The new year is just around the corner and as we reflect back on 2023, we are so deeply appreciative of everyone we have worked alongside throughout the year.
Our third year was, once again, one for the books! We continued to foster our long-term client relationships while also building new partnerships with talented authors and innovative indie publishers. We secured impactful national media coverage for our authors and their books, supported book sales with our creative digital marketing strategies, grew digital audiences and online communities with our engaging content creation, helped Ulysses Press celebrate its 40th anniversary, volunteered at our local Brooklyn Book Festival, and went international at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October!
We are so grateful to our colleagues, clients, and book communities for another magical year! To celebrate all that we accomplished and achieved together, here’s a look back at the year’s highlights, wins, and successes. We can’t wait to see what 2024 has in store for all of us!
January 2023
- P&C celebrates its second company anniversary!
February 2023
- Publishers Weekly reviews The Middle Daughter by Chika Unigwe
- Woman’s World magazine quotes friendship expert Shari Leid in a Galentine’s Day feature
- P&C co-sponsors the BookLife Indie Author Forum by Publishers Weekly
- The Healthy from Reader’s Digest names Designing Healthy Boundaries author Dr. Shainna Ali one of the ‘10 Best Relationship Books of 2023 (So Far)’
March 2023
- Paris Norman joins the P&C team as our digital marketing coordinator!
- P&C is recognized by The PR Net as a Next Gen Honoree and attends an award ceremony
- Publishers Weekly names Ulysses Press to its 2023 Fast Growing Independent Publishers list
- The Psychedelic Handbook by Dr. Rick Strassman is a 2022 INDIES Book Awards Finalist in the Mind, Body, Spirit category from Foreword Reviews
- The Wall Street Journal reviews Dioramas by Blair Austin
- Oprah Daily selects author Chika Unigwe as one of ‘10 African Writers to Read This Year’
- Boulder Weekly profiles Only and Ever This author J.A. Tyler
- Boston.com profiles Are You Gonna Eat That? author and cartoonist Jimmy Craig
- Once Upon a Rind in Hollywood author Rachel Riederman shares Oscar-worthy cheese boards on Pix11’s New York Living
April 2023
- The TODAY show profiles Shari Leid and her 50 States Project
- Ulysses Press announces it has acquired VeloPress
- TinyBeans names The ABCs of Asian American History by Renee Macalino Rutledge as one of the ‘Best New Kids Books of 2023…So Far’
May 2023
- Reader’s Digest features The Middle Daughter by Chika Unigwe in its Greek mythology book round-up
- Gizmodo features Girl Country by Jacqueline Vogtman on its monthly sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books roundup
- Electric Lit publishes an excerpt from Girl Country by Jacqueline Vogtman
- SheReads names The Loved Ones by Madison Davis as one of the ‘Best Indie Memoirs & Nonfiction of Summer 2023’
June 2023
- BookPage reviews The Psilocybin Handbook for Women by Jennifer Chesak
- mindbodygreen shares an excerpt from The Psilocybin Handbook for Women by Jennifer Chesak
- New Orleans Review reviews The Loved Ones by Madison Davis
- Literary Hub publishes an excerpt from The Loved Ones by Madison Davis
- Sonoran Living shares entertaining tips from Entertaining is my Love Language author Dawna Pitts
- Motherly publishes a personal travel essay by Shari Leid
July 2023
- Kirkus reviews Midnight Water: A Psychedelic Memoir by Katherine MacLean
- Kirkus reviews Peach Pit edited by Molly Llewellyn and Kristel Buckley
- SyFy Wire shares an exclusive excerpt from The Horror Movie Night Cookbook by Richard Sargent
August 2023
- SheReads names Peach Pit edited by Molly Llewellyn and Kristel Buckley one of the ‘Most Anticipated Short Stories & Anthologies of Fall 2023’
- Shelf Awareness reviews The River, The Town by Farah Ali
- Kirkus reviews The River, The Town by Farah Ali
- WGN Chicago profiles Shari Leid and her 50 States Project
- Shondaland quotes Designing Healthy Boundaries author Dr. Shainna Ali
September 2023
- Associated Press reviews Catan: The Official Cookbook and shares a recipe excerpt
- Ulysses Press celebrates its 40th anniversary and Publishers Weekly highlights the company’s four-decade history
- P&C volunteers at the Brooklyn Book Festival
- Shelf Awareness reviews Peach Pit edited by Molly Llewellyn and Kristel Buckley
- Book Riot reviews Peach Pit edited by Molly Llewellyn and Kristel Buckley
- Electric Lit names The River, The Town by Farah Ali as one of the ‘Must-Read Small Press Books of Fall’
- BookPage names The Psilocybin Handbook for Women by Jennifer Chesak one of its ‘favorite lifestyles books so far this year’
- 1, 2, 3, Nosh with Me by Micah & Joshua Silva is the No. 2 New Release in Children’s Cookbooks on Amazon
October 2023
- Publishers Weekly profiles Perfect Bound, an online marketplace matching publishers with printers
- P&C attends the Frankfurt Book Fair with Ulysses Press and Perfect Bound
- Distractify features The River, The Town by Farah Ali on its monthly book round-up
- Shelf Awareness selects The River, The Town by Farah Ali as a ‘Best Book of the Week’
- Ms. Magazine reviews The River, The Town by Farah Ali
- Graham Hancock features Katherine MacLean as the site’s Author of the Month
- Reader’s Digest selects The Glow Up Journal by Danielle Richardson as one of the ‘Best Gifts for Tween Girls’
- The Unofficial Hocus Pocus Cookbook for Kids author Bridget Thoreson shares recipes from her book on Fox 17 Morning Mix and WFLA Daytime
- Yahoo Entertainment shares an exclusive excerpt from The Horror Movie Night Cookbook by Richard Sargent
November 2023
- The Psilocybin Handbook for Women author Jennifer Chesak is a guest speaker at the Wonderland Conference
- AARP features expert entertaining tips from Entertaining is my Love Language author Dawna Pitts
- YourTango publishes a personal essay by Hello, Sweet Baby author Janeen Jackson timed to National Adoption Month
- HuffPost publishes a personal essay by friendship expert and author Shari Leid timed to National Adoption Month
- I’ll Be the Moon by Phillip D. Cortez is the No. 1 New Release in Children’s Hispanic & Latino Books on Amazon
Kudos to all of our authors on such exciting accolades and press hits! We are honored to have been a part of your publishing journey. Happy Holidays and Cheers to the New Year from the P&C team!