Our Team

Meryl L. Moss

President/Founder/Publisher

Like many new ideas, Meryl Moss created Booktrib.com on a napkin. When traditional media outlets started reducing their coverage of books and authors, Meryl put a stake in the ground with a website featuring under-the-radar authors that deserved to be noticed, and that readers would enjoy discovering – whether debut writers, midlist or even occasional bestsellers. Rather than focus on the household names you read about everywhere, BookTrib.com’s mantra is to give voice to those authors that really need to be heard…and read.

Meryl is Founder and President of Meryl Moss Media (www.merylmossmedia.com), a literary media relations and marketing firm that for 25 years has been promoting and branding authors and their books through media exposure, speaking engagements, social media, and creative marketing solutions. The firm specializes in working with first-time authors as well as those who are established and looking for a seasoned group of professionals to take them to the next level. Meryl Moss Media is proud to work with authors book after book, the best compliment there is.

Favorite Books:
Anna KareninaThe Secret GardenA Wrinkle In TimeGreen Eggs and Ham

Author You Could Be Best Friends With:
Susan Shapiro Barash

If You Could Be Any Character in Literature:
Tortured and passionate — Emma Bovary

Words To Live By:
“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”

Editorial Director

Jim Alkon

Jim is responsible for all editorial operations, content and strategy at BookTrib.com while developing new marketing programs t...

Jim is responsible for all editorial operations, content and strategy at BookTrib.com while developing new marketing programs to help authors get on the literary radar. As a veteran of the business-to-business media and marketing worlds, he has extensive experience in business and content development. He is an avid reader (shocking!), lover of dogs, sports and music (he plays the piano by ear), and he is a writer at heart, whether a book review, corporate communication, blog or white paper — it doesn’t really matter as long as his words are making someone happy somewhere.


Favorite Books
A Tale of Two Cities, Atlas Shrugged, I Am Pilgrim (Terry Hayes), Stone’s Fall (Iain Pears)

Author You Could Be Best Friends With
John Irving

If You Could Be Any Character in Literature
James Bond

Words To Live By
“Laugh a little and learn a little every day.”
Associate Editor

Megan Beauregard

Megan Beauregard is an Associate Editor at BookTrib. She has a Bachelor’s in Creative Writing from Fairfield University, wher...

Megan Beauregard is an Associate Editor at BookTrib. She has a Bachelor’s in Creative Writing from Fairfield University, where she also studied Publishing & Editing, Classical Studies and Applied Ethics. When she’s not reading the latest in literary fiction, dark academia and horror, she's probably making playlists, baking something sweet or tacking another TV show onto her list.


Favorite Books
The Secret History and The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong, This is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar, To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara, and Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Author You Could Be Best Friends With
Donna Tartt

If You Could Be Any Character in Literature
Viola from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night

Words To Live By
“No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.” —Dead Poets Society
Marketing Director

Cynthia Conrad

An editor and marketer by trade and a poet and songwriter at heart, Cynthia Conrad was formerly an editor of the independent li...

An editor and marketer by trade and a poet and songwriter at heart, Cynthia Conrad was formerly an editor of the independent literary zine Dirigible Journal of Language Art. She has also worked with business author Bruce Tulgan and fiction writer Gevera Bert Piedmont. She's currently the Marketing Director for BookTrib and lives in New Haven, CT.


Favorite Books
The Third Policeman by Flann O’Brien, If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino, Exercises in Style by Raymond Queneau, The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams, The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson, The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens, The Riverside Shakespeare

Author You Could Be Best Friends With
Actually, I have a lot of author friends … and even more now that I’m working at BookTrib!

If You Could Be Any Character in Literature
… I’d write an autobiography of my life in an alternate universe.

Words To Live By
“Begin anywhere.” — John Cage
Senior Contributing Editor and Book Club Coordinator

Dawn Ius

Dawn Ius is a novelist, screenwriter, professional book coach and editor, and a communicatio...

Dawn Ius is a novelist, screenwriter, professional book coach and editor, and a communications specialist. She is the author of three young adult novels published by Simon & Schuster — Anne & Henry, Overdrive, and Lizzie. Dawn has also written 16 educational graphic novels, and was a regular contributor to the Nickolodeon Jr TV series, "Rainbow Rangers." She is the former Managing Editor of The Big Thrill, the online magazine published by the International Thriller Writers, and is currently an editor with BookTrib as well as the BookTrib Book Club Coordinator. Dawn is represented by Anne Tibbets at Donald Maass Literary Agency. Connect with her on socials @dawnmius. 


Favorite Books
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, Heartsick by Chelsea Cain, Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, On Writing by Stephen King

Author You Could Be Best Friends With
I'm fortunate to be good friends with so many great authors!

If You Could Be Any Character in Literature
Tough one, but I'm going to go with Alice from Alice in Wonderland. So many adventures! Because of my vivid imagination, my mom called me Alice as a child.

Words To Live By
It's never too late to be what you might have been.
Assistant Editor

Wyatt Semenuk

Wyatt grew up in New York, Connecticut and on the Jersey Shore. Attracted by its writing program and swim team, he attended Ken...

Wyatt grew up in New York, Connecticut and on the Jersey Shore. Attracted by its writing program and swim team, he attended Kenyon College, majoring in English with an emphasis on creative writing. After graduation, he took an industry world tour, dipping his toes into game development, culinary arts, dramatic/fiction writing, content creation and even work as a fishmonger, before focusing on marketing. Reading, powerlifting, gaming and shooting clays are his favorite pastime activities.


Favorite Books
The Stormlight Archive series by Brandon Sanderson, The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch, The Shadowhunter novels by Cassandra Clare, The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

Author You Could Be Best Friends With
Brandon Sanderson

If You Could Be Any Character in Literature
Kvothe, Son of Arliden, Name of the Wind

Words To Live By
“When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you will be successful.”
Assistant Editor

Cameron Kimball

Cameron Kimball graduated from Pratt Institute with a degree in Communications Design and a minor in Art History. A firm believ...

Cameron Kimball graduated from Pratt Institute with a degree in Communications Design and a minor in Art History. A firm believer in the power of storytelling, she has a great passion for the world of publishing. In her free time she enjoys reading, music and a good laugh.


Favorite Books
Howl’s Moving Castle, Leviathan, The Alchemyst, Check Please, Call Down the Hawk, The Bear and the Nightingale, The Secret Garden, Macbeth

Author You Could Be Best Friends With
Ngozi Ukazu

If You Could Be Any Character in Literature
Alanna of Trebond

Words To Live By
“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” — Jack London
Assistant Editor

Katie Bloomer

Katie graduated from UNC Asheville with bachelor’s degrees in Creative Writing and Mass Communication. Originally from Dallas...

Katie graduated from UNC Asheville with bachelor’s degrees in Creative Writing and Mass Communication. Originally from Dallas, TX, she moved to Appalachia to escape the heat and enjoy the mountains. As an avid reader and aspiring writer, her favorite genres include fantasy, romance, literary fiction and feminist works. (She’s also a big fan of manga!)

Aside from reading and writing, her hobbies include yoga, photography, antique and clothes shopping, archery and curling up with her cat, Oso, and dog, Circe, to watch a movie. She’s seen every Marvel movie at least four times, but her favorite movie is the 2012 Les Misérables.


Favorite Books
Circe by Madeline Miller, The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro, The Tiger’s Curse Series by Colleen Houck, The Moor’s Account by Laila Lalami, The Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne

Author You Could Be Best Friends With
Madeline Miller

If You Could Be Any Character in Literature
Maximum Ride

Words To Live By
“Stop and smell the roses.”
Marketing Coordinator

Barbara Wilkov

Barbara has a varied career background, having worked in education, sales for several start-up magazines, fundraising and event...

Barbara has a varied career background, having worked in education, sales for several start-up magazines, fundraising and event planning for the American Heart Association, and marketing, communications, PR, and social media for a congregational church, a children’s non-profit, and an emergency and specialty veterinary hospital.

Barbara is also the co-founder of an award-winning website, Motherrr.com, that focuses on healing difficult mother-daughter relationships from the adult daughter’s perspective. Look for a Motherrr.com book in the not-too-distant future!

A Stamford, CT, native, Barbara has an undergraduate degree in Psychology and English, and an MS in Education. She loves to act and is honored to be a member of the Screen Actors Guild.


Favorite Books
Harriet the Spy (series), Wuthering Heights, The Other Boleyn Girl, The Kite Runner, The Great Alone (and many, many more)

Author You Could Be Best Friends With
Many of our BookTrib authors!

If You Could Be Any Character in Literature
For her adventurousness — Ms. Frizzle from The Magic School Bus books (Plus, I dressed as her for Halloween several years when I was a 3rd-grade teacher!)

Words To Live By
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Confucius
Social Media Coordinator

Monique Snyman

Monique Snyman’s mind is a confusing bedlam of glitter and death, where candy-coated gore is found in abundance and homicidal...

Monique Snyman’s mind is a confusing bedlam of glitter and death, where candy-coated gore is found in abundance and homicidal unicorns thrive. Sorting out the mess in her head is particularly irksome before she’s ingested a specific amount of coffee, which is equal to half the recommended intake of water for humans per day. When she’s not playing referee to her imaginary friends or trying to overdose on caffeine, she’s doing something with words — be it writing, reading or editing.

Monique Snyman lives in Pretoria, South Africa, with her husband, daughter and an adorable Chihuahua. She’s the author of the Bram Stoker Award® nominated novels, The Night Weaver and The Bone Carver, and the upcoming South African horror series, Dark Country.


Favorite Books


Author You Could Be Best Friends With
Kurt Vonnegut

If You Could Be Any Character in Literature
Emma from Jane Austen’s Emma

Words To Live By
“A life that is burdened with expectations is a heavy life. Its fruit is sorrow and disappointment.” — Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
Project Manager

Kelsey Hall

Kelsey Hall graduated from Texas Woman’s University with a degree in English Literature and a minor in Deaf Education. She is...

Kelsey Hall graduated from Texas Woman’s University with a degree in English Literature and a minor in Deaf Education. She is a born and raised Texas gal that can’t stand country music and loves everything bookish. She can often be found cuddled up with her two Pyrenees pups and a good book, The 1975 playing in the background. In addition to working with the BookTrib team, she shares her love of stories by reading to groups of children on the weekends, making sure to pass along the magic and adventures to the next generation.


Favorite Books
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Stolen by Lucy Christopher, and Circe by Madeline Miller

Author You Could Be Best Friends With
Gloria Steinem

If You Could Be Any Character in Literature
Hermione Granger

Words To Live By
“Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality” — Lewis Carroll
Publicity Assistant and Graphic Artist

Kendall Farris

As a recent graduate from The Fashion Institute of Technology, Kendall has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Illustration, a mi...

As a recent graduate from The Fashion Institute of Technology, Kendall has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Illustration, a minor in Creative Writing and an unhealthy obsession with the Fantasy Adventure books that fueled her way through school.

Kendall previously worked at an Independent Bookstore in Brooklyn, NY, experiencing as much as she could about the publishing industry. Now at MMMG, she hopes to bring everything she learned about book trends, social media and industry communication into play as she dips her toes into the world of publishing and publicity.

When she isn’t reading, Kendall spends her free time drawing, listening to True Crime Podcasts and spending an unnecessary amount of time online shopping.


Favorite Books
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

Author You Could Be Best Friends With
Sarah J. Mass

If You Could Be Any Character in Literature
Aelin Galathynius

Words To Live By
“It is with the reading of books the same as with looking at pictures; one must, without doubt, without hesitations, with assurance, admire what is beautiful.” — Vincent Van Gogh
Office Administrator

Andrew Masi

I was born in Colombia, South America and raised in the charming town of Easton, CT. I come from a large Italian family, where ...

I was born in Colombia, South America and raised in the charming town of Easton, CT. I come from a large Italian family, where the love of family and pasta was handed down to me. I graduated from Norwalk Community College with an Associate’s degree in Business and Marketing. I have been working here at Meryl Moss Media Group and BookTrib for almost 15 years now. As an avid traveler and amateur photographer, I love traveling the world, seeing amazing places, meeting awesome people and taking incredible pictures. I have been to 35 out of 50 states here in the US so far! Aside from traveling and photography, my hobbies include cooking, hiking, movies, music and spending time with family and friends. I’m a huge movie nerd and I love every genre except for foreign. I recently started a YouTube channel and a podcast in the works dedicated to all things movies, TV and celebrities news.


Favorite Books
The Presidents Club by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy, Team of Five by Kate Andersen Brower, The Hunt For Red October by Tom Clancy, James Bond novels by Ian Fleming, Searching For David’s Heart by Cherie Bennett, Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom, Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, Dracula by Bram Stoker, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Author You Could Be Best Friends With
Mitch Albom

If You Could Be Any Character in Literature
James Bond (He gets all of the cool gadgets, drives amazing cars and dates beautiful women!)

Words To Live By
“Trust, but verify.”
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