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Book Publicity Campaign Helps Launch Big Nate From Comic-strip to National Media
Big Nate on a Roll
Author: Lincoln Pierce
Publisher: Harper Collins
Big Nate - On a Roll
For those who still enjoy the morning newspaper while enjoying your first cup of daily caffeine intake, you probably have heard of the popular comic-strip, BIG NATE by Lincoln Pierce, which is featured in over 200 newspapers around the country (and online at gocomics.com). The rambunctious middle schooler recently made the leap from syndicated comic strip to bestselling young-reader book series. Newman was once again called into action, providing radio and television book publicity, promoting this latest book in the Big Nate series, BIG NATE ON A ROLL.
We had the chance to go in-studio with Lincoln Pierce to produce the tour with the help from our friends at Boston Bureau Production. It is always a thrill to see these tours in action with a behind the scenes view and in the end, Lincoln completed a number of interviews including features with some great stations and shows including:
About the Book:
BIG NATE is always a blast and so is his new book BIG NATE ON A ROLL. In the hilarious third novel, Nate faces his nemesis, the foreign exchange student, Artur, in a scout troop showdown. In a race to raise the most money for his troop by selling lame Warm Fuzzies (wall hangings with cheesy saying on them), Nate gets carried away with crazy plans for outshining Artur and winning the grand-prize- a personalized skateboard! Get ready for a fun filled show down between Nate and his longtime rival. With more then 500 black-and-white illustrations, including Nate’s own comics, doodles, and unforgettable “top 10 lists, BIG NATE ON A ROLL is sure to have readers rolling on the floor with laughter!
About the Author:
Cartoonist/writer Lincoln Peirce lives with his wife and two children in Portland, Maine, and frequently visits schools to talk to students about comics. Peirce is the creator of the comic strip Big Nate, that debuted in 1991 and appears in over 250 newspapers in the US and online daily at www.gocomics.com, and is featured on the website Poptropica, www.poptropica.com.
Book tour for best-selling author, Norb Vonnegut
The Gods of Greenwich
Author: Norb Vonnegut
Publisher: Minotaur Books
The Gods of Greenwich
Norb Vonnegut, the best-selling author of Top Producer, returns to the high stakes world of Wall Street in The Gods of Greenwich. Hired to provide a full book publicity tour for The Gods of Greenwich, Newman guided Vonnegut through a book publicity campaign from galley stage to finished books. With an impressive financial background, author Norb Vonnegut used his experience on Wall Street to offer a (fictional) peek into the lives of America’s most powerful people. Newman’s book publicity campaign helped orchestrate a successful book launch party in NYC, two New York Times articles, a series of book signings, amongst other fantastic interviews.
Norb is working on a follow up to Gods of Greenwich, set to be finished this summer.
Norb’s recent media successes:
- New York Times book critic Janet Maslin dubbed the The Gods of Greenwich one of the summer’s ‘books to bury yourself in‘.
- The Boston Herald’s Jim Sullivan sat down with Vonnegut to discuss the worlds of finance and literature.
- Norb discusses the real people behind The Gods of Greenwich on MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan Show :
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Book Publicity For Wimps?
Diary of a Wimpy Kid - The Ugly Truth
It’s been quite a ride for Jeff Kinney. In it’s first three days, the book has sold over 700,000 copies and landed at #1 on the NY Times best seller list, putting our former President, George Bush at #2. In 2009, TIME Magazine named him one of the top 100 “Most Influential People” in the world. He also saw an adaption of the book made into a movie and another will be on screen in 2011. This year, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will feature a balloon of Greg Hefley for all to enjoy.
What’s next for Kinney? More entries in the Wimpy Kid series of course! We are sure that millions of Greg Hefley fans just can’t wait to learn what’s in store for him the next time around. Newman will be waiting to in hopes of working with Jeff Kinney again.