MASTERING THE TRADE BOOK

Founder, Scholars to Storytellers

Historian and author of "America and Iran: A History" (Knopf) named among the New York Times "100 Notable Books of 2021." His work has appeared in Newsweek, the Washington Post, and The Nation. He teaches Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Pennsylvania while helping academics transform specialized knowledge into books that reach mainstream audiences.

Former publisher, PublicAffairs Books

Clive Priddle is an editor and publisher who has had senior roles in the UK and the US, at HarperCollins, the Perseus Books Group and Hachette, most recently as publisher of the non-fiction imprint PublicAffairs. There he has edited and published four Nobel Prizewinning authors, and other non-fiction prizewinning writers including Esther Duflo, Kishore Mahbubani, Susan Williams, Ibram X Kendi,  Muhammad Yunus and Stephanie Kelton.

Literary Agent, Aevitas

Nate Muscato represents academics, journalists, artists and polymathic thinkers and storytellers. Authors he works with have written for national and international media, hit the New York Times bestseller list, and received awards and fellowships from the Whiting Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the Ford Foundation. Prior to joining Aevitas, Nate worked at Farrar, Straus & Giroux and Sterling Lord Literistic in New York, taught high school students in Milan, and worked as a bookseller in New England. He is drawn to nonfiction that illuminates the past and present—from arts and pop culture to education, politics, sociology and technology—and envisions more just and equitable futures.

Co-founder, Lavender Public Relations

Amelia Possanza is the co-founder of Lavender Public Relations, where she brings over a decade of in-house publicity experience to her campaigns. Her recent projects include the New York Times bestelling Book & Dagger: How Librarians and Scholars Became the Unlikely Spies of WWII by English professor Elyse Graham, the National Book Award longlisted memoir The Autobiography of H. Lan Thao Lam by Associate Professor of Media Studies Lana Lin, and So Many Stars: An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color by creative writing professor Caro De Robertis. She has held posts at Little, Brown and Company, Touchstone Books, and, most recently, Flatiron Books, where she launched Melinda French Gates' memoir, The Moment of Lift, and the imprint with a social justice mission that grew out of it, Moment of Lift Books.

Op-Ed Coach & Historian, University of Minnesota
A historian who successfully transitioned to public writing, David has published 600+ op-eds in outlets including the Washington Post, the New York Times, and the Atlantic. He coaches academics on crafting timely, compelling opinion pieces that translate research into public discourse and build author platforms.

Founder, BOSS Cooperative

Billie Olds is the founder of BOSS Cooperative and a mentor to entrepreneurs building businesses on their own terms. With more than two decades of experience, she helps professionals—including academics—turn their deep expertise into clear, viable ventures. Known for her practical guidance and strategic insight, Billie specializes in helping people translate knowledge into sustainable, independent businesses. 

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