About MRPR

Marisa Russell

Over the course of her career, Marisa has spearheaded publicity campaigns for dozens of bestsellers. Her experience runs the gamut from YA blockbuster authors like Stephenie Meyer, Marie Lu, Richelle Mead, and Renée Ahdieh, to picture book luminaries Loren Long and Sophie Blackall, bestselling duos like Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton, Jenna Bush Hager & Barbara Pierce Bush, to household names like Viola Davis, Chris Colfer, and Erin Napier, as well as cultural changemakers like Ibtihaj Muhammad, Meena Harris, Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi. She also has launched campaigns with some of the biggest brands in children's literature including Mad Libs, The Outsiders, Flat Stanley, and Llama Llama.

Marisa grew up on the beach in Montauk, NY, and graduated from New York University with a B.A. in Communications and Politics. She lives in New Jersey with her family.