Julie Cepler is Vice President and Director of Marketing of Crown and Special Projects, where she leads strategy to drive consumer awareness, reader engagement, and sales across Crown’s roster of titles. During her  twenty years at Penguin Random House, she has worked across genres, shaping campaigns and building author brands. She has had the honor of championing bestselling works by authors including former President Barack Obama, former First Lady Michelle Obama, former President George W. Bush, Timothy Snyder, Matthew McConaughey, Susan Cain, Erik Larson, Rick Atkinson, Matthew Desmond, Javier Zamora, Liane Moriarty, Chris Whitaker, Gillian Flynn, Andy Weir, Blake Crouch, and Sally Rooney.