BookSparksPR represents both fiction and non-fiction authors in a variety of genres.

Fiction author clients
Irene Zutell
Sarah Pekkanen
Liz Fenton
Lisa Steinke

Non-fiction author clients
Marianna Owlszewski
Beth Feldman

Fiction author clients

Irene Zutell
Irene Zutell has just released her third book – Pieces of Happily Ever After, published by St. Martin’s Press, September 2009.

Her debut novel, They’re Not Your Friends, a sizzling roman a’ clef about celebrity journalism, was published by Crown/Three Rivers Press and won national and critical acclaim. And her second book, I’ll Never Have Sex With You Again! Tales From the Delivery Room was published by Simon & Schuster and was featured in TIME, Glamour, The New York Times, The Star, The New York Daily News, and more.

Irene’s journalism has appeared in PEOPLE, US Weekly, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, The New York Daily News and Newsday. She also created and co-excecutive produced the CBS primetime reality series, Wickedly Perfect. A frequent panelist on The Fox New Movie Show, Irene has also been a contributor to the Joan Hamburg Show (WOR radio NY) and a commentator on the BBC, giving her take on humourous matters “across the pond.”

About Pieces of Happily Ever After
What happens after happily ever after? Alice, a New Yorker who thought she’d never feel at home in L.A., is adapting. It’s not easy raising a 5-year-old daughter while trying to keep a job and make her new house a home. When her attorney husband lands a trophy client – box-office queen Rose Maris – things begin to look up. Then Alex starts working late – a lot. He crunches his paunch into a six-pack and trades his Gap ensembles for Armani everything.

Soon, Rose and Alex’s affair blazes in the tabloids and Alice is plunged into trash-gossip hell. Her life crumbles around her as she navigates her newly single self through the bizarre world of the San Fernando Valley. Is there a chance to wrest Alex from the Sexiest Woman Alive? And if so…would Alice want him back?

The Pieces of Happily Ever After book trailer.

Order Pieces of Happily Ever After now at Amazon.

Sarah Pekkanen
Women’s fiction author of the upcoming release The Opposite of Me, published by Atria Books (a division of Simon & Schuster) in early 2010. Sarah lives in the Washington D.C. area and is currently working on her second novel. Find Sarah on Facebook and on Twitter.

About The Opposite of Me
Reminiscent of Jennifer Weiner’s In Her Shoes and Emily Giffin’s Something Borrowed, this smart, funny and poignant debut novel explores the desire to have it all, the relationships that define us, and the complicated, irreplaceable bonds of sisterhood.

Twenty-nine year old Lindsey Rose has, for as long as she can remember, lived in the shadow of her devastatingly beautiful fraternal twin sister, Alex. Determined to get noticed, Lindsey is finally on the cusp of being named Creative Vice President of an elite New York advertising agency, after years of 80-plus hour weeks, migraines, and profound loneliness. But during the course of one devastating night, Lindsey’s carefully-constructed life implodes.

Humiliated and desperate, she flees the glitter of Manhattan and retreats to the time warp of her parents’ Maryland home. As her sister plans her lavish wedding to her prince charming, Lindsey struggles to maintain her identity as the smart, responsible twin, while she furtively tries to put her career back together. But things get more complicated when a long-held family secret is unleashed that forces both sisters to reconsider who they are and who they are meant to be.

Pre-order The Opposite of Me now at Amazon.

Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke

Liz Fenton
Chick Lit author and popular blogger who co-wrote I’ll Have Who She’s Having (Makdan Publishing, 2009) and part of the mastermind behind the witty, popular Chick Lit is Not Dead blog. Liz lives in Long Beach, Calif., and is working on her second book. Find Liz on Facebook and on Twitter.

Lisa Steinke
Chick Lit author and popular blogger who co-wrote I’ll Have Who She’s Having (Makdan Publishing, 2009) and the other half of the mastermind behind the witty, popular Chick Lit is Not Dead blog. Lisa and Liz are best friends in addition to co-writers. Lisa lives in Chicago and is working on her second book with Liz. Find Lisa on Facebook and on Twitter.

About Liz and Lisa’s novel I’ll Have Who She’s Having
What happens when a man comes between one desperately single and one very married sister?

Kate’s been depressed ever since yet another long-term boyfriend unceremoniously dumped her. When her younger and married sister Kelly convinces her the way to meet a quality man is for the two of them to sign up for a volleyball class, she’s just desperate enough to agree. But Kate becomes so fixated on their coach that she fails to see an unlikely but perfect match right in front of her.

Kelly’s been less than happy for longer than she wants to admit. She’s the one who appears to have it all: the perfect husband, the big house and the beautiful daughter. Despite it all, she feels an emptiness she can’t explain and is conflicted when it’s her volleyball coach who offers an answer.

I’ll Have Who She’s Having follows Kate and Kelly as they battle themselves and each other in their search for a happy ending. Through a series of hardships and self-doubt, they both realize they were looking for happiness in the wrong places. It’s a novel for anyone who ever secretly let their insecurities get the best of them.

Liz and Lisa on their debut novel I’ll Have Who She’s Having

Order I’ll Have Who She’s Having now from Amazon.

Visit Liz and Lisa’s popular Chick Lit is Not Dead Blog where they blog about Chick Lit, favorite authors, books, pop culture, movies, bad 90s fashion, motherhood, marriage, relationships, unleashing your inner Cougar and more hilarious stories.

And become a fan of Chick Lit is Not Dead on Facebook.

Non-fiction author clients

Marianna Olszewski
Best-selling author Marianna Olszewski started from nothing- and reached all her financial goals by age 30. She is a Wall Street money expert, life coach, mother and now author. In her best-selling book, Live it! Love it! Earn it!, she empowers women to live the life of their dreams. She offers lifestyle and financial strategies for women who want to succeed – from starting their own business, to climbing the corporate ladder, to not being afraid of money, to finding time for joy, travel, love and more. Her book is full of tools, tips and ideas to live the life you want – and contains success stories from amazing women like Tory Burch, Tamara Mellon of Jimm Choo, and more.

Marianna on her book, Live it! Love it! Earn it! :

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Beth Feldman
Beth Feldman is an author, popular mom blogger and entreprenuer. She is founder of Role Mommy, an online community and events company dedicated to inspiring, entertaining and empowering today’s busy moms to pursue their passion while raising a family. Her newest book See Mom Run: Sidesplitting Essays by the World’s Most Harried Blogging Moms will be released in November 2009 (Plain White Press).

Beth is also the co-author of Peeing in Peace: Tales & Tips for Type A Moms (Sourcebooks) and is a contributor to True Mom Confessions (Penguin). Feldman is a former television network executive who pole vaulted off the corporate ladder to become the president of her own PR consulting agency, and she’s the host of Blog Talk Radio’s brand new Role Mommy Radio network. Additionally, Feldman was recently named the co-editor for the Just For Fun section of LifetimeMoms.com.

About See Mom Run
See Mom Run is a compilation of essays from the best and busiest mom bloggers in the country – sidesplitting stories about the comedic trials and errors of today’s modern moms. With the help of the nation’s most talented bloggers, authors, magazine writers, television producers, a retired senator and a gaggle of grandmothers, Beth shares some of the most jaw-dropping, relatable and bittersweet moments of their lives in this fast-paced and entertaining read.

The See Mom Run Cross-country Book Tour
In November 2009, Beth and the contributing mom bloggers will kick-off a 10-city See Mom Run book tour presented by Swiffer. Traveling by planes, trains and automobiles to unconvential locations across the country to meet other real modern moms, sign books, giveaway books, prizes and share stories. Check the See Mom Run book tour site for dates and locations.

Follow See Mom Run on Twitter and become a Fan of See Mom Run on Facebook for all the latest on the book, tour and behind the scenes information.

Order See Mom Run: Sidesplitting Essays from the World’s Most Harried Blogging Moms from Amazon now.