Our Books
“Mindbuck media got the word out. Not just bookstagrammers, but reviews with print journals and online zines. The most surprising thing was finding out that people were ready to see a book tackle the subject of mass shootings head on. I think you always hope for a big fish like a newspaper or NPR to review your book, but other than that I can't complain. This was a book that needed some extra thought around it considering the subject matter and everyone at Mindbuck embraced that.”
“Mindbuck took my hard-to-categorize, debut novel, Orchid Child, published by a tiny press, and paved the way for its surprisingly successful launch in today's daunting book marketplace.”
“I have been through many publicity campaigns, with many kinds of PR teams, and this was truly the best experience I’ve had. You guys are smart and supportive and I never had any doubt that I had made the right choice.”
“Mindbuck exceeded my expectations. They specifically tailored their approach to my book and my author brand. I especially appreciated their weekly check-ins and they were always available to answer questions and provide support. I feel like I had a team on my side during my book launch and Cassie was as enthusiastic about promoting my book as I was!”
"You all have been a thrill to work with and we look forward to future projects. The effort you put in goes above and beyond. Thank you."
“Jessie, Emily, and Camylle – thank you so much for your help on this crazy ride! It’s been a delight to work with you!”
"I very much enjoyed working with Mindbuck media as the whole process from start to finish ran very smoothly. I got to know a few of the people who work at Mindbuck as each one of them fulfills a different function. Mostly though, I was working with Emily who carried out her work meticulously.
I found communication with Mindbuck excellent, all my questions were answered thoroughly and quickly. Mindbuck media has fantastic connections to a variety of platforms and they will expose your book to as many as possible.
You will receive regular updates from Mindbuck so you are always kept in the loop. I enjoyed working with them, their professionalism and dedication."
“The folks at Mindbuck were so personable and supportive. They were responsive and thoughtful and a pleasure to work with. It was fun to have them guide this journey and I’ve learned a lot from them too.”
"If you have a book baby to bring into the world, MindBuck is the place to go for a full-service delivery. Jessie Glenn and her complement of midwives and doulas helped me to deliver my second book, a novel. What I valued most was the weekly update I received from the team informing me of what hits or scores the book had made each week. I also appreciated learning about potential opportunities for podcast interviews and guest blog spots.
I came to rely on the weekly update as an organizing principle for my week and a way to schedule my own efforts. I was pleased with the menu of publicity options from which I could pick and choose to promote my work. And finally, each individual team member was incredibly supportive and helpful, honoring all questions, no matter how small. Heartfelt and eternal gratitude to Jessie, Emily, Rachel, Bryn, and Deborah Jayne. My novel splashed into the world and is thriving!"
“After interviewing other publicists, it was Jessie Glenn at Mindbuck Media whom I connected with immediately. As a debut author, the team at Mindbuck steered me toward getting my memoir KIDS & COCKTAILS DON’T MIX out there in a world I had no idea how to navigate. One of the places where they got an interview for my book was the springboard for five other book events and countless sales. In June, it will be a year since the book’s release. It has been a success, and it is now on the Short List for the Chanticleer Journey Award for Overcoming Adversity. It was Mindbuck who suggested I try for it. Although I am no longer a client, on occasion I’ve contacted Jessie with a question or two. She has been great.”
"From redesigning my author website and book cover, to landing reviews, virtual events, and interviews, the entire team at Mindbuck was tireless in their efforts to promote my debut novel. Every person I worked with was professional and creative, supportive and responsive. Collaborating on this campaign was a joy. From start to finish, I knew I was in capable, motivated hands. Thank you, Mindbuck!"
“I hired MindBuck Media to help promote my debut novel, Inconvenient Daughter. My second book will be about how amazing it is to work with them. Seriously, I couldn’t have picked a better team to help me navigate everything that goes into promoting a book. Bryn and Jessie were always quick to answer emails (especially the multiple ones I sent per day), and always had patience, wisdom, and support to go around. I really felt as though I had a team behind me who had my and my book’s best interests at heart. I can’t speak highly enough about their hard work, dedication, and tangible results. If you have the chance to work with MindBuck, do it – you won’t be sorry.”
“I fell into the care of MindBuck Media, and I’m glad that I did. The ideas – the interaction – and the genuine caring and advice were amazing. What a great team of people! Consider this: As a first-time author, you’ve poured yourself into your book, your baby. Wouldn’t it make sense to get it help to grow? If you think your book is that good, get help in having people discover it.
No emoji yet exists to convey my appreciation to these folks for what I learned and for what they did for my book.
The best.”
“As an architect, I understood the importance of bringing professional consultants to my team rather than doing everything myself–so too as an author. Engaging MindBuck Media for my publicity strategy after publishing my book, Cooking For Her Eyes, was one of the best decisions I made. Jessica Glenn and her high energy team were creative, responsive, and effective in getting advanced review copies in the hands of reviewers, organizations, and publications. I enjoyed working with the team and delighted with the results!”
“Jessie and her team kept me updated with weekly emails and updated immediately when a press opportunity came about. They helped me set up my social media that is now flourishing, they gave great advice and helped me navigate the book release. They got my book in front of loads of bookstagram reviewers and bloggers. This definitely helped my book debut as the #1 New Release in its category! They also helped me get set up with a distributor that I love and helped me find the awards categories that were appropriate for my book. They also helped get me on the front page of my hometown newspaper, which was really cool to see in print! Their team pivoted toward online reviews and Instagram when the pandemic shut the world down, and I was impressed with their quick on their feet strategy to pivot.”
“I cannot recommend MindBuck enough for any ambitious writer. They’ll ask a lot out of you, but only for what can help your project reach your own goals and dreams. And if you want to know the names of the specific people there I worked with, so you know to ask for them, you just need to read the acknowledgments at the end of my book. Which means, yeah, I’m asking you to buy it – and thereby help Circuit Breaker (as well as me) keep moving ahead as they so deserve.”
“It was both a privilege and an education working with Jessica Glenn, who I hired as the publicist for my debut collection of short stories. Her prompt responses to emails, innovative (and affordable) marketing tips, suggestions for social media use, and go-get-’em determination undoubtedly got my book in front of hundreds of people who otherwise would not have seen or heard of it. In turn, those people reviewed the book, blogged about it, shared links, or recommended it to colleagues and friends. This ripple effect is exactly the kind of thing that no writer can reproduce on his or her own, and precisely what Jessica and MindBuck Media are so good setting motion. More than four months after Jessica’s work was “done” I still received inquiries and press as a result of her pitches. She is an incredible resource, a skilled professional, and a must-hire for any writer seeking to make a mark.”
“For what I needed, it was the perfect amount of information and consultation with Jessie. I would definitely recommend her to clueless newbies like me or seasoned veterans.”
“Jess and Emily were great, super supportive, kind, encouraging. They were direct, honest, and easy to get on with. They were worth every penny!”
“First of all, she knows what she is doing. Secondly, she works with a team. Thirdly, she saved me money by suggesting that I not do some expenditures. She is highly responsive.”
“My decision to work with Mindbuck Media was one of the best I’ve made in publishing: smart, effective, connected, communicative, funny, generous, and approachable, the MB team built a brilliantly specific campaign for my debut novel, and put it into action with a sharp, laser-guided focus. They accomplished a great deal, and along the way were never shy about explaining things, shifting an approach, and evolving the campaign as we all marched towards pub day. I can’t possibly say enough great things about these ladies. They were phenomenal to work with, and I’d hire them again in a heartbeat–and do in fact plan to do so. Highly recommend!”
“The Good Twin, a psychological thriller, was my sixth published book, and the first stand-alone. My previous books, all part of a legal thriller series, had sold well, but sales had begun to lag. I wanted The Good Twin to roll out with a bang, and that’s just what I got with the help of Jessica Glenn and Rebecca Kelley. They worked tirelessly to get advance copies in front of reviewers, and the positive reviews I received pre-publication helped drive record sales in the first month following its publication. I highly recommend Mindbuck Media and look forward to working with Jessica and Rebecca on future books.”
“I found the MindBuck Media staff to be helpful and professional. They personalize their approach for every project and meet the needs of the author as an individual. I would definitely recommend MindBuck for authors looking to add publicity and public relations professionals to their team.”
“Creativity is the superpower of Mindbuck Media and what seals the deal is their follow-through. The media coverage my book received as a result of their work really made a difference.”
“Little did I know how lucky I was the day the name Jessie Glenn jumped out at me next to the intriguing term ‘book shepherd.’ I can’t imagine where my book would be today without her expertise and encouragement–certainly not in the top rankings of both its Amazon categories, where it appeared within days of its launch. From the get-go, Jessica’s confident wisdom has steered me (thank goodness!) away from my promotional intuitions, which were invariably 100% wrong. Jessica knows what works and what doesn’t work. What’s more, she knows the who, where, how, why, and when of marketing a book every step of the way. If you’re creating a book worth finding, I highly recommend hiring Jessie to help you make it findable.”
“As a first-time cookbook author, I admit I had an attitude. It went like this: ‘I’ve done the writing! Why doesn’t my book sell itself?’ Fortunately, I hired Jessie Glenn as my publicist. In a kind way, she educated me about marketing and publicity. But most important, her services meant my book made it to the marketplace. She’s a true professional: perceptive, meticulous, and most important, persistent. I’m still tickled that my book sells at Shakespeare & Co. in Paris!”
“MindBuck Media was essential in brokering the connections that made my publishing venture a success. Jessica is brilliant and professional, yet so very easy to talk to. She always puts in the extra hour and goes the extra mile, and she makes the tough stuff seem easy. I highly recommend her services.”
“Jessica Glenn (Mindbuck Media) immediately put me straight about everything I thought I knew about publicizing a book and didn’t have a clue. She knows her business. Eventually we worked where I begged bloggers to review my books while she did the real value-added stuff: getting me nationally-syndicated reviews, radio spots, and readings. You just have to Google me and see what Jessica did for me in terms of market positioning.”
“It was exciting working with Jessica Glenn at MindBuck Media. She created traction for my fiction novel, Flipping, almost immediately by securing a collection of crucial reviews prior to my title’s release date. Jessica’s impressive resources of industry contacts landed me a rare opportunity to interview with an international news site, which in retrospect began a pivotal forward motion in my book’s publicity campaign. Soon after my novels debut, I made a decision to continue working with MindBuck Media and Jessica’s knowledge and experience in promoting provided a strategy that won a top selling status in internet sales for my book just one month after it’s release. Choosing MindBuck media to manage my publicity was one of my best decisions during that process.”
Authors in Conversation
MAMA’S FANCY STRIPPER HEELS: WORKING MOTHERS DISH
An In Conversation with Jessie Glenn & Liv Osthus
David Scharff M.D.
Psychology Today articles by author David Scharff
Writing Through the Loss of a Parent
An In Conversation with Caitlin Garvey & Margaret Henry
A Scream Wrapped in a Story
Women Veteran Novelists Talk Military Life, Real & Fiction
The Pandemic’s Lethal Effect on Domestic Violence.
A conversation with Dr. Karyne Messina, Prof. Joan Meier and Attorney John Moot.
Kindness and the Pandemic
We will be okay . . . but only if we take the time to care.
Authors on STEM and Accelerated Learning
An “In Conversation” with Stephanie Ryan & Jenny Woodman.
A conversation about misogyny between authors Dr. Karyne Messina and attorney John Moot
A Cat on the Piano Keys.
The Unique Ways Authors John K Danenbarger and Sheldon Greene Approach Novel Writing
The Coal Mining of Voiceover.
An In Conversation with Audiobook Narrator David de Vries and Author John K Danenbarger.
Dr. Karyne Messina, author of, Misogyny, Projective Identification, and Mentalization, in conversation with Dr. Jeana Jorgensen, folklorist professor and writer at Butler University.
Identity Is A Moving Target
A conversation between Lauren J. Sharkey and ND Chan on Asian American identity, adoption, being queer and being seen.