I am passionate about turning ideas into impact.  For the last two decades, I have had the privilege of working with some of the world’s leading thinkers and doers—including two Nobel-Prize winning authors, National Book Award winners, MacArthur “genius” Award winners, Pulitzer-Prize shortlisted authors, Whiting Award Grant Winners, Freedom Scholars, and countless New York Times bestselling authors on shaping the public conversation.​ I've also worked with clients beyond the publishing world--organizations with missions I am passionate about-- on their brand strategy as a publicist and/or publicity consultant. 

I began my career at Random House (Crown Publishing Group), where I cut my teeth working on a variety of genres—from lifestyle and celebrity memoir to fiction and politics.  Years later, I found a home at PublicAffairs (now an imprint of The Hachette Book Group), where I found my calling working with authors of nonfiction—specializing in politics, economics, human rights, science, business, philosophy, climate issues, and psychology.  I found—and still find—it deeply meaningful to service big ideas, unconventional thinking, activism, and scholarship that has the power to change the world around us.  At PublicAffairs I also worked as an acquisition and developmental editor. ​ Nearly a decade ago, I founded Emily Lavelle Communications, a boutique full-service pr firm, where I continue to work with clients--authors, publishers, and organizations I'm passionate about--on growing their brands, increasing visibility, launching important initiatives and books, and building relationships with the media. 

​I also serve as President of the Board of Directors for The Cabin, A Center for Readers and Writers. In my spare time, I can be found at the peephole of my telescope, hiking with my rescue dog, Redford, and riding horses around the American West.