The Rudy Agency

Selected Rudy Agency Titles

— How to Spot a Liar (Second Edition), by Gregory Hartley (Career Press, Fall 2012)
— Happy Endings, New Beginnings, by Susan Feingold, Psy.D. (New Horizon Press, Fall 2012)
— Overcoming Obstacles to Effective Customer Service, by Jeff Toister (AMACOM, Fall 2012)  

— The Zen Leader, by Ginny Whitelaw (Career Press, Spring 2012)
— No More Pointless Meetings, by Martin Murphy (AMACOM, Summer 2012)
— Addicted Healers, by Ethan Bryson (New Horizon Press, Fall 2012)
— The Synthesis Effect, by John McGrail (Career Press, Spring 2012)
— Lead with a Story, by Paul Smith (AMACOM, Summer 2012)
— Don't Say I Do! by Orna Gadish (New Horizon Press, Summer 2012) 
— The Virtual Manager, by Kevin Sheridan (Career Press, Fall 2011)
— Skateboarding, by Per Welinder (Human Kinetics, Fall 2011)
— The First-Time Manager (Sixth Edition), by Jim McCormick (AMACOM, Fall 2011)
— Building a Magnetic Culture, by Kevin Sheridan (McGraw-Hill, Fall 2011)
— The Rise of Fashion, by Ira Neimark (Fairchild, Fall 2011)
— The Most Dangerous Business Book You'll Ever Read, by Greg Hartley (Wiley & Sons, 2011)
— Business Confidential, by Peter Earnest (AMACOM, 2010)
— CEO Priorities, by Neil Giarratana (Career Press, 2011)
— Creative Project Management, by Michael Dobson and Ted Leemann (McGraw-Hill, 2010)
— Sniper: American Single-Shot Warriors, by Gina Cavallaro and Matt Larsen (Lyons Press, 2010)
— Happy Go Local, by Linsly Donnelly (Adams Media, 2010)
— Pretty Plus, by Babe Hope (New Horizon Press, 2010)
— The Widower's Toolbox, by Gerald Schaefer (New Horizon Press, 2010) 
— The Body Language Handbook, by Gregory Hartley and Maryann Karinch (Career Press, 2010)
— Business Lessons from the Edge, by Jim McCormick (McGraw-Hill, 2009)

— 365 Ways to Get a Good Night's Sleep, by Ronald Kotler, MD (Adams Media, 2009)

— Deadly Blue: Battle Stories of the U.S. Air Force SOC, by Fred Pushies (AMACOM, 2009)

— The New Rules of Etiquette and Entertaining, by Curtrise Garner (Adams Media,  2009) 

— Hamas vs. Fatah: The Struggle for Palestine, by Jonathan Schanzer (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008) 

— Get People to Do What You  Want, by Gregory Hartley (Career Press, 2008) 

— Murder in Mayberry, by Mary Branson and Jack Branson (New Horizon Press, 2008)

— How to Become an Expert on Anything in Two Hours, by Gregory Hartley (AMACOM, 2008)

— Not My Turn to Die, by Savo Heleta (AMACOM, Spring 2008)

— Date Decoder, by Gregory Hartley (Adams Media, Spring 2008) 

— Live from Jordan, by Benjamin Orbach (AMACOM, 2007)

— Finding Center, by Maureen D. Mack, PhD (New Horizon Press, 2007)

— Comes the Darkness, Comes the Light, by Vanessa Vega (AMACOM, 2007) 

— Cars I Could've, Should've Kept, by Jackson Brooks (McFarland, 2007)

— The First American, by Christopher Hardaker (New Page Books, 2007) 

— I Can Read You LIke a Book, by Greg Hartley (Career Press, 2007) 

— Crossing Fifth Avenue to Bergdorf Goodman, by Ira Neimark (SPI Books, 2006)

— How to Spot a Liar, by Gregory Hartley (Career Press, 2005) 

Submission Guidelines

We appreciate your desire to see your work in print. Help us by following the guidelines.

First, send a query letter telling us about your book, who will read it, and why you are the best person to write it. You may fax it to 970.577.8600 or email it to Maryann Karinch (mak@RudyAgency.com).

Second, if we are interested, we will invite a complete proposal—Overview, Market Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Promotion Plan, Author Bio, Table of Contents, Chapter-by-Chapter Synopsis, and Sample Chapters. We strongly recommend that you get a copy of GamePlan for Getting Published, a $4.95 download, if you have never done a proposal. Go to GamePlan Press to purchase a copy.

Self published authors, please note: Regardless of the availability of your non-fiction book, we will need to see a proposal. You also should not consider your book "finished." Commercial publishing involves an editorial process, which can include selecting a new title, restructuring your book, and other significant changes. If you are unwilling to commit to such a process, please do not attempt to forge a deal with a commercial publisher. As a final note, you will be asked to provide evidence of sales to-date for any self-published work. Thank you for your understanding!

Note to Authors About Promotion

Your talent is only a little piece of the deal. Once you have a deal, you will be expected to work aggressively to help promote your book, not only to earn whatever advance you get, but also to make your project profitable. Your book has to have a sizable audience willing to spend money on what you wrote and you have to know how to reach that audience.

The simple message is this: Publishing is a business and there is no shame in it becoming a better business. If you want to be part of it, then you are a good fit for this agency. We will be your very active partner in making your book a financial success.