Michael D Barrs

Adjunct Instructor

Center for Publishing

Education
  • BA, University of Tennessee
Contact Info

Michael Barrs has been with the Hachette Book Group since 2017 and is currently Vice President and Associate Publisher at Little, Brown and Company. His previous roles at Hachette include Executive Director of Marketing for the non-fiction Hachette Books and Hachette Go imprints. Prior to Hachette, he held several roles at HarperCollins Publishers, most recently as Marketing Director for Dey Street Books, where he orchestrated the campaigns for #1 New York Times bestsellers Yes, Please by Amy Poehler and 10% Happier by Dan Harris. Michael’s approach to marketing is collaborative and holistic, and he works closely with authors and their publishing partners to execute plans that motivate the largest possible reading audience.