AUTHOR PORTAL
Sign-In / Welcome Page
Welcome to the Bridge Books Author Portal. This password-protected space provides Bridge authors with access to annual sales and royalty reports, marketing and publicity materials, bookseller resources, press documentation, and shared creative-development and archival files. We’ll continue expanding these resources as the Bridge Books list grows, with the goal of giving each author a central place to access the practical materials connected to their publication.
Contact for technical questions or access issues:
Author Dashboard
Find your name for your personal Author Dashboard Link:
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Full name
Publishing name, if different
Pronouns, optional
Email
Phone
Mailing address
Professional website
Social media links
250-word-or-less biography
Longer biography, optional
CV upload
High-resolution headshot
Headshot photographer/credit
Additional author images, optional
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Full title
Subtitle
Author/editor names exactly as they should appear
250-word-or-less book description
Longer description, if available
Genre/category
Keywords
Contributors
Previous publication information, if relevant
Copyright information
Preferred publication timing, if known
Series/imprint information
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Final manuscript
InDesign package, if the author/designer is supplying layout
Print-ready PDF
Original images
Linked image folders
Fonts where licensing permits transfer
Cover files
Existing design files
Supplemental materials
Field indicating whether Bridge is handling book design/layout or the author is supplying finished files
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Preferred trim size, if any
Paperback / hardcover preference
Color / black-and-white interior
Approximate page count
Existing dimensions if already designed
Paper preferences where relevant
Special production requirements
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Upload images
Image title
Artist/photographer
Date
Medium/dimensions where relevant
Caption
Image credit
Copyright holder
Permission status
Restrictions on reproduction
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Press-release questionnaire/template
Author quote for press release, approximately 2–3 sentences
Collaborator/editor quote where applicable
CV
High-resolution headshot
Book description
Supplemental materials
Relevant links
Existing press coverage
Prior interviews/features
Other publicity materials
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Potential blurber names
Contact information, where appropriate
Relationship/context
Whether they have agreed to read
Final approved blurb
Professional title/affiliation
Permission to use on cover
Permission to use in press materials
ARC mailing information where applicable
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Social graphics
Promotional photographs
Videos
Event graphics
Author-created promotional assets
Sample social copy
Other promotional collateral
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Suggested retail price
Format
Pricing preference
Preferred publication timing
Author-copy requirements
Shipping address for proofs
Number of requested proof copies where relevant
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Current proof
Proof date/version
Upload corrections
Cover approval
Interior approval
“No further changes” confirmation
Final publication approval
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Production questions
Design notes
Metadata corrections
Marketing questions
Distribution questions
General notes for Bridge staff
Natasha Mijares
Dick Farkas (Making Way)
Nat Baldwin
Johanna Drucker
Robert Kloss
Darya Foroohar
Stacy Hardy
Mat Rappaport (Treatments)
Amber Ginsburg (Tea Project)
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