All Things Book Marketing

Smith Publicity’s Book Publicist and Social Media Strategist, Shannon Donaghy, joins us in today’s Open Book episode to share valuable advice with young professionals entering the publishing space. Listen in as Shannon guides us through her career journey and learn how to leverage essential skills, professional networks, and personal passions.Shannon Donaghy is a Publicist and Social Media Strategist at Smith Publicity. She works with authors of all genres, but works most often in the fiction space, particularly youth and children’s fiction. She has gained coverage for her clients in outlets such as Forbes, Fast Company, Wall Street Journal, Insider, Salon, Parade, Home & Gardens, Psychology Today, AARP, CrimeReads, Tinybeans, LittleThings, The Social, and NPR’s Jazzed About Work. She has the pleasure of running the Smith Publicity Instagram account. Shannon has a BA in English with a concentration in Poetry Writing and a minor degree in Public and Professional Writing from Montclair State University. She