Andrew Blum is a book publicist/PR consultant, a former journalist, and principal of AJB Communications.
I have done publicity for more than 50 books, and have placed books and authors in a range of local, regional and major national media, including Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO, and Book TV. I have worked two ways -- handling book PR projects on a solo basis and working with a larger book PR agency on bigger projects.
A number of author clients have been Authors Guild members. I am also a member.
The books have been about Donald Trump, the 2020 and 2024 elections and their aftermath, psychology, economics, business, finance, foreign affairs, religion, sports gambling, climate change, children's ice hockey, neurogenetic and neurodevelopmental disorders, CEOs, INS agents, GMOs, the national debt, the 2008 recession, a Greek ambassador, a Greek-American billionaire, financial advisors, the future of capitalism, self-help, branding, the oil industry, libertarianism, lawyers, legal issues, mental health, anthropology, airlines, teachers, and other topics.
More About me: I am a former journalist and am now a PR consultant based in the New York City area and CT. I have directed crisis, high profile PR and litigation PR in connection with bet-the-company type cases, plaintiff's cases, defendants' cases, nationally known politicians, lobbyists and CEOs, the military, law firms, and families and individuals. Among those have been former New York Gov. George Pataki as well as a parent of one of the Newtown, CT, mass shooting victims.
For more information, go to http://www.ajbcomms.com/
Besides book publicity, AJB Communications also offers a range of other general PR services, crisis and litigation PR, bylined article placements and op-ed placements, and media training. An affiliated company offers video production services to authors (author identity reels, archives of media appearances, book promo videos) and audio book production (voice talent casting, recording, audio editing and sweetening).
As a journalist, I worked for and freelanced for a number of media outlets, including UPI, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times Syndicate, International Herald Tribune, Time Magazine, the LA Times, USA Today, the Christian Science Monitor, and ABCnews.com. I have also written for Medium.com and have freelanced for public relations publications.
I am a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill with a B.A. in journalism.
Press and Media Mentions
https://readershouse.co.uk/andrew-blum-shares-his-expertise-on-book-publicity-and-the-art-of-media-strategy/
https://www.prnewsonline.com/book-publicity
https://www.odwyerpr.com/story/public/22957/2025-05-06/who-wants-handle-bill-belichicks-book-launch.html
Authors Guild Member Profile
https://go.authorsguild.org/members/9820
Andrew Blum
ajbcomms@gmail.com
917-783-1680