Rise Books is what happens when hybrid publishing dreams bigger—NYT bestselling editors, Simon & Schuster sales & distribution, Emmy-nominated TV & film producers, powerhouse PR and marketing, and global foreign rights expertise, all working together to give extraordinary books the extraordinary impact they deserve.
Where publishing is inspired and rebellion is rewarded.
Find Your Path
Editorial
From deep developmental edits to final polish, we take your finished draft and shape it into a book with clarity, strength, and voice—building the runway to life as a published author.
development
From page one to proposal, we help you uncover your book’s architecture and content strategy, crafting both the manuscript and the credentials that will establish you as a celebrated author.
COLLABORATIVE
You bring the story, we bring the support. Together with a ghostwriter, your ideas, memories, and vision become the book only you could imagine and the future your book deserves.
RISE EA
Ready to move your book into the world of digital and audio? Our EA imprint produces professional eBook and audiobook editions that expand your reach—and open the door to publishing with Rise Literary.
The Rise
Bookshelf
Editorial & Production
Depending on the needs of our authors, we offer full editorial, coaching, and ghostwriting services. After an initial consultation, we will help you determine what level of support you need, and connect you with a writer or editor who can bring your vision to life. Once you have produced a final draft, we work with Neuwirth Productions to design and develop either a paperback or hardcover version of your book.
As part of our production services, Rise Books oversees cover design, interior design, advanced readers copies, as well as the copyedits and succeeding passes of your book, as we take it from manuscript to publication.
Marketing & Publicity
Rise Books is a rare hybrid that makes publicity and marketing a standard support in every book we publish. Once authors have completed their final draft, they begin working with our Director of Marketing + Publicity to craft their marketing strategy, begin networking with their media contacts, and start outreach to local, national, and digital media networks.
Once the publication date approaches, Rise Books helps authors begin to implement their book release publicity, including scheduling tour dates, booking media, podcasts, and other outlets, and supporting authors through publication and beyond.
Sales & Distribution
Rise Books has a prestigious sales and distribution deal with Simon & Schuster, offering national distribution across all retailers, including Barnes & Noble, Amazon, speciality shops, independent booksellers, and Canadian retailers. Ascend works directly with sales reps in all retail markets to pitch our authors and their books, driving pre-sales and visibility within the book publishing industry.
In addition, Rise Books offers access to subsidiary sales support, including but not limited to e-books, audiobooks, foreign rights, and TV & film development. Rise Books is a unique publisher, offering the services and supports of a traditional publisher in a hybrid package.
Become a Published
Author Today
Rise Literary lives at the meeting point of independence and tradition, offering authors the freedom of partnership and the credibility of an established publishing house. Every book receives high-quality production, in-house marketing and publicity, subsidiary rights representation, and national sales and distribution through Simon & Schuster—so authors don’t have to choose between independence and legitimacy.
Here, publishing is inspired and rebellion is rewarded.
This is radically inspired publishing.
Curated with care. Built in collaboration.
A premier publishing experience for authors who invest—
in beautiful books, shared vision, and writing the good fight.
“Rise Literary’s belief in me and midwifing my career as a writer has forever altered my life and creativity, freeing me, seeing me, and providing platforms for me to show up.”
— Gertrude Lyons, author of Rewrite the Mother Code (Rise Literary May 2025)
PUBLICITY PLAN
Rise Literary partners with world-renowned PR agencies to pitch authors across national, regional, local, and digital media, creating meaningful opportunities for byline growth and sustained visibility. This work is designed to help authors cut through a crowded market, support book sales, and build lasting recognition—moving them toward their goal of becoming celebrated authors.
Curated outreach to newspapers, magazines, literary journals, and cultural review platforms aligned with the book’s voice and audience.
Targeted digital outreach spanning review outlets, book culture platforms, literary publications, and curated newsletters.
Placement across NPR, radio, and an expansive slate of literary, cultural, and theme-aligned podcasts.
MARKETING CAMPAIGN
Rise Literary works with authors to develop a 12-month marketing campaign strategy designed to build content momentum over time. Campaigns leverage momentum content across traditional, print, and online media, alongside in-person and virtual events, to support sustained visibility beyond launch.
Social outreach spanning Bookstagram, Instagram book clubs, TikTok’s book community, and book-focused Substack platforms.
Strategic engagement with educational, cultural, and literary institutions, including universities, writing programs, museums, and women-led initiatives.
Organized appearances spanning festivals, workshops, launches, conferences, and bookstore and book club programming, in person and online.
“Publishing with Rise has been a deeply personal journey, being welcomed into a family that genuinely cares about books and the authors that birth them.”
— Maggie Boxey, author of The Three Things (Rise Books, 2024)
RiseEA
RiseEA is a five-month, high-touch phase that moves a finished manuscript into market with polish and momentum. The program includes final editorial refinement, interior and cover design, audiobook production support, and a 3-month marketing strategy. Authors receive collaborative support across editorial, design, audio, and publicity, including online advertising, press materials, podcast pitching, and momentum-building assets that extend well beyond release.
As part of RiseEA, authors may choose to finance the package through a reader-backed funding experience with Kickstarter, offering advanced marketing, visibility, and support.
