About Us

Meet Our Team

We bring you a seasoned team of experts in design and marketing ready to deliver a personalized experience.

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Carol Fitzgerald

Founder/President

Carol Fitzgerald is founder and president of The Book Report Network (TBRN), which connects readers and authors in three ways.

First there is a group of Internet sites about books and authors that have become the gathering places for a large and devoted community of booklovers since 1996. Since the company launched its flagship editorial website, Bookreporter, we have been talking to readers and promoting books and authors. Through the years we created editorial websites for kids, teens, 20somethings and graphic novels. Working with these varied demographics gave us a strong knowledge of these key target markets.

In 2020 we pared back our editorial websites to just Bookreporter and ReadingGroupGuides to allow us to concentrate more on our Bookreporter Talks To video/podcast series, and the programs that we developed like our monthly “Bookaccino Live” reader preview events and “Bookaccino Live” Book Group programs.

Second, the company’s Authors on the Web division provides website design and development for authors and publishing professionals. To date the company has built websites for more than 375 authors and publishers.

Third, Carol is formally offers Consulting Services. After years of sharing ad-hoc advice and consultation for authors, agents and publishers, she has identified key strategies that she can offer, for a fee.

Prior to founding TBRN, Fitzgerald spent 17 years at Condé Nast, where she developed broad-based marketing, promotion and publicity programs. Fitzgerald has a B.A. in Communications from Fordham University.

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Greg Fitzgerald

Accounts Manager

Greg Fitzgerald  has worked for The Book Report Network since 2006, though he has been part of the TBRN family — literally and figuratively — since 1996. As Accounts Manager, he acts as a liaison for both website clients at AuthorsOnTheWeb, and editorial clients at the other websites of The Book Report Network. He also handles accounting for TBRN. In his free time, Greg enjoys traveling, curling, promoting historic preservation, and restoring and off-roading classic Land Rovers. Greg is a graduate of Fordham University at Lincoln Center, with a B.A. in History.

Jennifer Lai

Designer

Jennifer Lai graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in studio arts. It was while studying online journalism at Columbia University that she developed her passion for web design. After working in journalism for two years, she decided to make the switch to design. At TBRN, she enjoys creating graphics and websites for the publishing industry, because it combines her love of art and writing.

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Victoria Kariolic

Front End Web Developer

Victoria is our Senior Front End Web Developer. She has been working with The Book Report Network since 2007, first honing her skills as a web producer for TBRN’s editorial sites before they moved to Content Management Systems, then joining the Authors on the Web team to develop author websites, including handling many technical operations and maintenance.