About Cassie Mannes Murray
About Pine State Publicity
Pine State Publicity is a newsletter about book publicity and publishing: how to do it & do it well.
At Pine State, I attempt to merge my many pivots through publishing in order to be as transparent as possible for writers entering an industry that feels often exclusive and closed-off (particularly for those of us not in NYC). When it comes to publishing, I’ve worked in almost every capacity: literary magazine editor, literary magazine accountant, designer (yes, I’ve designed book interiors, covers, and marketing materials), literary agent, book publicist, bookstagrammer (with over 10k following, I could kick myself for deleting that orange-tone page now), book blogger, high school English teacher, and I’ve taught Intro to Book Publishing and Book Building at the college level. I can read and negotiate a book contract, but I prefer not to do that ever again.
You can check out our Bookshop site for books we have worked on, and our current projects are always listed on our website. If you would like to request a copy of a Pine State book for review or an interview, simply fill out a request form.