for the book resulted in featured reviews in The Economist, The New York Times, The New Yorker, and interviews on NPR. None of this would have happened without their patient, careful, and deliberate work."
Edward Watts
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"I'm thrilled I had Press Shop working on my book's behalf. Leah's skill at pitching, her contacts, her doggedness in following up with difficult-to-nail-down interviews was all I'd hoped. The team really cares about launching good books into the world and aiding the public discourse. And I felt personally supported, which is vital when you're a vulnerable author going out with intimate work."
Rachel Howard