We proudly represent a select group of publishers and distributors. Our account base includes independent and chain bookstores, college stores (independent and chain), museum stores, trade wholesalers, library jobbers and re-binders, and ID wholesalers. The states we cover are Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
REPS
Stu Abraham
Stu has been in the publishing business for 30 years. He founded Abraham Associates in 1992 after working as an independent rep in Chicago. He works from the main office in Minneapolis.
Roy Schonfeld
Roy has been with the company since its founding in 1992. He lives in Cleveland, OH and covers the eastern part of the territory. In 2008, Roy was honored as the Publishers’ Weekly Rep of the Year.
Steve Horwitz
Steve has been with the company since 1996. He covers the upper Midwest from his home base in St. Paul, MN. Steve is also the co-editor of two recent anthologies: Twin Cities Noir and Amplified: Fiction from Leading Alt-Country, Indy Rock, Blues and Folk Musicians.
John Mesjak
John joined the group in 2007 after working as a sales rep in the Midwest with Publishers Group West. John works out of the Chicago area. His book blog, www.my3books.com, features current titles and other items of interest related to publishing and bookselling.
OFFICE MANAGEMENT & CUSTOMER SERVICE
Email our office staff for general inquiries and customer service.
Juliet Patterson
Juliet handles customer service and day to day business from our home office and helps keep the rest of us rolling in the territory. She is also a poet and author of The Truant Lover She is the winner of the 2004 Nightboat Books poetry contest and the 2010 Lynda Hull Memorial Poetry Prize.
Ted Seykora
Ted works in the office on sales, marketing and customer service.