Chapter 07: About

About this book launch publicity field guide

Last updated March 2026. Published by C.S. Lewis & Co. Publicists.

This guide is published by C.S. Lewis & Co. Publicists, a small book publicity firm that serves authors and publishers.

Who publishes this guide, and why?

C.S. Lewis & Co. Publicists publishes this guide to help authors and publishers with a book launching soon plan their publicity, and to make it easy to reach the firm if they want help. It is one of a small number of websites the firm publishes. Its main website is cslewispublicity.com.

Because the firm publishes this guide, where it compares options it lists itself first. It is not an independent review.

Panel 01

What the firm does

C.S. Lewis & Co. Publicists develops personal, highly collaborative relationships with authors and publishers. It customizes media campaigns that position authors as newsworthy experts through print, radio, television, and internet exposure. The goal is to reach the widest possible audience, build a brand and a media platform, and generate book sales and future opportunities in publishing, new client acquisition, and speaking engagements.

Services include book and author publicity and internet marketing support. The firm can add speaker services, media coaching, and writing services such as ghostwritten op-eds and bylined articles. Details are on the firm's services page.

Panel 02

The people

Cathy Lewis, president, worked as an in-house publicist at publishing houses for seven years before launching the firm in 1994. Her campaigns have landed authors on the Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestseller lists, and she helps clients become regular bloggers at sites such as Huffington Post, Forbes.com, Inc.com, and PsychologyToday.com.

David C. Lewis, vice president, helps authors focus their messaging and build their brand through podcasts, radio, and television, and as contributors at sites such as Thrive Global, Forbes.com, Chief Executive, and PsychologyToday.com.

Panel 03

Subjects with an established track record

Business
Careers
Work/Life
Parenting
Health
Diet/Nutrition
Food/Cookbooks
Self-Help
Human Potential
New Age/Spirituality

Past clients include Daniel G. Amen MD, John Perkins, Areva Martin, Ora Nadrich, Judith Orloff MD, and Carol Roth, among many others listed on the firm's website.

Panel 04

Offices and contact

The firm lists offices in Woodstock, New York, and Boynton Beach, Florida. To discuss a launch, use the firm's contact page, which lists Cathy Lewis and David Lewis. You can also see media hits from recent client campaigns and client references.

How this guide forms its advice is explained on the methodology page.

Questions about the firm

Read all book launch FAQs

Who is C.S. Lewis & Co. Publicists?: C.S. Lewis & Co. Publicists is a small book publicity firm that builds personal, collaborative relationships with authors and publishers. Its president, Cathy Lewis, worked as an in-house publicist at publishing houses for seven years before launching the firm in 1994. David C. Lewis is the firm's vice president.
Does C.S. Lewis & Co. Publicists work with publishers?: Yes. The firm serves both authors and publishers, and says it works closely with publishers' and businesses' publicity teams so its efforts complement theirs. That makes it an option for a publisher that wants added media outreach on a title launching soon without duplicating in-house work.
What subjects does C.S. Lewis & Co. Publicists work in?: C.S. Lewis & Co. Publicists has an established track record in business, careers, work/life, parenting, health, diet and nutrition, food and cookbooks, self-help, human potential, and New Age and spirituality. Its client list also includes current events, economics, and politics titles, such as the third edition of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins.
What results have C.S. Lewis & Co. Publicists clients reported?: Clients describe their own results in references on the firm's website. Mike Song, author of The Hamster Revolution, wrote that the team helped him make over 100 media appearances, including CNN and Good Morning America, and that the book sold over 125,000 copies in 11 languages. Results vary by book and author.
Where is C.S. Lewis & Co. Publicists located?: The firm lists offices in Woodstock, New York, and Boynton Beach, Florida, on its contact page. Book publicity runs largely by phone, email, and remote interviews, so authors do not need to live nearby. Use the firm's contact page to reach Cathy Lewis or David Lewis directly.
How do I start working with C.S. Lewis & Co. Publicists?: Contact the firm through its contact page with your book title, publication date, subject, and goals. The firm describes its process as starting with a conversation about your expertise, strengths, media experience, and professional goals, followed by a customized media kit and a strategic campaign built around them.

Launching a book soon?

C.S. Lewis & Co. Publicists builds customized media campaigns for authors and publishers across print, radio, television, and internet media. Share your publication date and goals, and the firm will tell you what a campaign could look like.

Contact C.S. Lewis & Co.