Milli Brown
Press & Media

Industry Pioneer and
Relationship Publishing® Founder
From New York Times bestsellers to Pulitzer Prize candidates, Milli Brown empowers authors as the founder and CEO of Brown Books Publishing Group (BBPG). Milli pioneered a New Era in Publishing® by building BBPG as a fiercely independent, full-service publishing house with an author-first ethos.

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    Publishers Weekly: Brown Books Launches Nonprofit Children's Imprint to Support Rescue Animals
    When the industry's trade bible covers your next move, you're doing something right. Publishers Weekly spotlighted Milli's launch of RADO's Press — the first imprint in publishing history to donate all proceeds to animal rescue organiza...
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    Business Decoded Podcast with Ronnie Spellman: Disrupting the Publishing Industry
    Milli breaks down exactly how she built a publishing house the industry said couldn't exist — by refusing to strip authors of their rights. A candid conversation on contracts, growth and entrepreneurship.
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    Eventual Millionaire with Jaime Masters: Disrupting the Business Model of the Book Publishing Industry
    The only publisher to land on Publishers Weekly's fastest-growing indie list three years running shares how she saw the industry's collapse coming and too initiative to build the alternative before anyone else did.
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    Independent Book Publishers Association: A "30-Year Overnight Success"
    IBPA spotlights the founding mission, the Benjamin Franklin Award wins, and the evolution of Relationship Publishing® — from a model the industry once called radical to one now recognized as the standard for author-first publishing.
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    Children's Book Council: Welcomes New Member; the "Brown Books Kids" Imprint
    The Children's Book Council is recognizing Brown Books Publishing that entered children's literature the same way it entered every category by asking why authors should have to give up anything to get published.
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    YTexas Elite Business Network: Milli Brown, CEO, A New Era in Publishing
    YTexas profiles the publisher who pioneered a New Era in Publishing® and earned their Ambassador of the Year Award. Milli Brown build Brown Books on one principle held since 1994: she wants authors to own their rights, full stop.
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    Publishers Weekly Top-5 Fast-Growing Independent Publishers, Third Consecutive Year
    Three years in a row on the industry's most competitive growth list. Brown Books wins as a Top-5 Fast-Growing Independent Publisher for 2018, 2019, & 2020 the only publisher to achieve the distinction three consecutive times.
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    Publishers Weekly: Brown Books Fast-Growing Independent Publisher for Second Consecutive Year
    Milli Brown is back on the Publisher's Weely list and picking up speed. Milli Brown, for the second straight year, is in the spotlight. This now validating a model the industry once dismissed as unbankable.
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    Publishers Week:Brown Books Named #2 Fast-Growing Independent Publisher in the USA
    The first time on the list, and they entered at #2. Publishers Weekly's annual ranking confirmed what authors already knew — the challenger model was outpacing the establishment.
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    ForeWord Reviews: 20th Anniversary Interview with Milli Brown of Brown Books
    Two decades in, ForeWord Reviews asked Milli to account for it all. Her answer: a publishing model built on respect for authors that the industry shunned — and that ultimately proved every skeptic wrong.
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    Dallas Business Journal: How I Shook Up Book Publishing for the Last 20 Years
    The Dallas Business Journal put Milli on the cover at Brown Books' 20th anniversary. The headline said it plainly that she didn't follow the industry, she dismantled it and rebuilt it around the authors.
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    CEO Clubs Network: The Entrepreneurial Publisher for Entrepreneurial Authors
    CEOs understood Milli's model immediately because it's a sound financial model, invest in yourself, keep your rights, own your upside. Milli Brown the publisher who spoke the language of entrepreneurs, first.
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Founder and CEO of Brown Books Publishing Group and a pioneer in author-first publishing.

Milli Brown is the founder and CEO of Brown Books Publishing Group and one of the earliest leaders to build a publishing company designed around authors. As a female CEO who reshaped how experts and entrepreneurs bring books to market, she is a compelling guest for podcasts, television, radio, and speaking events. Hosts and audiences gain candid insight into modern publishing, author visibility, entrepreneurship, and how books become powerful tools for credibility, influence, and business growth.

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