Book announcement press release template
Use this to announce a new book, leading with the title, author, publisher and publication date.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [Publisher name] to Publish [Book title] by [Author name] [City], [Release date] - [Publisher name] today announced [Book title] by [Author name], [Publication date and formats]. [What the book is about] [Author name], a journalist who has covered financial crime for a decade, spent several years reporting the book, drawing on public records and firsthand interviews to reconstruct events that had never been told in full before. "[Quote]" said [Author name], [Author description] of [Book title]. [Book title] will be available wherever books are sold starting the publication date, and [Publisher name] is arranging interviews with [Author name] on request. About [Publisher name] [About the publisher] Media contact [Contact name] [Contact email] [Contact phone] ###
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Before you send it
- Put the title, author, publisher and publication date in the first sentence.
- Describe what the book argues or tells in two sentences; save reviews and blurbs for a separate sheet.
- Let the author's quote sound like something a person would actually say, not jacket copy.
- Offer interview availability directly in the release so editors do not have to ask.
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