February Media is a boutique book publicity and marketing firm that takes an innovative and integrated approach to building awareness for
authors, academics, journalists, and experts.

Prior to founding February Media, Gretchen Crary was Publicity Director at HarperCollins where she worked for both the Harper imprint and the Collins imprint. She has been conducting high profile publicity campaigns for books and authors for over 15 years.

Before her publishing career, Gretchen Crary was an award-winning television producer for the programs Frontline, for 60 Minutes, and for Peter Jennings/ABC News. She has an Emmy and a DuPont Gold Baton for her work with Frontline.

She has built many fiction and non-fiction bestsellers including Three Seconds by Roslund & Hellstrom, Cyber War by Richard Clarke, The Sellout by Charles Gasparino, Conquest of the Useless by Werner Herzog, and Alex and Me by Dr. Irene Pepperberg.

She graduated from Barnard College of Columbia University and also holds a Masters degree in International Relations from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. She lives in Brooklyn.

“Gretchen and her fabulous team took The Hamilton Affair and built it into a New York Times bestseller. Publishers have limited budgets and time for mid-list authors. Gretchen helped the publisher take advantage of every single opportunity to get the buzz going, resulting in large orders from retailers. She secured terrific magazine and newspaper reviews of The Hamilton Affair, radio interviews on NPR stations across the country, and even television interviews – a rare feat for fiction authors. I'll say this only once. Don't leave home without her.”
- ELIZABETH COBBS, AUTHOR OF THE HAMILTON AFFAIR

“Gretchen and her team at February Media were absolutely wonderful to work with -- and they delivered the results I hoped for. They ensured my book was reviewed by high-profile outlets such as the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times, and they secured publicity in a range of print and broadcast media, including NPR's Morning Edition, Marketplace, and CBS Saturday Morning. If you're looking for a publicist whom media industry insiders rave about and who will be a great partner to you in launching your book, Gretchen is your best bet. I recommend February Media in the strongest possible terms. ”
- ANITA ELBERSE, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

Keith Ferrazzi, Roslund & Hellstrom, Kathy Freston, Candy Spelling

Brando's Smile, Susan Mizruchi; Candy at Last, Candy Spelling

Three Seconds, Roslund & Hellstrom

Award-winning television producer with excellent mainstream media contacts. Media Training services. Bookings on every major broadcast and print outlet.