Endorsements
“Innovative, thoughtful, thorough, and professional, Nina Douglas is all you could want in a publicist. She knows how to make the most of existing opportunities, and somehow manages to create opportunities where there were none. From complicated tours to social media initiatives to coordinating campaigns with multiple publishers, there is no one in PR I trust more”
— Leigh Bardugo
“As a debut author in a competitive and vibrant marketplace, I often wondered how my books would ever find themselves in the hands of readers - but then I met Nina Douglas. From her award winning campaign for my debut, My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece, to her management of the tiniest details while we were on publicity tours, I always felt confident that the big and small things would be well managed by a true and passionate professional”
– Annabel Pitcher
“I have loved working with Nina. She puts her authors in front of everything, she is super-efficient, kind, and incredibly generous with her time. She replies to emails instantly, even when she gets probably two hundred a day! She is very well connected and well respected across the industry, and works as hard as anyone I know. I would work with her again in a heartbeat”
– Liz Kessler
“Nina's connections, talent and creative approach to publicity are unsurpassed. Her passion and dedication carried me through a thoughtful and engaging publicity campaign tailored for the tone and audience of my debut novel, Far from You. Not only did she get the book widespread publicity in many different outlets, but she put it in the hands of the people who needed it most: the teenagers it was written for. She's an absolute joy to work with and I look forward to working with her again.”
– Tess Sharpe
“Put simply, Nina is the most accomplished and hard-working PR expert I've worked with. Her contacts are second to none, as is her ability to mine multiple angles from a single book. Any author who gets to work with Nina is a VERY lucky one.”
– Phil Earle
“I've spent the best part of the last decade working with Nina and it's always a joy. She's smart, fun to be around and connected and knows the business inside out. She's also passionate about making books succeed. What more you could want in a PR?”
– Lauren St John
“Nina Douglas is a fantastic publicist. With Nina in charge, everything always works smoothly, from travel arrangements and press to coping with tumultuous queues. She and I worked together for years, had a great time and a lot of fun. Nina sets the gold standard for publicity.”
– Francesca Simon
“Nina is one of the hardest working, most knowledgeable publicists I know. Nina's expertise are second-to-none, and she works tirelessly to ensure that authors and publishers have the best experience under her care. During my time working with Nina on campaigns, I've found her to be thorough, creative, incredibly well-connected and a joy to work with. With Nina, you can guarantee no stone will be left unturned!”
– Kat McKenna, Kat McKenna Marketing (was Macmillan Children’s Books)
“I have worked with Nina over a number of years in different intervals and every single one has been an absolute joy. Nina is an incredibly brilliant publicist, mentor and human being who always goes far above and beyond the call of duty for her authors and colleagues. She made my life so much easier and I know that everyone who worked with her was extremely impressed and grateful for her hard work, expertise and wisdom. Any authors would be in extremely safe, thoughtful and kind hands with Nina as their publicist. She really does think of everything!”
- Sarah Lough | Children's Marketing Manager, Faber Children’s Books
“Working with Nina takes the concept of PR to a whole new level. She is staggeringly efficient, supportive, caring, insightful. And she has a clear, strategist's eye for how to develop an author's profile. I've learned so much from working with her. She is, without doubt, the best."
– Emma Carroll
“Nina is: grounded, imaginative, capable, tenacious, disciplined and fun. She can, like Rumpelstiltskin, spin gold out of straw, but she is better company and rather more empathetic. Given an author to represent, she is able to see the industry-sized picture without losing control of the finest day-to-day detail. She has a wealth of experience to push her projects while making everything she is involved with feel fresh and particular. Everything feels special and bespoke. You want Nina on your team.”
– Cathryn Constable
“Nina is exceptional at what she does, and seeing her put her heart and soul into her work on behalf of mine not only boosted the profile of my work, but also my confidence in what was possible for it.”
– Deirdre Sullivan
“Nina led the PR strategy for HQ’s boutique YA list from 2018 to 2019. As a thought-leader and influencer in YA publishing, she was an eminently knowledgeable, authentic and zealous champion of our list, delivering a bespoke, strategic and effective media campaign for each book. She expertly and relentlessly seized on every promotional opportunity, and led author and stakeholder communications with dexterity. I know that our authors share my sentiment that Nina’s creative, calm and can-do attitude inspired confidence, making the promotion of their book a gratifying and positive experience”
– Sophie Calder, Divisional Publicity Director, HQ
“As a debut author, Nina guided me expertly through new territory. She is organised, efficient, friendly and encouraging. She also has great taste in boots! Nina gave me great advice that was super valuable as a new author and helped me navigate the new world of publishing with her PR prowess”
– Hannah Lee, author of My Hair
“Nina is a joy to work with. She knows the industry inside and out, she cares, she works tirelessly for her authors. Her campaigns are targeted, creative and full of energy. It’s all there!”
– Leah Thaxton, Publisher, Faber Children’s Books