Luna Boeken is a publicity project helping writers find their readers.

We support authors and their books.

A small publicity project with a big reach, Luna Boeken (loo-na boo-kun) was created by two authors, Kate + Emma. Between us, we’ve published two books, with a third forthcoming. We’ve worked for literary nonprofits, independent bookshops, and creative writing programs. By sharing what we’ve learned as authors, and drawing on our experiences working across the book industry, we help writers find their readers.

How We Work

  • We develop publicity plans to support your ambitions for your book, and implement them in the months leading up to publication.

  • We pitch independent bookshops, book festivals, and reading series, and initiate possibilities to collaborate with other authors.

  • We pitch interviews, profiles, companion essays, and reviews across a range of media, from traditional news to lit mags, Substack newsletters, podcasts, and more.

  • We create press kits for pitching, as well as social-media-ready graphics highlighting your events and media appearances.

  • We’re here to advise, to collaborate, to brainstorm. We want to demystify the publishing experience, grow your community, and celebrate you and your work.

Meet the Team

Kate is the author of the short story collection I Meant It Once, published by Algonquin Books (US) and Corsair (UK), longlisted for the Story Prize, and a finalist for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Award. Her writing has appeared in No Tokens, A Public Space, Electric Literature, Split Lip, The Millions, Chicago Review of Books, Cordella, Terrazzo Mag, and other publications.

Kate has taught writing at NYU, A Public Space, Ithaca College, and elsewhere, and has received support for her work from Creative Europe, the Hawthornden Foundation, and Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, among others. She has worked as a bookseller, a freelance editor, a writing teacher, an arts administrator, and a department assistant in the NYU Creative Writing Program—where she received an MFA in Fiction in 2016.

Kate lives in Amsterdam with Luna the dog, namesake of Luna Boeken.

Kate Doyle
Writer + Publicist

Emma Hine
Writer + Publicist

Emma is the author of the poetry collection Stay Safe, published by Sarabande Books and winner of the Kathryn A. Morton Prize. Stay Safe was a finalist for the John A. Robertson Award for Best First Book of Poetry from the Texas Institute of Letters, as well as the Reading the West Book Award in Poetry. Emma’s writing has appeared in The Paris Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, Guernica Magazine, The Offing, Poets & Writers, and The Southern Review, among other publications.

Emma spent the last several years working on the literary nonprofit side of the book world—most recently as the Communications Director at the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP), where she helped independent publishers reach more readers. Prior to this, she worked on the content and education team at the Academy of American Poets. She was also a co-founder and co-host of Debut Revue, a pandemic reading series celebrating debut poetry collections. 

Emma lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with Luna’s friend Hubble.

Why Work With Us?

“As the publication date for my short story collection approached, I wanted to feel like I was a part of the literary community, and I wasn’t sure how to go about it. I was also uncertain about what book publicity would be like. Would it feel uncomfortable? What I really wanted to do was feel connected to other writers and readers.

“When I met Kate, I knew I was in wonderful hands. She was such a champion of me and my book, and helped me find ways to be a part of the writing world—from thoughtful interviews to finding new audiences for some of my stories—that felt comfortable, genuine, and even delightful!

“One of my favorite parts of the publication process really was working with Kate—I’ve made so many lovely new connections through my book, and I’ve learned more about my writing and myself along the way.”

-Cameron Walker, debut author

Sample Campaign: “How to Capture Carbon” (What Books Press, 2024)

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"How to Capture Carbon" Press Kit

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