Michael Taeckens: PR Whiz Now a Literary Agent, Too
Michael TaeckensMichael Taeckens, co-founder of Broadside PR in 2015, is adding a new gig to his work as a publicist: effective today, he is
π HUZZAH!!! π Our Michael Taeckens @mtaeckens.bsky.social is spreading his wings! He'll continue leading publicity campaigns with Broadside PR, but now he'll be agenting with Massie & McQuilkin too. We are over the moon for him, and MMQ, and also for the lucky authors he reps! πππ
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BroadsidePR's Advice for Authors: A Survival Kit for Dark Times is a little dusty since we first published it NINE years ago on @literaryhub.bsky.social, but we hope still useful.
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Kate Lloyd, Kimberly Burns, Michael Taeckens, Whitney Peeling, Sarah Jean Grimm of Broadside PR
ππ₯π Kate, Kimberly, Michael, Whitney and Sarah Jean at Broadside PR's holiday breakfast! π
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Congratulations to the recipients of the 2024 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant! See @whitingfoundation.bsky.social to learn more about their groundbreaking and inspiring books in progress and read excerpts from their work!
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100 Notable Books of 2024
Here are the yearβs notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.
Hooray! Hooray! Aaron Robertsonβs beautiful debut, THE BLACK UTOPIANS (a βsensitive, often deeply personal exploration of utopianism in Black American thought and lifeβ) is a @nytimes.com Notable Book! @fsgbooks.bsky.social
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Washington Post 50 notable works of fiction, featuring Alexandra Tanner's WORRY
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Washington Post 10 Best Books of the Year, featuring Claire Messud's novel
Washington Post 50 notable works of nonfiction, featuring Aaron Roberton's THE BLACK UTOPIANS
Washington Post 50 notable works of nonfiction, featuring Jill Ciment's CONSENT
Washington Post 50 notable works of nonfiction, featuring ZoΓ« Schlanger's THE LIGHT EATERS
Congrats to our 5 clients whose books are featured in @washingtonpost.com's Best Books of the Year package--Claire Messud, Aaron Robertson, Jill Ciment, @zoeschlanger.bsky.social and Alexandra Tanner!
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
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Book media: contact Sarah Jean Grimm & Glory Plata for review copy/interview requests and they'll hook you up!
sjg AT broadsidepr DOT com
gplata AT penguinrandomhouse DOT com
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The 100 Must-Read Books of 2024
The fiction, nonfiction, and poetry books that entertained and enlightened us.
HUZZAH! A whopping SEVEN of our authors made TIME's Best Books of 2024 list! π
Jeff VanderMeer's ABSOLUTION
Aaron Robertson's THE BLACK UTOPIANS
Jill Ciment's CONSENT
Bianca Bosker's GET THE PICTURE
Emily Raboteau's LESSONS FOR SURVIVAL
ZoΓ« Schlanger's THE LIGHT EATERS
Carrie Sun's PRIVATE EQUITY
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Author of LETβS NOT DO THAT AGAIN and THE PEOPLE WE HATE AT THE WEDDING / writing teacher at NYU. Not for everyone.
Co-owner of the Book Shop of Beverly Farms @bfbookshop.bsky.social. Writer. Reader. Co-host of John Updikeβs Ghost, a books podcast: pod.link/1594686894
Penguin Press book publicist, New Yorker, dog-lover, always be travelling
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Books. BeyoncΓ©. Sagittarius. Jamaican.
Professional hypewoman / literary agent
Books + Entertainment Editor (TV, Music, more) at 11 Southern California News Group outlets
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MAGGIE; OR, A MAN AND A WOMAN WALK INTO A BAR coming to you in July 2025 πΎ
Writer, gadabout, author of a novel I think you'll like called THE ISLAND OF LAST THINGS. Buy it here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-island-of-last-things-emma-sloley/K4KD2ktViQqEW3A8?ean=9781250329257&next=t&digital=t
fiction/essays β’ O.Henry Prize Stories β’ novel in progress β’ Notable BAE β’ WTAW Press board β’ laurenalwan.com
Writer / fiction / Iowa Writersβ Workshop / MacDowell / Yaddo | Ethiopia / literary translation from Amharic | Previously a paleoanthropologist.
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Translator of the Ethiopian novel Oromay by Baalu Girma.
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Ghostwriter, book doctor, publishing consultant for nonfiction authors (www.willweisser.com)
EIC at @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social. Words in Electric Lit, Prairie Schooner, Kenyon Review, North American Review, & more.
NM native, reader, watcher, listener, skier, retired midfielder. Work: red pencils and erasers. Translator (English). www.geoffshandler.com
Book lover and literary agent at Arc Literary. Say hi here: iris@arcliterary.com.
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Writer, editor, book critic. Bylines, etc., at jakecline.net. I live in Miami.
Freelancing at Macmillan + | Previously: prose reader Electric Literature | MFA UNCW | Tin House β20 | Best American Essays Notable β23 | π³οΈβπ
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TV/Pop Culture Critic, The Boston Globe. Concerned citizen. Ally.
Writer on books, culture, my life. Editor, @opensecretsmag.bsky.social
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Author, How to Write Erotica. Editing anthology about our attachments to our belongings. https://linktr.ee/rkbwriter and rachelkramerbussel.com