Authors!

Welcome to PR by the Book

Our sole purpose is to help you cross the threshold from unknown to influencer.

Our Passion

Is Your Success

We use every tool at our disposal to connect your message and digital platform, to your audience. The result is a compelling personal brand that is built to last.

Our Leadership

Marika & Doug Flatt

Marika Flatt, 2021 Outstanding Austin Communicator, was hired as a “baby book publicist” in 1997 upon graduating cum laude from Texas A&M University with a degree in Communications. After taking over the management of that boutique literary firm in just a few short years, she & her husband, Doug, launched PR by the Book in 2002, capitalizing on her love of media & books.

Marika is a “connector” by nature, is a past-president of Women Communicators of Austin, serves as an Expert for Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), is listed on Twitter’s Women in Publishing (#womeninpublishing) and has served on the selection committee for the Texas Book Festival. Marika also serves on the advisory board for the San Diego Writers Festival and on the committee for the Women’s Storybook Project, based in Austin.

Marika has been a regular speaker in the book industry since the late ’90s for organizations such as: Digital Book World, IBPA’s Publishing University, Book Expo America, and Writers League of Texas, among others.

In her spare time, Marika has been a travel writer for nearly two decades and serves as the Travel Editor for Texas Lifestyle Magazine. Marika can be heard on the statewide NPR show “Texas Standard”, giving her Weekend Trip Tips, and is a regular travel contributor on several TV stations around Texas.  Marika is the proud parent of three teens (none of which love reading as much as she does).

Doug Flatt

Chief Operations Officer Doug Flatt oversees the business side of PR by the Book leading operations, website, marketing, accounting, IT, and database management, among other responsibilities.

Doug has more than 25 years of business experience working in the small business market in several different industries.  Flatt is on the Board of Directors of an 80-year-old school supply company, publisher of Texas Lifestyle Magazine and helped launch the online membership community,  Author to Influencer Accelerator in January of 2020.

When not working or spending time with his family, Doug can be found at any body of water he can find chasing fish with a fly rod.  Flatt also spends time in the saddle on bike trails in Texas and beyond on his mountain bike.

Our Team

Meet our results-driven team who’s building buzz-worthy PR campaigns curated to expand your influence.

Leslie Barrett

Publicist

Rebekah Epstein

Publicist

Kim Weiss

Publicist

Nicole Ballengee

Publicist

Emily Bond

Publicist

Sarah Memmer

Digital Marketing Strategist

Tatum Sapinoro

Office Manager

Author Centric Publicity

Custom Tailored To Your Greatest Strengths

We push you beyond the bounds of your book.  Having a bestseller is great, but VERY rare.  Our bread and butter is helping you maximize your assets for the best possible end result.

In today’s world, that requires meaningfully connecting with people.  Community building.  Growing your fan base and authority.

If your book soars, all those people will be there to buy your next book.  If your first book crashes but people connect with you as a person, you still win.  Whether that be through online content or doing better with your second book.

Our Expertise?

18 Years Of Results

We have been a magnet for authors who want to optimally leverage their talent and personal brand.  Our proprietary approach, The Road To Influence, includes traditional book publicity, digital relevancy, and platform development.  From Patagonia to the first time author, PR by the Book has been there to lend a hand.

Awards

Making It Happen For Authors

Gold Bulldog Award

Marika received a Gold Bulldog Award for a publicity campaign that resulted in exposure in over 700 media outlets.

Outstanding Mentor Award

Marika has received the Austin Public Relations Society of America Outstanding Mentor Award.

Anne D. Robinson Creative Initiative Award

Marika has received the Anne D. Robinson Creative Initiative Award.

“PR by the Book has been able to reach major magazines and periodicals with The Aloha Shirt, our story about Hawaii’s cherished ‘ambassador of Aloha.’ We are grateful for the exposure they have found for our book . . . Mahalo Nui, PR by the Book!”

— Dale Hope
Author of The Aloha Shirt (Patagonia Books)

“I’ve worked with PR by the Book for several years. They’ve done a great job not only on book publicity, but also on apps, special projects, and helping to build my brand. Highly recommend!”

— Jeffrey Bennett
Author of What is Relativity?, Math for Life, Max Science Adventures

“PR by the Book did a spectacular job in publicizing my debut novel, The Poet’s Secret. The PRBTB team was motivated, connected, friendly and thorough throughout our national campaign. I highly recommend them to any author.”

— Keneth Zak
Author of The Poet’s Secret

"PR By The Book has been fantastic to work with. THey've produced an amazing amount of media coverage building up to and surrounding the launch. They were fun and motivated. And I felt like they really believed in my book! I highly recommend them!"

— Liz Clark
Author of Swell (Patagonia Books)

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MEASURING SUCCESS

1000+

BOOK TITLES

Our success stretches across diverse genres from travel, lifestyle, & outdoors to self-help, parenting & christian titles.

28,000+

MEDIA PLACEMENTS

Every category of traditional media plus emerging media like podcasts, bookstagrammers, and online media.

120+

BOOK PUBLISHERS

We’ve worked with the top publishers in the business, dynamic Indie publishers and trend setting self-publishers.

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