“John Madera’s canny and unflagging promotional efforts are rooted in a profound commitment to the kind of literature that’s most alive—the stories that scoff at market risks and scamper giggling across boundaries of genre and type. Working with Rhizomatic: Publicity Services, an author on an independent press feels far less independent, less isolated. Instead, every bit of notice he or she receives gets magnified three or four times, if not more, across social media and beyond. Better yet, editors and critics all over are familiar with Madera’s reputation, and trust his judgement. To connect with Rhizomatic is to feel like you’ve got a lion at your back, ready to roar.

—John Domini, author of The Color Inside a Melon