Glass Road Public Relations (GRPR) has announced the launch of a speakers bureau solely for novelists.

Bureau members will pay an annual fee and receive all proceeds from their engagements. GRPR will arrange the engagement and media coverage where appropriate. If the client desires, GRPR also will coordinate the presence of a bookseller at the engagement.

“We want to ensure we're not taking business from booksellers by having our clients hand-sell their own books at speaking engagements,” said Rebeca Seitz, president and founder of Glass Road Public Relations. “It's always a partnership with the bookseller.”

The bureau will officially launch Jan. 1, 2007, but has already begun signing up novelists. To learn more, visit www.glassroadpr.com.