Jubilee & other testimonials
“I have had the pleasure of working with Murielle and her wonderful team for several years now and I hope we can continue collaborating for many more! I am in awe of the great team she has put together and of how knowledgeable they all are. Whether they were working on media relations, press trips, marketing consultancy, copywriting, stakeholders relations or publishers engagement, they never let us down. And it’s a great bonus that they are also such lovely people!“
Nadia Bonini, Account Director at Flint Culture
“Congratulations, dear BUCH CONTACT team, on this special anniversary! How wonderful that you have been supporting book PR and authors for so long. I am grateful for our years of successful collaboration and the many books and authors we have helped to gain more visibility. Here’s to many more successful years ahead! Kind regards, Inga Hoffmann.”
Inga Hoffmann, Press and Public Relations Campus Verlag GmbH
“Receiving perfectly curated recommendations in the endless sea of new releases is priceless. And that is exactly what the BUCH CONTACT team does.”
Silvi Feist, Senior Editor, emotion
“I can write. For marketing, I need support. BUCH CONTACT provides this on various levels. The team is active in both new and traditional media, as well as in niche areas. It opens up networking opportunities and serves as a kind of third eye, offering a fresh perspective on the book and its potential. Additionally, we are united by our love for books. Congratulations on the anniversary, and here’s to further successful collaboration!”
Gabriela Kasperski, Author
“Competence, reliability and professionalism have characterized the cooperation with BUCH CONTACT for decades. I wish Murielle Rousseau and her team all the best for the company’s 30th anniversary.”
Denis Scheck, Author, literary critic
“Loewe congratulates BUCH CONTACT on its anniversary. We appreciate the trustful cooperation and your strong commitment to our books. Many thanks for this – here’s to the next 30 years!”
Nicolai Lindner, Online-Marketing & PR director at Loewe
“BUCH CONTACT, Murielle Rousseau and her large team are an integral part of my book world. We have been creating joint initiatives and projects for decades. And they succeed! Merci Murielle! Here’s to another 30 years.”
Nicola Bardola, Journalist and author
“The name BUCH CONTACT has long been a guarantee of good press work for me. But what Murielle Rousseau and her team have pulled together for the Baden-Baden Book Festival and the Stuttgart Book Weeks 2024 within an amazingly short time frame is truly outstanding! I particularly appreciate the personal support and the fast, targeted implementation.”
Tom Erben, CEO Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels
“L’Institut français d’Allemagne (IFA) a partagé de grands moments avec BUCH CONTACT, en travaillant pour des projets culturels à résonnance nationale et internationale, notamment avec l’invitation d’honneur de la France à la Foire du livre de Francfort en 2017. Cette collaboration a pu se faire grâce au professionnalisme de nos interlocutrices, de leur vision stratégique et de leur passion. Bravo pour ce magnifique cap, et bon anniversaire à BUCH CONTACT.”
Pour l’IFA, Stéphanie Biollaz, responsable communication et Système d’information
“What does an author need to make his book a success? Firstly, a brilliant idea, creativity and discipline (!), then a publisher who believes in the book, and finally targeted marketing to publicise the work. This is where BUCH CONTACT comes into play. There the author meets a competent team that, under the guidance of founder Murielle Rousseau with friendly yet emphatic commitment and many years of expertise, opens many doors in the media and introduces the author and his book – and has been doing so successfully for 30 years!”
Werner Sonne, ehem. ARD, author
“Congratulations on your 30th anniversary. What an incredible success story! I can look back on many joint projects that you have managed with great commitment and dedication. The collaboration over the many years has been incredibly enriching for me, both professionally and personally.”
Patricia Keßler, Head of Press, Droemer Knaur publishing group
“BUCH CONTACT has been enriching the publishing and cultural sector for 30 years and stands for the highest level of professionalism, commitment and in-depth market knowledge. Murielle Rousseau and her team bring books to where they have an impact. All the best for the agency’s 30th anniversary and here’s to many more valuable contacts!”
Nina Grünberger, Managing Director/Head of Marketing & Communication, NordSüd Verlag
“EFFECTIVE AND UNDERSTANDING AT THE SAME TIME!
BUCH-CONTACT has always been very effective and understanding for me as an author when publishing my books. Guided me through all the pitfalls of publishing with a lot of empathy and purpose!“
François Loeb, author
“J’ai l’honneur de travailler régulièrement avec Murielle depuis maintenant 9 livres réalisés ensemble, non seulement son talent d’écriture est remarquable mais Murielle a également un don pour le stylisme dans le domaine culinaire. Murielle a une vision très élargie et avance à grand pas au niveau international.
Murielle est Tout simplement une force de la nature avec un esprit d’entrepreneur et une personnalité enrichissante de part ses multiples talents.“
Marie Preaud, photographe
“What I like to tell everyone: You always act extremely professionally in all inquiries and contacts, you are also very personable, determined in your approach and never pushy.
A great achievement. My warmest congratulations!”
Andreas Hagenkord, Head of Press and Information, Callwey Verlag
“Dear Murielle & team,
Thank you so much for the wonderful and fruitful collaboration – I have experienced 15 of your 30 years and can only say that your passion for books and people is truly contagious! One highlight was definitely France’s appearance as the Guest of Honour at the 2017 Frankfurt Book Fair – who better to explore the French literary world with than Parisian-born Murielle Rousseau, who has written some enchanting books about the “savoir vivre” herself. Happy 30th birthday!”
Tina Schraml, Editor-in-Chief, BÜCHERmagazin
“Congratulations, dear BUCH CONTACT team, on your 30th birthday! Thank you for the great cooperation around our literary summer 2024 – for your support in contacting the publishers and for the beautiful blog posts and social media posts. We will continue to follow your progress with great interest and look forward to future opportunities for joint projects!”
Sonia Diemunsch, bw Foundation
”Dear Ms. Rousseau, dear BUCH CONTACT team,
30 years – that’s an impressive milestone that you can look back on with pride. In these three decades, you have proven that excellent PR work is far more than just press releases and headlines. I have never made it easy for you, with the often less mass-compatible topics of my audio books. But with your keen sense for topics and people, your great expertise, your market and media observations and your broad network, you have always managed to get our topics the attention they deserve. Your passion and commitment to the literary and book industry have enriched not only authors and publishers, but also readers. With passion and creativity, you have built bridges – between stories and their audience, between ideas and their appreciation, between specialist audiences and the general public. We would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for this extraordinary achievement and at the same time congratulate you on your impressive success story. May you continue to pave new paths with your incomparable expertise in the years to come, bring stories large and small to light and inspire and enrich the industry with your tireless efforts. Here’s to many more successful years full of exciting projects, great stories and shared successes! With best wishes and heartfelt appreciation, Elke Bader.“
Elke Bader, Griot Hörbuchverlag
“I have been working with BUCH CONTACT as a publisher, author and literary agent for over 25 years. The collaboration has always been a great pleasure. I wish Murielle Rousseau and her entire team continued success for the coming decades.”
Ernst Piper, literary agent and author
“From Hamburg, the founding city of BUCH CONTACT, I send my heartfelt congratulations to Freiburg and Berlin on their 30th anniversary.”
Heike Wilhelmi, media agency wilhelmi
“As hep Verlag, we have valued our collaboration with the BUCH CONTACT media agency for many years. Their work is characterised by outstanding professionalism, reliability and an extraordinary passion for the written word.
Thanks to their in-depth expertise and excellent network in the media landscape, our titles – including No to Racism, Eine Schule ohne Noten, Alles ist visualisierbar and many more – receive the visibility and recognition they deserve. With a keen sense for content and a targeted approach, Buch Contact ensures that our books attract the attention of media professionals and end up in the right hands.
We would like to congratulate you on your 30th anniversary, thank you for the many successful projects and wish you continued success, exciting challenges and all the best for the future!”
Rani Kurt, Book Trade, Sales & Press, hep Verlag, Switzerland
“Mrs Rousseau and her team are a wonderful contact for PR matters. The collaboration was professional and rewarding right from the start, with enquiries ranging from podcasts and magazines to TV. The communication was excellent, many thanks to my direct contact Eva-Maria Blasum.
Congratulations on 30 years of BUCH CONTACT!”
Marie-Theres Braun, author, Campus Verlag
“Founded in 1995 as PR agency for publishers, BUCH CONTACT has blossomed into an industry leader.”
Schweizer Buchhandel
“BUCH CONTACT: Perfect.“
Helen Clifford, London Book Fair, UK
“A connecting link – the agency acts as an intermediary between publishers and the market.”
BuchMarkt
“The cooperation was not only extremely professional; it was also always fun. Thanks for that, thanks for everything!”
Armin Sinnwell, Publisher, Faksimile Verlag
“With head, heart and female power – committed and precise, fast and professional. When it comes to exhibition PR, BUCH CONTACT is ideally suited as a partner for the Historisches Museum Bern. We express our gratitude for the successful collaboration on the ‘Art of the Celts’ exhibition.”
Suzanne Mennel, Head of Communications, HISTORISCHES MUSEUM BERN
“Since around 1998, BUCH CONTACT has always and with great commitment been involved with Böhlau whenever a particularly important or promising book project needed to be publicised efficiently. Even with our limited financial resources, BUCH CONTACT has managed to achieve optimum attention and presence. Congratulations, we wish you many partners as spoilt and satisfied as Böhlau has been! Wishing you all the best on your anniversary!”
Dr. Peter Rauch, Publisher, Böhlau Verlag
“Whether it’s a specific publication enquiry or a search for topics in the children’s media sector – I find the collaboration with BUCH CONTACT so helpful and very competent. The regular contact with the agency has been very constructive and productive for me for years. I would like to thank you for your kind support.”
Ursula Kronenberger, freelance journalist
“After we placed all our press work in the hands of BUCH CONTACT in 1995, the agency developed customised media work for the still very young, unknown “audiobook” sector. BUCH CONTACT have, with their high level of professionalism, sense of trends, creativity and enthusiasm, contributed a great deal to our success and to the success of the audiobook medium in Germany. We greatly appreciate our trusting and inspiring cooperation, and we would like to thank them sincerely.”
Johanna Steinbach-Grobst, Publisher, and Peter Bosnic, Commercial Director, steinbach sprechende bücher Hörbuch Verlag e.K)
“From a one-person business to an established company within the book industry.”
Buchhändler heute
“In our collaboration with BUCH CONTACT, we were pleasantly surprised at how quickly and enthusiastically the colleagues familiarised themselves with an unusual subject area such as our light novels and communicated it to our colleagues in the media. For us, the collaboration is one of the all-round successful examples of the conditions under which the outsourcing of activities leads to positive results.”
Dr. Joachim Kaps, Managing Director TOKYOPOP GmbH, Hamburg
“Ultimately, an idea is only as good as the people who realise it. Here it has succeeded – with a clear view and charm and tenacity – chapeau!”
Klaus Kämpfe-Burghardt, Director, Bibliographisches Institut AG and Patmos
“Every contact with Murielle Rousseau and her colleagues is unforgettable. Not only because everything they do turns out so well, and they are relaxed and amiable in doing so. In any case, the good food was not neglected either. The successful combination of sense and sensuality.“
Leandra Graf, food editor, “Schweizer Familie”
“You supervised my book “Wissen zu Geld” much to my satisfaction.”
Oliver Pott, author at Campus Verlag
“Thanks to the dedicated team of BUCH CONTACT, we were able to celebrate some very nice press successes and – the name is not an empty promise – we were able to establish valuable and sustainable industry contacts.”
Daniel R. Gygax, Publisher, monoquestion AG, Switzerland
“BUCH CONTACT overcomes borders. The agency’s Swiss clients – Faksimile Verlag Luzern as well as Haupt Verlag and h.e.p. Verlag, also based in Bern – welcome the agency’s proximity to the German and Swiss media. PR in German-speaking countries for English-speaking clients is a promising development for the future. Oxford University Press and Plough Publishing House are among the clients.”
Buchhändler heute
“We have a long-standing partnership with BUCH CONTACT – we worked together successfully on our first project in the youth book sector back in 1999. In particular, the communication culture of all employees internally and externally and the results are always extremely pleasing.”
Dietrich Olms, Publisher, Georg Olms Verlag, Hildesheim
“P.S. – Beyond the joy of seeing Murielle Rousseau again, it’s so nice to know that this event will be so professionally organised … because she and her agency have a hand in it…”
Vladimir Balzer, Deutschlandradio
“If you want to communicate good books successfully, you need a professional press that deals with the quality of the books. Press work that explains – without finger-wagging – why this particular title enriches our social life at this particular time. It needs no dazzle, but passionate press work that remains authentic and is enthusiastically committed to the book as a product. This love of books is evident in BUCH CONTACT’s work, and it is reassuring to know that our titles managed by BUCH CONTACT are in good, competent hands.”
Anne Petersen, Managing Director, J. Kamphausen Verlag
“Thank you once again for the great cooperation.”
Cengiz Tarhan, Editor COSMO, Radio Bremen
“Getting precise information about new publishing projects in an uncomplicated, friendly atmosphere is as helpful as it is pleasant in editorial work. I have always been happy to rely on BUCH CONTACT.”
Ulrike v. Sobbe, Editor, art (art magazine)
“Since we have also been active as a magazine publisher in the book and audiobook segment, we have consistently relied on the PR work of BUCH CONTACT. And with success! Our niche product, the hörBücher magazine, was well received in print, TV and radio when it was launched. Our first book project at the end of 2009 also enjoyed above-average market success. The thematic focus on literature, the courteous, service-orientated team around founder Murielle R. Rousseau, as well as the professional service, are constantly strengthening our co-operation. We wish BUCH CONTACT continued success for the coming decades!”
Kassian Alexander Goukassian, Publisher, falkemedia
“I will probably repeat every two weeks on your News, what a great job you do! Super!!! Thank you so much!!!”
Martina Leisten, author, mvg verlag
“… I have to compliment you on the extremely professional organisation of your agency and the very structured cooperation.”
Ulla Harms, Perlen-Reihe Verlag, Austria
“That was great. The organisation and the moments were perfectly chosen.”
Antoinette Schmelter de Escobar, Diners Club Magazin
“Thank you very much for the fantastic trip to Rome – it was a great experience to be at the setting of the novel with so many colleagues. It was also very well organised in advance and on site.”
Volker Isfort, Abendzeitung
“They are on hand even before a book sees the light of day, and their work is one of the decisive factors in whether a publication gets the attention that author and publisher deserve … They are now indispensable midwives for the book.”
kommunal intern
“Congratulations on your impressive anniversary: 20 years is a long time – and how many books …? Probably a library! All the best for the next twenty years.”
Annette Röser, Director, SingLiesel Verlag. 2020
“Creative tasks challenge Murielle R. Rousseau and she succeeds.”
Frauen machen Bücher, Helmer Verlag
“I’ve already been on a few press trips at the invitation of publishers. This was the best and most interesting so far. An all-round successful event that we will report on in a big way. And a likeable group on top of it.”
Sabine Schmidt, Buchjournal
“BUCH CONTACT also helped the Freiburg-based publisher Herder Verlag to achieve bestseller status: Julia Tavalaro’s “Bis auf den Grund des Ozeans” rose to the top of the bestseller lists.”
Badische Zeitung
Congratulations on the 30th anniversary! Thank you very much for the years we have shared together and the extremely great collaboration!
Kerstin Scheriau, Head of Kremayr & Scheriau Publishing House
“Dear BUCH CONTACT team,
we would like to thank you for your outstanding support over the past year, as well as for the regular and constructive exchange. The open communication, your expertise and creativity, and the mutual trust have enabled us to work successfully together on our projects. Kind regards, Magdalena.”
Magdalena Kurka, Head of Press and Public Relations, Münchner Verlagsgruppe GmbH
“Murielle Rousseau and her agency BUCH CONTACT have been making books and cultural events visible to the public for 30 years. Books find their readers this way, and events find their audiences. We are connected through our networking in Freiburg: Murielle Rousseau organizes the Working Group of Publishers’ Press Officers (AVP), and I organize the Freiburg PR Roundtable. We are pleased to have overlapping members and look forward to a joint event at the beginning of next year.”
Silke von Freyberg, Team Leader, BZ-Extra Editorial Team
“For three decades now, BUCH CONTACT has been bringing energy to publishing press work! We have also had the pleasure of working with you time and again over the years. Thanks to your creativity and enthusiasm, implementing projects has always been a lot of fun. Congratulations on this special milestone, and here’s to many more successes!”
Pia Werner, PR, Prestel Verlag
“Cheers to the anniversary of BUCH CONTACT dear Murielle!
30 years – what a fantastic journey: You and your team can be really proud of this impressive success. In all this time, you have accompanied the change in the media landscape with innovative ideas and established yourselves as first-class experts for competent, creative and passionate PR support.
Here’s to the next few years full of exciting challenges in which you continue to turn books into success stories ✨ Best wishes, Eva-Maria Neuburger.”
Eva-Maria Neuburger, Hirmer Verlag
“At BUCH CONTACT, 30 years of experience meet the freshness of a start-up – a fascinating mix in many respects. The high level of expertise corresponds perfectly with the great passion for books. Their communication appeals to both head and heart. Together with our authors, we not only feel well represented, we also feel very comfortable with Murielle Rousseau and her team. A huge thank you and congratulations from the bottom of our hearts. We are grateful to be part of your exciting journey.“
Ralf Markmeier, Publishing Director, Bonifatius GmbH
“Working with BUCH CONTACT has always been an absolute win-win situation for us. The agency founder Murielle R. Rousseau and her wonderful team see themselves as a contact forge, as an interface between authors, publishers, cultural institutions, museums, the market and the public and have implemented this brilliantly over the many years with heart, mind and commitment – you could always rely on them and there was always room for a funny chat off-topic. All the best!”
Franzi Altepost & Team, editors BuchMarkt, 2024
“As a photographer, I have allowed myself the pleasant luxury of designing and self-publishing two very important topics in high-quality photo books – and thanks to the support of BUCH CONTACT, it has been a great success. Both books were intensively and extensively discussed in the media and received a gratifyingly high level of attention. This positive response would certainly not have been possible without BUCH CONTACT’s reputation in the media market and their targeted acquisition. I always found their commitment, individual support and rapid implementation to be extremely professional and at the same time very personal. I would like to sincerely thank the BUCH CONTACT team for their valuable support and wish them continued success and many wonderful stories. It is a real pleasure to work with you!”
Klaus Einwanger (Manager / BFF & AOP Photographer)
“The professional and caring support from BUCH CONTACT has turned my first book into a living story that has found its way into visibility. I particularly appreciate BUCH CONTACT’s endeavour to really empathise with their authors in order to promote them authentically and genuinely. This friendly, competent and partnership-based approach is a guarantee of quality, as is the constant willingness to exchange ideas and to listen, which contributes to the fact that BUCH CONTACT is not ‘just’ an agency for me, but a valuable partner on my path to success.”
Sandra Stelzner-Mürköster, author, Penguin Random House
“Nous avons le plaisir et la chance que Murielle Rousseau, créatrice de l’Agence BUCH CONTACT, assure le séminaire – relations publiques à l’international – du Master 2 Métiers du livre et de l’édition de l’Université de Strasbourg depuis une dizaine d’années. Nos étudiants, toujours conquis par sa contribution, bénéficient de son expertise, de son professionnalisme, de son énergie et de son appétit de transmettre. Elle accueille également régulièrement des stagiaires dans son agence. Sa présence parmi nous fait vivre la relation franco-allemande que nous avons à cœur de promouvoir. Longue vie et prospérité à BUCH CONTACT et toutes nos félicitations à Murielle !”
Francine Gerhard-Krait, Enseignante-chercheuse en Sciences du langage, Directrice du Master Métiers du livre et de l’édition, Université de Strasbourg
“Le Musée Unterlinden travaille depuis 10 ans avec l’agence de relations presse BUCH CONTACT. Une agence qui est un partenaire pour le musée : notre relation est basée sur la confiance réciproque. Elle nous a accompagné pour la réouverture du musée agrandi et rénové par les architectes Herzog & de Meuron en 2015. Depuis 2016, elle est en charge des relations avec la presse des expositions de la programmation culturelle. C’est une agence qui tisse de vraies relations avec la presse sur le long terme, qui a une connaissance des médias germanophones et qui réalise un véritable travail d’accompagnement des journalistes lors des événements.“
Marie-Hélène Siberlin, Unterlinden Museum, France
“I have worked with Murielle on various different international campaigns for over a decade now. She has always been a joy to work with and she sets the professional PR standard very high. She is a 100% safe pair of hands. Despite her being based in Germany, and myself working from the UK, we have always aligned in our PR thinking and always had fun along the way. Bravo for 30 years in the business! It’s a great achievement.”
Alex Hippisley-Cox, PR-agent, UK
“BUCH CONTACT has an excellent reputation as a highly professional and reliable partner in the book industry. Particularly noteworthy is the exceptional networking that the BUCH CONTACT team maintains in the publishing and media world. Through clear, precise and at the same time appreciative communication, they succeed in making books and their stories visible in the long term.
As an author, I particularly appreciate the personal support and the sincere commitment that BUCH CONTACT shows to my works. Whether it’s ‘Die Mäuse von der Linie 1’, ‘Taube und Tiger’, ‘Madame, Antoiin und die Liebe zu den Sternen’, ‘Rückkehr nach Spaghettien’ – all publications in Edition Ilsestein – the collaboration is always characterised by respect and a deep enthusiasm for literature.
Edition Ilsestein, whose motto ‘The re-enchantment of the world’ expresses an inspiring vision, finds exactly the support it needs at BUCH CONTACT to enchant readers with unique stories.
I would like to congratulate BUCH CONTACT on this anniversary and wish the entire team continued success and joy in the valuable work they do for authors and their works!“
Dr. Björn Kiehne, publisher and author, Edition Ilsestein
“Wow – 30 years of commitment, creativity and success – we would like to congratulate you on this impressive milestone! Even though it’s been a while since we worked together, we have fond memories of our joint project. We particularly remember how spontaneously and reliably you and your team supported us even in hectic moments. Your professionalism and flair for good solutions really made the difference, and we would like to thank you once again for that. We wish you continued success, exciting projects and many new chapters in your success story!”
Andreas Thorey, direction Sales & Marketing Buch, GeraNova Bruckmann Verlagshaus GmbH
“Dear Ms. Rousseau,
We would like to congratulate you on the anniversary of your agency! Since 2011, you have been enriching our program in the media competence area as a lecturer with your course “PR using the example of the cultural and publishing industry”.
With your in-depth knowledge and passion for the professional field, you not only manage to give students a lively insight into practice, but also motivate them and encourage them to reflect. The participants value you as an extremely competent and committed lecturer who leaves a lasting impression with her didactic skills and her ability to communicate. We would like to thank you for your valuable collaboration and commitment – and wish you continued success and enjoyment with your agency!”
Anette Bender, Sylvia Paulus, Verena Saller und Jessica Stihl, University Freiburg, ZfS (Center for Key Qualifications)
“Committed, professional and successful PR – that’s what you can rely on at BUCH CONTACT. We are happy to entrust Murielle Rousseau and her team with important projects. We are also impressed by the trusting exchange and close feedback in our collaboration.”
Elke Kreil, Press Department, Goldmann Verlag
“Célébrons ensemble vos 30 ans d’existence ! Grâce à votre accompagnement depuis plus de trois ans, à une équipe dynamique et à votre réseau germanophone de qualité, notre centre d’art situé à Wattwiller a pu gagner en visibilité et toucher un public encore plus large, au-delà des frontières. Nous sommes ravis de la belle collaboration et de la synergie qui se sont établies entre la Fondation François Schneider et l’agence BUCH CONTACT. Félicitations pour ces 30 années, et que l’avenir soit aussi prometteur que ces merveilleuses décennies passées !“
La Fondation François Schneider, France
“Many thanks for the professional, fast, always friendly and – yes – perfect work for my last novel “Tulpe”. My little four-legged protagonist Tulpe and I were and are very happy to have had BUCH CONTACT at our side for the publication, and I look forward to new joint projects. Sunny and warm greetings, Thomas Letocha.”
Thomas Letocha, author, Harper Collins
“Dear Murielle,
In 30 years from a one-woman office to a large PR company with 20 employees, 30 years of clever management, 30 years of creative PR campaigns for the cultural sector, 30 years of female power!
Wow, that’s great! Congratulations from next door! And thank you very much for being such a friendly neighbour :-)“
Beate Riess, literary agent
“We are extremely satisfied with our collaboration with Buch Contact. Since the start of our partnership at the beginning of this year, the agency has provided us with impressive support in positioning our gift book titles in renowned media – something we are very happy about. We particularly appreciate the friendly, creative and constructive cooperation as well as the regular updates that keep us well informed. Happy anniversary from the bottom of our hearts! We look forward to continuing our collaboration!”
Sabine Hensel, Head of marketing Geschenkverlage, Verlagsgruppe Droemer Knaur GmbH
“It was a pleasure to work with Murielle and the team and their experience and knowledge proved to be extremely valuable – Congratulations on reaching 30 years and many more to come”
Julian Holmes, Marketing Manager – International, W.F. Howes, RB Media, UK
“BUCH CONTACT is not only a highly professional agency that knows what journalists need. You can also tell: these ladies love their job and they love their topics. They stand behind the books and exhibitions they promote. I have experienced this on many occasions. As a result, when BUCH CONTACT contacts me, I take a closer look. This is by no means the case for all agencies. Please keep up the good work!”
Vladimir Balzer, Deutschlandfunk
“Murielle Rousseau and her team at BUCH CONTACT have been loyal supporters of our Murmann programme for years. I particularly appreciate their ability to think their way into the right environment for every title, whether the book is by a professor, a football coach, a public prosecutor or an entrepreneur – and then to make it visible in the media. We wish BUCH CONTACT all the best for its 30th birthday. May many more joint projects follow!”
Lukas Becker, Murmann Publishers
“Our sincerest thanks go to you – we are more than satisfied, the trip was perfectly organised and also provided added value for the journalists in terms of content. As I said, we are highly satisfied with your work and will definitely be thinking of you again for future projects.”
Miriam Zuchtriegel, S. Fischer Verlag
“15 years of BUCH CONTACT – that’s almost as many years of competent and committed press work for Haupt Verlag, good advice in many situations, exciting information from the editorial offices, an interesting exchange about our programme – and last but not least, numerous personal discussions with the BUCH CONTACT team. Many thanks for the always pleasant and successful cooperation!”
Frank Heins, Haupt Verlag, Switzerland
“BUCH CONTACT has a very good standing in the book industry.”
Karsten Koblo, aus-erlesen.de
“The proximity to the Swiss publishing houses has proved to be a stroke of luck,” he said. Over the years, BOOK CONTACT has established solid contacts in the feuilletons of many media.”
Badische Zeitung
“Murielle Rousseau et son équipe travaillent avec le charme d’une Française et l’efficacité d’une Allemande.”
Edouard Cointreau, Gourmand International
“Successful press relations are most essential for the long-term positioning of a publishing house in the minds of an interested readership, especially in times of tight advertising budgets. In this respect, BUCH CONTACT has been a reliable and competent partner for the publishing house Philipp von Zabern. The agency not only secured our company a broad media presence. Also, the enthusiasm and initiative with which BUCH CONTACT has given our company additional valuable advertising impetus is really impressive. The Zabern team is looking forward to many more years of successful collaboration!”
Dr Annette Nünnerich-Asmus, Managing Director, GF Verlag Philipp von Zabern
“Our warmest thanks on the occasion of your anniversary, dear BUCH CONTACT team! We greatly appreciate your commitment to our books and the always pleasant cooperation with you and look forward to many more successes together. It’s just fun working with you. Keep it up & all the best.”
Olivia Baerend and Katrin Ingrisch, Editorial office, Knaur MensSana, Munich
“I’m thrilled with everything you get done.”
Bianka Albrecht, Head of Sales, Verlagsgruppe HarperCollins
“‘Who did the press work?’ the publishers asked when the book became a bestseller. BUCH CONTACT.”
Badische Zeitung
“For Eichborn, BUCH CONTACT has simply been a gifted companion for over a decade, because what could be better than an absolutely reliable and extremely competent PR partner who catapults even the most difficult books and most demanding authors into the media world reliably and successfully, with skill and perseverance. I can only wish “Stay as you are!” and accompany us for many more successful years!”
Uta Niederstrasser, Head of Press and Public Relations, Eichborn AG
“For us, working with BUCH CONTACT and Murielle Rousseau is a very fruitful collaboration! We know that our titles are in very good hands – and we know that our guidebook authors are well looked after. The latter in particular is extremely important for an author’s publishing house as which KOSMOS sees itself. We appreciate your professionalism and seriousness, Mrs Rousseau, your thoughtfulness and your feedback. And above all, of course, the demonstrable successes – in the form of many, many references and reviews in meaningful media.”
Birgitta Barlet, Head of Marketing guidebooks, nature Guides, non-Fiction, Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co.KG
“The organisation of the trip was great – e.g. the invitation from the Vatican librarian, as well as the alternation between walking, high culture and nice food. I’ve been to Rome several times before, but I’ve never experienced Rome like this.”
Lothar Schröder, Rheinische Post
“It was great fun working with the BUCH CONTACT team. They were always extremely well informed, had excellent contacts and always had new ideas for promoting my books. Would I do it again? Any time.”
Ulrike Sommer, author, Knaur Verlag
“Thank you … for your commitment to the book over the last few months! A lot has been achieved and we’ve had a great response, especially the many interviews and invitations for the author!”
Heidi Selbach, Residenz Verlag (Vienna office)
“Murielle Rousseau is a woman blessed with beautiful talents. She is reliable. She speaks precisely and always gets straight to the point. And she cultivates the kind of noble reserve that makes working with her a pure pleasure, with no superfluous emails, book references and who knows what else that could drive an editor to despair day-to-day. That’s one of the many reasons why she has earned such an excellent reputation in the book industry.”
Carlo Bernasconi, Editor-in-Chief, Schweizer Buchhandel
“If you want to make new contacts for your book, book BUCH CONTACT! They are real professionals, and friendly on top. We’ve always enjoyed working with them.”
Frank Wigger, editor, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag
“The centrepiece of the new Herder-Spektrum series was not only finished on time, but also launched with a bang thanks to the great press campaign by the agency BUCH CONTACT.”
BuchMarkt
“The oldest and most successful PR agency for books …”
Badische Zeitung
“Your assistance was first class. And of course I will contact you immediately for every new book. I was very happy with your support, especially with your good encouragement. You were an excellent bridge for me to Germany. You … played your role according to the script.”
J. R. Bechtle, author, Frankfurter Verllagsanstalt
“Thank you … once again for the wonderful and superbly organised press trip.”
Jennifer Reinhard, Freundin/Donna
“Always an enjoyable contact.”
Wolfgang Ritschl, Editor ORF
“Thank you very much for the great cooperation of the last 4 months! […] and I would like to come back to you at any time and will also recommend you!”
Marcel Miska, author, actor and voiceover artist
“buchcontact is meeeega!”
Regula Zellweger, active live
“I was looking for: a PR agency
-with an extensive network, one that, despite its success in supporting well-known publishers and authors, remains dedicated to engaging with a small newcomer publishing house.
-that does not just “scan” books, but instead carefully reads them, highlighting their unique features and making them visible in the media.
I found: BUCH CONTACT
I congratulate: Murielle Rousseau and her team on their 30th anniversary. You are the living proof against the notion that years of experience kill professional enthusiasm.”
M. L. Sautter-Bihl, Unken Verlag
“Chapeau and all the best for 30 successful years, dear BUCH CONTACT team! It has always been a special pleasure to work with you, dear Murielle, and your colleagues: whether during the guest of honour appearance of France at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2017 or in Abu Dhabi in 2021. Your trademark is perhaps this unique blend of top-notch organization and relaxed composure, of iron discipline and charming kindness – even in the busiest of times. I have greatly appreciated your expertise and fantastic network. Thank you for the many successful collaborations on numerous projects! Vive BUCH CONTACT!”
Katrin Grün, former Head of PR, Frankfurt Book Fair
“We have enjoyed working with Murielle Rousseau and her team at BUCH CONTACT for over 20 years: They once helped us with the launch of our audiobook programme and made it well known, and now and again they support important individual titles with media placement and the organisation of book-related events. BUCH CONTACT also writes the media texts for all our new publications. I greatly appreciate the professionalism and collegial working relationship with BUCH CONTACT and congratulate them from Basel on their 30th anniversary.”
Oliver Bolanz, Christoph Merian Publishing House
“J’ai eu le plaisir de rencontrer Murielle Rousseau en 2017 autour de « Francfort en français », l’invitation d’honneur de la France à la foire du livre de Francfort. Alors conseiller artistique de l’opération pour la bande dessinée, j’ai pris énormément de plaisir à oeuvrer avec Murielle et les équipes de BUCH CONTACT sur ce prestigieux évènement. Quelques années plus tard c’est pour donner au projet européen « Comic Art Europe » tout le rayonnement qu’il méritait que j’ai fait appel à Murielle, conscient que personne ne pouvait mieux défendre un projet créatif et ambitieux autour du livre et à l’international qu’elle et ses équipes. Tous mes voeux de mille autre beaux projets et un joyeux anniversaire à BUCH CONTACT !“
Mathieu Diez, Commissaire général de Beyrouth Livres, Institut français du Liban à Beyrouth
“Haupt Verlag has been working successfully and trustingly with BUCH CONTACT for many years. We greatly appreciate the dialogue with the team led by Sarah Speicher and Murielle Rousseau. BUCH CONTACT is competent, committed and has the necessary tenacity to champion our books – even when it gets very ‘special interest’, you find the right way into the media. Many thanks for this and good luck for the future!“
Frank Heins (Head of marketing and sales management) and Laura Ruf (Press and public relations), Haupt Verlag
“Working with BUCH CONTACT is simply great! The team is not only professional and reliable, but has a real passion and love for books as well. Thanks to their excellent contacts with the press, our books always find a place in great and high-ranking media. Their creativity and enthusiasm make our collaboration enjoyable and more than successful – a true partnership. We are already looking forward to many future projects!”
Jana Neubert, direction Buchverlag LV.Buch
„A major challenge faced by a direct-to-client publisher such as Kulturalis is reaching the institutions we wish to work with and then champion. In this context, the team at BUCH CONTACT provide an invaluable service – they act as a vital bridge between us and our clients, establishing initial contact and then assisting us with the promotion of these institutions. We have been consistently impressed with the personalised and highly personable service provided by Murielle and her colleagues at BUCH CONTACT.”
Dr Neil Titman, Managing Director, Kulturalis Ltd, UK
“KJM Buchverlag has worked very well with BUCH CONTACT, especially for the market launch of EUROPEAN ESSAYS ON NATURE AND LANDSCAPE! In addition to the professional basis, this co-operation was also based on a commitment to the topics of this challenging series. We will continue our collaboration in the future, especially for the NATURE WRITING FESTIVAL that is currently being created around the book series, and together we will find places where the festival can move to.”
Klaas Jarchow, publisher of KJM Buchverlag and editor of EUROPEAN ESSAYS ON NATURE AND LANDSCAPE
“Press work is a matter of trust. Everything has to fit together, not just the product and the understanding of it, but also the client and the ‘agency person’, and of course the latter and the primary target group, the journalists, what is communicated when, how and to whom – that requires so much delicate coordination and is such a quibble that it sometimes makes you want to tear your hair out. Not so with Murielle Rousseau and her team. I always had the feeling that one can rely on one’s instincts here: The focus is right, the argumentation is right and the communication works. And it’s all almost effortless. Thank you for your wonderful support, Murielle, here’s to 30 years of overcoming gravity in the difficult communications industry!”
Armin Sinnwell, Member of the Management Board of KOSMOS Verlag
“As Chairman of ,,Francfort en français / Frankfurt in French” – France as guest of honour of the Frankfurt Book Fair 2017, I certify that the professionalism with which Mrs Murielle Rousseau and all of her team always managed the PR for ,,Francfort en français / Frankfurt in French” played an important role in the exposure and positive perception of the project all over the world. Furthermore, the whole network of the Institut français Paris, Institut français Germany and French Embassy in Berlin has benefited from the considerable expertise of BUCH CONTACT. The expertise, efficiency, investment of all and the high quality of BUCH CONTACT have contributed significantly to the smooth functioning, good execution and success of the project. We could always totally trust in the professionalism of BUCH CONTACT which gave us entire satisfaction. Therefore, we would like to thank Mrs Murielle Rousseau and all of her team for their extremely effective work which was always competent, reliable and loyal and at the service of ,,Francfort en français / Frankfurt in French”. With fullest confidence, we highly recommend the services of BUCH CONTACT.“
Paul de Sinety, former Commissioner General of the “Francfort en français” performance at the Frankfurt Book Fair
“Happy 30 years of BUCH CONTACT!
Having the dedicated PR team around founder Murielle Rousseau at my side as an author is a benefit in many ways. I really appreciate their speed and efficiency!“
Stephan Schäfer, bestseller-author, Ullstein Verlag
“I freely admit that I was not familiar with either ‘Radio Okerwelle’ or ‘Radio 889fm Kultur’. And I would probably never have become aware of a number of literary influencers, let alone thrown my books on their radar. And anyway, a huge number of press people, reviewers and multipliers would probably never have heard of me and my works. And I wouldn’t have heard of them. It’s thanks to BUCH CONTACT that everything worked out with my latest novel, “The Sorrows of Young Women” and their Goethe. Chapeau, chapeau, with how much vigor you go to work here! With how much information, feedback, requests and links my book and I were provided. Simply great. Without BUCH CONTACT I would have missed out on a lot, a lot would have passed my “Goethe plot” by without a trace – and vice versa. Contact or Kontakt – the rock in the surf of information flows, data streams and attention-seeking media floods. A big thank you!”
Ulrich Land, author, 8grad Verlag
“Dear Murielle, my heartfelt congratulations to you and your team on your great anniversary. 30 years of PR – 30 years of target group-oriented work for the public of books and their bookmakers. It is a great pleasure to work with you. Your network and your know-how always help us to move forward. And the fact that you also create such beautiful French cookbooks is great. I love them all. Best regards Stephanie”
Dr. Stephanie Mair-Huydts, Publisher, MAIRDUMONT GmbH & Co. KG
“On behalf of Goldegg Verlag, I would like to congratulate BUCH CONTACT on its 30th anniversary! We appreciate the professional cooperation as much as the human approach: uncomplicated, with joy in the work and in the joint successes and highly efficient. Here’s to the next 30 years!”
Verena Minoggio-Weixlbaumer, Goldegg Verlag, Österreich
„As an art and literature critic, I appreciate the work BUCH CONTACT. The agency regularly provides me with information about art exhibitions and newly published books, even programmes from smaller publishers. I especially appreciate the enduring professionalism of BUCH CONTACT, the reliability of this agency, and, last but not least, the support services of any kind for media representatives that make your job easier. If you have a problem, BUCH CONTACT will help you.”
Dr Hans-Dieter Fronz, author and freelance journalist
“The Patmos publishing group congratulates BUCH CONTACT on its 30th birthday, a PR agency in its prime. We have worked together intensively for a good third of this time. We would like to thank you for over 10 years of dedicated, professional and personally pleasant support for our programme work, which was jointly responsible for the success and public attention that our popular titles have received.“
Ulrich Peters, Managing Director, SCHWABENVERLAG AG, VERLAGSGRUPPE PATMOS
“Celebrating together is great: we are celebrating our 10th anniversary as a publishing house in the same year that BUCH CONTACT is celebrating its impressive 30th anniversary. All the best and THANK YOU for the excellent cooperation!”
Matthias Vatter, Publishing House vatter&vatter
“Dear Mrs Rousseau,
Congratulations on 30 years of success. Grown on know-how. With hard work and absolute reliability. You have supported La Tavola for many years with first-class PR for successful book projects such as ‘Elsass – meine grosse Liebe’, ‘Ticino con passione’ and ‘Tafeln an wunderschön gedeckten Tischen’. With your PR, these books were great successes on the German market. Thank you very much.
Did you know that we share a birthday? La Tavola Buchverlag is also 30 years young this year. A joint anniversary that is very special.
I wish you continued success. Let’s look to the future together with confidence.”
Marion Michels, La Tavola, Switzerland
“A successful start: BUCH CONTACT puts Leman Publishing in the spotlight
With a professionally orchestrated PR campaign, the BUCH CONTACT team made the premiere of Leman Publishing a complete success. The new publishing house not only celebrated a successful launch of its first titles, but was also able to enjoy numerous reviews thanks to the strategic support of Buch Contact. The result: increased visibility and a successful launch for the future of the publishing house.”
Claudia Frankl, Leman Publishing, Switzerland
“I would like to thank you once again. There were some really great stories that you organized for us. With your work, you have made a decisive contribution to the success of the book and to getting the message out into the country. Best wishes and see you for the next book.”
Paul J. Baumgartner, author & radio speaker, Gabal Verlag
“We know and appreciate the colleagues at BUCH CONTACT as excellent networkers. Whether at training sessions, industry meetings, or book fairs – it’s always a pleasure to exchange ideas with you. It’s incredible that the agency is now celebrating its 30th anniversary. Here’s to many more successful years! We are happy for you and offer our heartfelt congratulations!”
Henriette Kuch, Diogenes Verlag, Switzerland
“Reliable, fast, creative and overall, extremely pleasant – that’s how I experience the staff at BUCH CONTACT”
Frauke Haß, Knowledge & Education Editorial Department, Frankfurter Rundschau
“Thank you for the great organisation of the Press Fair!”
Katja Wanoth, Argon Hörbuch Verlag
“Women diplomats in the service of books.“
BuchMarkt
“Speciality: contacts that pay off.”
Börsenblatt
“A good nose for topics: That’s how we know BUCH CONTACT.”
PETRA
“I don’t know how many times I have thanked the publisher Dr. Peter Rauch, owner of Böhlau Verlag Vienna/Cologne/Weimar, for this: he has drawn my attention to the dedicated PR team of BUCH CONTACT after I told him about my concerns regarding effective press support for Faksimile Verlag Lucerne. The successful co-operation with BUCH CONTACT began in 1998 and I have never regretted this step. In the almost 12 years of cooperation we have been able to utilise the agency’s entire range of services, from classic press relations to event management, from excellent contact management to journalist trips, from Rome to Paris, from Bern to Lindisfarne. Thanks to the high-quality work of our colleagues in Freiburg, BUCH CONTACT has become an image carrier for Faksimile Verlag.”
Manfred Kramer, Publishing Director, Faksimile Verlag, Munich
“What a difference it makes when an agency has so many contacts. It’s great.”
Sandra Günther, author, Goldegg Verlag
“If everyone was as fast as you, I’d be the happiest editor in the world ;-)”
Heike Heel, Landgenuss
“Murielle, you are the perfect PR ambassador for our books.”
Ruth Geiger, ehem. Managing Director, Diogenes Verlag, Switzerland
“’Contacts are our business’, states the PR agency BUCH CONTACT. More precisely: this is what the boss and her employees stand for. That sounds extremely sober, efficient and successful. Which is all true. Nevertheless, it is not the whole truth. This is something that journalists who take part in a press trip organised by BUCH CONTACT learn almost in passing: in addition to impeccable professionalism, the book agents accompany their ‘customers’ with a light-hearted kindness. I have taken part in several such trips with demanding programmes – and enjoyed every one of them.’”
Dr Birgitta Mogge-Stubbe, Culture Editor, Rheinischer Merkur
“The best thing about working with BUCH CONTACT– apart from the professionalism and perseverance – is the enthusiasm and optimism. This is PR work in its most pleasant form.”
Irina von Bentheim, author
“BUCH CONTACT,” I said to a colleague, “that’s like entering a mowed meadow – you don’t have to do anything else, they take care of everything, and that’s it.”
Susanne Klumpp, Random House
“Let me start with a very big THANK YOU […] all the more important to have partners like you personally and your team at our side, who can categorise this and ensure perception in the media with joy and professionalism.”
Ralf Markmeier, Managing Director, Bonifatius Verlag
“Once again, many thanks to you and your team for the great and trusting collaboration. I think we had great topics that we always brought to a successful conclusion. I always like to think about that, because none of this can be taken for granted.”
Ulrike Rehusch, Head of Communication, Wissenmedia, Bertelsmann Group
“Thank you very much for looking after our book so professionally and lovingly! We enjoyed working with you.”
Margarethe Mehring-Fuchs, publisher of “Ich hab jetzt die gleiche Frisur wie Opa”, Patmos Verlag
“Congratulations on your anniversary, dear Murielle R. Rousseau. Your agency is now half as old as I am 😉. I am looking forward to further cooperation – and hopefully to many more exciting topics that can adorn a magazine.”
Janis Voss, Editor of the magazine emotion
“Let me again thank you from the bottom of my heart for the great time together and in which you gave everything to help my trilogy move forward. And it has made a nice leap too! I’m very glad that I had you by my side and I’m happy about what you were able to achieve. If I ever need someone to give a book a forum, I will certainly turn to you again.
Thank you very much for your conversations, your friendly approach, your time, your ideas and your goodwill, which has also done me a great deal of personal good, and which I appreciate.”
Astrid Ruppert, author at dtv
“Thank you so much – also for your excellent work for our publications!”
Silke Ruoff, Head of PR and Communication, KOSMOS Verlag
“You surprise me every day with new, wonderful news – thank you so much! That’s fantastic!”
Shqipe Sylejmani, author
“They help to make a book a success: BUCH CONTACT…”
Badische Zeitung
“I would also like to thank you very much for the perfectly organised scheduling of last week in Berlin. The meetings with the journalists went wonderfully. Everything was perfectly timed. And the discussions were lively and interesting throughout. Of course, I was very pleased with that.”
Wolfgang Palme, author at Löwenzahn Verlag
“Murielle Rousseau comes from the book industry and knows the publishing and media scene inside out. This is more than necessary in order to get the book the audience it deserves.”
Badische Zeitung
“We really appreciate your work.”
Andrea Bruner, IGEL-RECORDS
“Many thanks for the unique moments. It was perfectly organised.”
Maren Schnürmann, Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
“[…] I had a look at your Facebook page – great […]”
Eva Wolk, FM ARD-Hörfunk
“A big compliment for putting the trip together. The moments were very well chosen and the dramaturgy of the trip was successful in alternating culture, good entertainment and enjoyment. I will not forget this trip. Due to the fact that we were able to gain so many personal impressions, this will certainly result in a good article.”
Irene Meichsner, Kölner Stadtanzeiger
“Great trip and outstanding experiences at the Vatican, along the novel and in general! It was something special”. “The trip was truly well done! You really put together an extraordinary programme. The juxtaposition of book and reality made the impressions even more intense.“
Barbara Hobelsberger, Laura