TESTIMONIALS
nice things people have said about my work
Brianna Yamashita
Senior Marketing Director, Scribner at Simon & Schuster
I had the great fortune to have Keely as part of my publicity team for four years. She is one of the most creative and tenacious publicists I’ve ever known. She always went the extra mile for her authors and campaigns - which is why she has so many great author endorsements here. She gamely helped out with social media, proactively came up with marketing ideas and initiatives and was a joy to work with.
Elizabeth Gonzalez James
Author of Mona at Sea
*As Booksparks Client
Keely was absolutely phenomenal to work with. I launched my debut novel with her and she was knowledgeable, responsive, hard-working, and patient (as a novice I had SO many questions!). Keely and the Booksparks team completely exceeded expectations and got my small press book into some major publications. She helped create a buzz around my novel that never would have been possible without her diligence and expertise. I would enthusiastically recommend her to any author looking to launch their career.
Rita Williams-Garcia
2021 Boston Globe Horn Book Winner for Poetry and Fiction for A Sitting in St. James
*As Booksparks Client
Dynamic Keely Platte got on board and heightened my book buzz. The reviews, posts, book lists and interviews kept coming. Keely's PR connects and savvy opened untapped audiences for my book. Nothing but gratitude.
Natalie Jenner
Internationally bestselling author of The Jane Austen Society
*As Booksparks Client
Keely's positivity and enthusiasm as a publicist and a person is infectious--she could not be more pleasant to deal with. She is also extremely responsive and diligent with all efforts, large and small, in launching a book in today's crowded market. As a debut author, I relied on her heavily with regard to the numerous different media opportunities she secured for me and which helped make my debut novel The Jane Austen Society an instant USA Today and international bestseller. Her knowledge, contacts, attitude and perseverance are peerless, and I cannot recommend her services highly enough.
Barbara Oakley
Professor of Engineering at Oakland University, and author of A Mind for Numbers
I have been an author for over twenty years, with seven books under my belt, and have worked with a number of distinguished publishing houses. Although I've worked with fine publicists in the past, NO ONE compares to Keely Platte...she scores the big "gets." Keely's professional expertise is topped only by her fun, upbeat personality. And I should mention that she responds virtually instantaneously! Keely is extraordinary. I am truly one of the world's luckiest authors to be able to work with her.
Giles Anderson
Literary Agent, The Anderson Literary Agency
I've had the excellent fortune of having Keely assigned to two books represented by my agency, The Anxiety Toolkit and Wired to Create. For both titles she found extensive and effective media placements. She understood the appeal of the material, was strategic in her approach, and sustained her work on behalf of the books far beyond what authors and agents have come to expect. Her efforts have paid dividends for all: the books have sold well upfront and are clearly on trajectories to backlist for years, and the authors were set up nicely for follow up books.
Sara Carder
Editorial Director, TarcherPerigee, Penguin Random House
I worked with Keely for many years at Penguin and I can tell you she is one of the best publicists in the business. Keely is very passionate about every book she works on, always finding the right angle for her pitch and leaving no stone unturned finding the perfect media outlets for any given book. Many of my authors told me that they were extremely grateful to Keely for the attention she brought to their books. I highly recommend Keely.
Jessica Alexander
Co-author of The Danish Way of Parenting
I have worked with a lot of publicists in both the U.S. and abroad, and Keely was excellent. She is strategic, well organized and extremely professional. She understood the material well and placed articles with a wide range of angles in numerous great outlets. Most of all, she was incredibly responsive, which I thought was an outstanding quality. So often, publicists don't write back or fail to answer basic queries, but Keely always got back promptly to emails. I felt supported, and her efforts have set me up nicely for my next book deal. I highly recommend her.
Adam Smiley Poswolsky
Millennial Workplace Expert, Keynote Speaker, and author of The Quarter-Life Breakthrough
Keely is one of the best publicists in the publishing business. She helped my book, The Quarter-Life Breakthrough, reach a wide millennial audience-- and become an 800CEOREAD bestseller, securing key features and clips in Quartz, TIME, MarketWatch, Business Insider, SiriusXM, CNBC, Vice, Recruiter, and many other publications. I highly recommend her as a publicist and a wonderful person to work with.
Alice Boyes
CBT Psychology Expert, and author of The Anxiety Toolkit
Keely has been EXTREMELY awesome to work with, and dramatically exceeded my expectations for a publicist. She is particularly well-organized and responded to my emails immediately. Being a book author can feel somewhat lonely but Keely made the publicity feel like teamwork.
Swoosie Kurtz
Tony, Emmy, Obie and Drama Desk Award-winning actress, and author of Part Swan, Part Goose
Keely, do you know how good you are? You need to know, because all the rest of us do. Not only have John and I been singing your praises, but so many interviewers have told me how terrific you've been.
Shannon Berning
Director and Publisher, Wharton Digital Press at The Wharton School
We were fortunate to work with Keely on two projects published by Wharton Digital Press—The Strategic Leader’s Roadmap by Harbir Singh and Michael Useem, and The Ostrich Paradox: Why We Underprepare for Disasters by Robert Meyer and Howard Kunreuther. Keely capably pursued key opportunities, earning solid publicity and the authors’ gratitude. In addition to having strong contacts and the ability to deliver results, she is highly organized, which was critical for keeping priorities and interview dates front of mind. We highly recommend Keely and hope to have an opportunity to work with her again.
Reiko Davis
Literary Agent, DeFiore & Company, formerly at Miriam Altshuler Literary Agency
I just wanted to write to say how impressed Alan and I have been with you and all of your work on Having the Last Say. Alan has told me several times how great a job you've been doing (and I couldn't agree more) to line up radio shows and help him brainstorm ideas and place his guest articles.