Coriolis Company
Book Marketing Consultant for Academics, Thought Leaders, and Public Intellectuals
Before booking, please watch this video to learn more about how these sessions work.
$500 / 60 minutes
Most authors and academics spend years learning — often the hard way — how to secure media coverage, land speaking invitations, and expand their public impact. This session distills the most effective strategies into one focused hour, saving you time, frustration, and costly missteps. Whether you move forward with a Coriolis campaign or not, you’ll leave with strategic insights that would otherwise take months or even years to figure out alone.
Your research, book, or expertise deserves to be part of public conversations, but securing media coverage, landing speaking engagements, and reaching the right audiences requires more than just great work. It requires strategy.
A consultation with Coriolis is not a sales pitch. It is a working session designed to give you clear, actionable answers about how to position yourself for greater visibility, influence, and impact.
Some academics book a session as the first step toward a larger publicity campaign. Others use it as a standalone opportunity to refine their approach to media, events, and long-term engagement. Wherever you are in the process, this session is designed to provide immediate strategic insights tailored to your goals, led by a seasoned book marketing consultant who has worked with 300+ authors like you.
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What You’ll Get From Your Marketing Strategy Session
In our 60-minute working session, you’ll receive personalized, strategic guidance tailored to your goals. Depending on your needs, we may cover:
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A targeted media strategy, including which outlets, journalists, and event organizers align with your work
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Messaging refinement to clearly articulate your expertise to both academic and general audiences
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Tactical, actionable recommendations you can implement immediately and over the long-term
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A realistic, experience-based understanding of what’s possible based on your publisher, book type, and career stage
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A blueprint for sustaining visibility beyond a book launch or major media event
If you are interested in a full Coriolis publicity campaign, we can also discuss what that collaboration could look like — but the focus of this session is delivering immediate value, regardless of next steps.
This Marketing Strategy Session Is For:
Professors, researchers, thought leaders, and authors looking for expert guidance from a book marketing consultant on
- How to engage the media and determine which outlets and journalists align with their expertise
- Refining their message so it resonates with both academic and public audiences
- Strategic positioning to stand out in their field and become a go-to expert
- Which conferences and speaking opportunities are worth pursuing
- Sustaining a book‘s visibility long after publication
- How to work with their university’s PR team
- Managing media attention when covering politically sensitive topics
- Writing op-eds, essays, and articles that amplify their expertise
- Improving media interviews and developing a confident presence
- Determining the next steps in their publicity journey, whether through independent efforts or a full campaign with Coriolis
This is not generic PR advice. It is a focused one-on-one session tailored to your work, challenges, and ambitions.
Book Your Consultation
$500 / 60 minutes
Sessions are conducted over Zoom. Once booked, you will receive a short intake form so I can prepare in advance and we can maximize our time together.
Please note that I will not be reading your book or conducting external research in advance; the session is built around your intake form and our live discussion. You are paying for one hour of my time only. If you need me to read your book or conduct outside research (e.g. visit your website, read your essay), contact me for a quote.
Meet Nanda Dyssou
Founder and Lead Strategist at Coriolis Company
I founded Coriolis Company to help scholars, thought leaders, and experts bring their work into public conversations—not just within academia, but in the media, at conferences, and in policy spaces where their ideas can shape real-world discussions. I have worked with authors from the Big Five, top academic presses, and independent publishers, securing national media coverage, major speaking engagements, and long-term literary visibility. Publishers often refer to me as the “author whisperer” for my ability to guide authors through the intricacies of the publishing process and help them navigate the ever-evolving landscape of publicity, marketing, events, and media.
My approach is practical and strategic, never vague PR advice. I help clients refine their messaging, navigate media, and identify the right opportunities to ensure their expertise reaches the audiences that matter. With a BA and MFA in Creative Writing from the University of California, Riverside, as well as certifications in marketing, publicity, and social media management, I develop tailored, effective strategies that go beyond the book or project at hand. If you’re ready to raise your profile and make a lasting impact, let’s talk.
Note: This Is Not a "Discovery Call"
Many publicists and book PR companies offer free “discovery calls” and those calls are designed to sell you their service. That is not what I do.
You can find dozens of testimonials and case studies from happy authors and publishers on our website. A consultation with me is a paid, working session designed to provide immediate strategic value, not a sales pitch.
If you choose to move forward with a Coriolis campaign, the consultation fee is applied to your first month’s retainer. If not, you will still leave with insights that would take years to figure out alone.
Let’s Get Your Work the Recognition It Deserves
If you are ready for clear, strategic insights on how to expand your public reach, let’s talk.
Why Work with Coriolis?
Coriolis Company is a premier book publicity and media training firm known for working with academics, thought leaders, and some of today’s leading public intellectuals. Our clients include award-winning scholars, bestselling authors, and high-profile experts in history, politics, sociology, race and gender studies, business, science, law, and literary fiction.
Coriolis specializes in securing top-tier media coverage in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, NPR, BBC, PBS, CNN, MSNBC, The Guardian, The New Yorker, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Times Literary Supplement, and more.
We also provide expert positioning, media strategy, and branding for scholars and public intellectuals, helping them extend their influence beyond academia. What sets Coriolis apart is our practical, strategic approach:
- We tailor media strategies to each client’s goals and strengths — no templates or generic advice
- We refine messaging so your expertise resonates across audiences
- We offer realistic, insider guidance on how to navigate publishing, media, and speaking opportunities
- We build frameworks for long-term visibility, not just launch moments
When you book a consultation, you are not getting surface-level advice. You are getting guidance from a firm that has helped hundreds of scholars expand their public reach.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Are these publicity and marketing consultations for academics only?
No. While Coriolis works primarily with professors and scholars, we also work with novelists, poets, nonfiction authors, experts, and thought leaders. Consultations are open to any author whose work may benefit from stronger publicity, positioning, media strategy, or long-term visibility planning.
2. What is Nanda’s approach during the session?
If you come prepared with questions, Nanda will focus on answering them as directly and usefully as possible, drawing on her experience with authors, publishers, media, events, and academic publicity. If you do not have specific questions prepared, she will ask focused questions to understand your goals and challenges, then outline concrete next steps based on what is realistic for your book, publisher, field, platform, and timeline. You will receive clear, direct advice. The goal is maximum clarity, not general tips or vague encouragement.
3. How should I prepare for the session?
A list of questions will make your session much more productive. The more specific your questions are, the more useful and tailored the session will be. Come with more questions than you think you will have time to ask.
4. Will Nanda review my book or materials before the session?
Generally, no. The consultation is built around what you share in the intake form and what you discuss with Nanda live. If you would like her to read your manuscript, review your website, assess your marketing materials, read an essay, or do other preparation beforehand, that can be arranged for an additional fee if requested in advance.
5. What will I receive afterward?
You will receive a recording and transcript of the call, and a short summary of key recommendations and next steps.
6. What kinds of results have clients seen after a book marketing or publicity consultation?
Clients have used these sessions to revise op-ed pitches that later placed in major outlets, secure speaking invitations with recommended venues, improve publicity materials, ask better questions of their publishers, build stronger relationships with university PR offices, improve their websites from a branding and SEO standpoint, and clarify which media, events, and visibility opportunities are worth pursuing. The main outcome clients often mention is clarity: what is worth their time, what is not, what needs immediate attention, what can wait, and where they may need additional support.
7. How far in advance should I book a session?
You can book at any stage, but earlier is usually better. Most authors benefit from scheduling a consultation six to nine months before their book’s publication, when there is still time to shape the timeline, messaging, media strategy, and outreach plan. That said, some authors book at the last minute, often because they are trying to determine whether anything can still be done. Depending on the book, timing, and media potential, Nanda may be able to offer quick strategic advice, discuss a last-minute campaign, or identify the most realistic post-publication opportunities.
8. Can my university pay for this consultation?
Yes. Many clients use professional development funds, research grants, departmental funds, or other institutional support. Coriolis is a vendor with 80+ universities and we can issue an invoice directly to your university or institution if needed. Reach out here about this option.
9. Does a consultation guarantee becoming a Coriolis publicity client?
No. A consultation is a one-hour working session with Nanda Dyssou, Coriolis’s founder and lead strategist, who has served as a book publicist for more than 300 academics, thought leaders, and literary authors, and who regularly works with 60+ prominent publishers on book marketing and publicity strategy. If there seems to be a strong fit on both sides, you and Nanda can discuss what a full Coriolis campaign might look like. But a consultation does not guarantee further work with Nanda or the company.
10. Why doesn’t Coriolis offer free introductory calls?
Coriolis is a specialty boutique firm with a strong reputation. We are fortunate to receive many referrals from happy clients, publishers, universities, and professional organizations. That means that most of Nanda’s calendar must stay reserved for our clients, media work, and campaign development, not free strategy calls or informal meet-and-greets. Many freelancers, newer companies, and publicists who are still building their practices offer free calls because they have the time, and often the business need, to meet as many prospective clients as possible. Large publicity firms may also offer free introductory calls because they have larger teams, with some staff members serving primarily in sales roles.
As a boutique agency, we do not have salespeople, and Nanda personally guides the strategy for all campaigns, so prospective clients are not routed through a junior sales representative or a generic intake process. When you book a consultation, you are meeting with the person responsible for assessing the project’s fit, strategy, and potential direction. At this stage, the consultation is the work: a focused, one-on-one strategy session where Nanda gives direct, practical guidance about your book, platform, timing, media potential, speaking opportunities, and next steps. The consultation is designed to provide value whether or not an author works with Coriolis beyond the session.
11. Can we meet in person?
Consultations take place on Zoom because Coriolis works with clients across the United States and internationally. Virtual meetings allow us to connect efficiently and consistently, and they also make it possible to record the session so you can revisit the conversation afterward.
