Speaking & Events

Invite Neha to your stage.

Neha Raj, known as The Book Marketing Girl, speaks, curates, and judges at literary festivals, book launches, author panels, and book events across India and internationally. Having coached over 500 authors and curated more than 200 book events, she brings practical, results-driven insight on book marketing, author branding, and building reading communities.

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  • ET Edge 40 Under 40
  • Top Book Marketer of India
  • Best Reading Club of India Β· Hyderabad Lit Fest
  • Featured on Doordarshan
  • 500+ authors coached
  • 200+ events curated
Upcoming events

Event Calendar

Festivals, workshops, signings, and tours where you can meet Neha in person.

  1. Khushwant Singh Litfest (KSLF)

    Penguin Random House workshop for adults on pitching to publishers and marketing, conducted by Neha Raj (The Book Marketing Girl) and Gurveen Chadha, Executive Editor and Foreign Rights Lead, Penguin Random House India.

    • Workshop: October 23, 2026
    • 12 pm to 1 pm

    Meet me from October 23–25, 2026

  2. Meetup and Book Signing: I Wrote a Book! Now What?

    A conversation around book marketing, publishing, authorship, building a readership, and the journey of bringing stories to the world.

  3. Indore Literature Festival, 12th Edition

    Meet me from November 27–29, 2026

  4. Mumbai Book Tour

    • December 20–27, 2026
Available for

Engagements Neha welcomes

From festival stages to focused workshops, Neha takes part in events that bring authors and readers together.

Literature Festivals
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Literature Festivals

Keynotes, sessions, and panels on book marketing and author branding.

Author Talks & Fireside Chats
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Author Talks & Fireside Chats

Candid conversations on building an author brand and launching a book that actually sells.

Workshops & Masterclasses
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Workshops & Masterclasses

Hands-on sessions teaching authors guerrilla, low-budget book marketing that works.

Corporate & Community Talks
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Corporate & Community Talks

Personal branding, storytelling, and the creator economy for brands and communities.

Event Curation
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Event Curation

End-to-end curation of book events, author meetups, and reader experiences.

On the day

What I bring to the room

Practical frameworks

Strategies drawn from coaching over 500 authors across the US, UK, India, Australia, and Dubai, grounded in real results rather than theory.

A community builder's perspective

More than 25,000 readers in the Booknerds community and over 200 curated book events inform every session.

Clear, engaging delivery

Honest, practical sessions that stay genuinely useful for authors at every stage.

Signed copies on request

Personalised signings of her Hay House debut book, I Wrote a Book! Now What?, available on request for book events.

Let's plan something memorable

Have an event in mind?

Share the details of your festival, panel, workshop, or launch, and Neha will follow up to explore how she can take part.

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