With more than 25 years of experience in book publishing, Scott Manning provides public relations services on behalf of publishers, authors and literary organizations. A number of high profile projects have benefited from his long-standing relationships with journalists and producers at national and local media outlets. Equally as important is his understanding of the role publicity plays in the overall publishing process, providing clients with campaigns that make a difference in sales and public recognition.

Manning is also the founder and Executive Director of the Books for a Better Life Awards, honoring the best self-help books published each year. Since its inception in 1996, the awards program has raised more than $1.5 million for the fight against Multiple Sclerosis.

Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down and Killing Pablo
(contact available upon request)

Judy Hottensen, Publisher
Weinstein Books
judy.hottensen@weinsteinco.com

Brenda Marsh, Vice President of Author Relations, Barnes & Noble
bmarsh@bn.com

Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
The Cato Institute
Weinstein Books
Razorbill/Penguin USA
Pritzker Military Library

Hunting Eichmann by Neal Bascomb (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, March 09)
I Love a Man in Uniform by Lily Burana (Weinstein Books, April 09)
The Publishing Triangle Awards (May 09)
Driving Like Crazy by P.J. O'Rourke (Atlantic Monthly Press, June 09)
What's Left of Us by Richard Farrell (Citadel/Kensington Books, July 09)
I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to be Your Class President by Josh Lieb (Razorbill/Penguin USA, October 09)
The Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing (October 09)
The Thurber Prize for American Humor (October 09)
The Silver Hearted by David McConnell (Alyson Books, February 10)

6 New York Times bestsellers:
The Best Game Ever by Mark Bowden
On the Wealth of Nations by P.J. O'Rourke
Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden
Charlie Wilson's War by George Crile
Eat the Rich by P.J. O'Rourke
Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea by Gary Kinder

5 Titles on the New York Times Extended Bestseller List:
Driving Like Crazy by P.J. O'Rourke
Guests of the Ayatollah by Mark Bowden
The Weather Makers by Tim Flannery
Halsey's Typhoon by Tom Clavin and Bob Drury
Triangle: The Fire that Changed America by David Von Drehle

During more than 15 years spent "in house," Scott Manning ran publicity departments at William Morrow, Avon Books and Harper & Row. In 1998, he received a Literary MarketPlace Award honoring his creation of the Books for a Better Life Awards. He was on the faculty of the Center for Publishing at NYU from 2005 to 2007, and since 2006 he has taught at the Denver Publishing Institute. He is a member of the Board of Directors of The MacDowell Colony and is on the U.S. advisory board of the Jerusalem International Book Fair.