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After more than fourteen years in book publishing, Jevon Bolden launched Embolden Media Group in 2017. A boutique book publishing consulting firm and literary agency, Embolden Media Group serves and represents some of the most engaging,… After more than fourteen years in book publishing, Jevon Bolden launched Embolden Media Group in 2017. A boutique book publishing consulting firm and literary agency, Embolden Media Group serves and represents some of the most engaging, transformative, and wonderfully diverse group of writers, speakers, activists, faith leaders, and cultural influencers. We partner with our authors from idea conception to placement with well-established traditional publishers to their own spot on bookstore shelves.
We currently represent authors in the categories of inspirational and contemporary fiction, Christian living/spiritual growth, memoir, issues on race and ethnicity, women's issues, health and wellness, and children's picturebook, middle grade, and young adult.
We also provide independent book publishing and content development services, which include collaborative writing, editing, book cover design, typesetting, and print brokering.
To publishers and associated agencies, we provide DEI consulting, content development, sensitivity reading, writing that expands the IP value of well-known brands, and the like.
As our name asserts, Embolden Media Group seeks to
* Give writers and authors the courage or confidence to write and publish books that matter
* Make brave, encourage, hearten, strengthen, stiffen the resolve of, lift the morale of the author during the writing, editorial, and production processes
* Rouse, stir, stimulate, cheer, rally, fire, inspirit, invigorate the author and their project when it's time to launch
* Fortify publishers and other book publishing-adjacent entities by providing high-quality and innovative content development and consulting