SPEAKERS
PROGRAMS & SCHEDULES

Join the conversation with distinguished speakers
representing publishers and publishing service groups
from Northern California and beyond.

The David Brower Center in Downtown Berkeley, CA

❯ Easily accessible by public transportation ❮
❯ Light breakfast and full lunch included ❮

“The PPN Conference brings together a vibrant community of book-publishing professionals who believe in sharing knowledge and resources. With a well-organized program and consistently strong panel discussions and presentations, attendees walk away with real insight, practical tools, and meaningful connections.”

Fauzia Burke
Founder, FSB Associates, book publicist, AI consultant, and PPN Conference 2025 keynote speaker

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: JANE FRIEDMAN

Publishing industry reporter and founder, The Bottom Line

What Is the Publisher For?

Jane Friedman (she/her) has spent her entire career in the book publishing industry, with a focus on trend reporting and author education. She is the founder and editor of The Bottom Line, a weekly publishing industry newsletter, and was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World in 2023. Her latest book, The Business of Being a Writer, Second Edition (University of Chicago Press, 2025), received a starred review from Library Journal. In addition to serving on grant panels for the National Endowment for the Arts and the Creative Work Fund, she works with organizations such as The Authors Guild to bring transparency to the business of publishing.

Topics Include

  • Leveraging podcasts
  • Using AI in your job
  • Working with literary agents
  • Trends in printing and manufacturing
  • Building your freelance network
  • Monetizing author activities
  • Analytics for publicity, sales, and marketing
  • And more!

Get the Most out of the Conference!

Attending a conference can be such a fun experience, but also an intimidating one. By planning ahead of time, we can put ourselves in a position to get the most out of it with the least amount of stress. Join us for a PPN pre-conference meetup with Linda Ruggeri from The Networking Studio. We’ll discuss how we can prepare for the PPN conference so we can be at ease and network effectively, getting the most out of our in-person conference experience. Linda Ruggeri is a co-author of the book Networking for Freelance Editors, which won a Benjamin Franklin Silver Medal Award in 2022, and The Conference Notebook, a practical and goal-oriented conference planning notebook to make your conference experience more results-driven and successful. Details to come once you register for the conference!