Last month, we hosted Author University 2025: Mastering Media and Publicity, featuring some in-house experts (and our very first outside expert!) sharing insights on podcast guest appearances, advanced media strategies, and online crisis management. For those of you who couldn’t attend or who want to review the content again, we have good news: All the sessions are now available to view on the Author Portal!
These videos have just been uploaded to the Author Portal:
- Prep, Pitch & Promote: Maximizing Your Podcast Guest Appearance: Sara McCrea, Podcast Specialist at Random House, and Barbara Fillon, VP & Director of Media, Author Development, share valuable insights into how authors can shine as guests (and hosts!) of podcasts.
- Media Training: An Author’s Guide to Navigating Online Crises: In this special Author University training, we bring in our first-ever outside expert! Chris Gee, strategist for PR & communications leaders and CEO of Chris Gee Consulting, covers a range of ways that authors can anticipate, navigate, and respond to online crises.
- Book Publicity: Advanced Media Strategies for a Crowded Market: PRH in-house publicity experts Casey Maloney, Emily Reardon, and Josh Redlich answer questions about the publicity process and share advanced strategies to help elevate a book’s presence in an ever-changing landscape.
To those of you who attended the live sessions and took the time to fill out our survey, thank you for sharing your thoughts and ideas. We are thrilled to be bringing the program back in 2026 for our fifth year of Author University! Stay tuned.