A Boutique Hybrid Publisher Elevating Women’s Voices

is a woman-owned hybrid publisher dedicated to the power of women’s stories. Our mission is to help women write, break barriers, and shape the world with their voices. We provide a platform to amplify and honor diverse experiences—because when women’s voices are heard, the world changes. Join us.

Bold Story Press

In The News

“This is a riveting tale of survival and transcendence. I could not put it down.”

KEN BURNS, Filmmaker

“Not since the wildly popular bestseller Pachinko have we had a multi-generational story as revelatory and hair-raising as the one we read in Phantom Paradise.”

MARIE ARANA, author and inaugural Literary Director of the Library of Congress

All book profits go to REBUILD Globally, a non-profit dedicated to tackling the root causes of poverty in Haiti.

“In telling her own story, Julie tells the story of so many whose lives were transformed by the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Her clear and honest recollections put the reader at the epicenter of the most challenged and resilient culture in the western hemisphere.”

SEAN PENN, Action, Director, and Humanitarian

“A moving, humorous, and beautifully written memoir about being a CNN foreign correspondent in the Middle East. Melding memoir with history, Young has created a unique and timely work.”

CARYLE MURPHY, Pulitzer Prize winning reporter, The Washington Post

Ready to start your publishing journey?

Figuring out how to publish your book can be confusing and overwhelming. Bold Story Press offers you answers and support from a credible expert you can trust.

Take your first step by signing up for a Bold Story Press Publishing Webinar.

“One of the very best webinars I have ever seen. I shall bring my book manuscript to them!”

— Cheryl Achterberg

“Emily’s webinar was extremely informative. Her presentation was clear and expertly delivered.”

— John McCormick

“Helpful, thorough, comprehensive, down to earth, unpretentious.”

— Leah Jenika

“Great insight from a very experienced publishing professional. Gave me hope that I could do it!”

— Lisa Andrews

Meet Emily Barrosse

Emily Barrosse is the founder and CEO of Bold Story Press. She spent the first 32 years of her career in the publishing industry, where as Vice President and Editor in Chief at McGraw Hill, she signed and published hundreds of best-selling books.

Emily believes that women are uniquely qualified to empower each other through sharing the stories of their experience. She knows the world will be a better place when we achieve better balance in our culture by increasing the numbers of women’s voices.

To learn more about Emily, watch this interview.

Bold Story Press is designed for authors who value craftsmanship, guidance, and a publishing partner who listens. We provide structure, editorial depth, and steady support from idea to launch. The voices below speak to what that partnership feels like in practice.

The encouragement, tireless attention, and professionalism were not only helpful but refreshingly different from my experience with a big-time publisher.

Lucienne Bloch, Whistling in the Dark
No one on Emily's team is a pushover - they give expert advice on editing, design, and management. I have total trust in them.

Christine Kessides, Magda, Standing
My memoir has the look, feel, and content that I imagined, and I have learned invaluable life lessons about the publishing journey.

Lauri Fitz-Pegado,Dancing in the Dash
I have learned so much and, with the BSP team's invaluable support, created a novel I am proud to share with the world.

Melissa Kaplan, The Girl Who Tried to Change History
Bold Story Press is a welcome—and much needed—breath of fresh air in the publishing industry.

Luisa Heymann, Get A Move On
Emily and her team have been attentive and helpful throughout the process, providing professionalism from my book’s first draft, through its editing and eventual publication.

Aruna Lepore, Peanut the Penguin
There was so much I didn't know and the Bold Story Press team handled everything with grace and ease. I am so grateful I chose to publish with them.

Brooke Carroll, Governing Small Schools
BSP really listened to my point of view and gave me thoughtful responses. I had no sense of being rushed, no sense of just being a number, but a real sense of being a human being and a writer.

Eileen Haas, Along Came a Stroke
Bold Story Press met my every expectation in all respects. A rapport very quickly developed between us, and I found the team extremely attentive and as insistent on excellence as I was.

Amal Ghandour, This Arab Life
Emily walked me through all the legal and financial steps, and I worked closely with a project manager, an editor, and a designer. I was taken care of throughout the entire process.

Brooks Almy, An Accidental Pirate
Right from the start, the Bold Story publishing team helped me feel supported and encouraged. I worked with caring and professional experts at every step in the process.

Jennifer Douglas, A Breast Cancer Journey
Bold Story Press was the best place for me to debut my book. They were responsive, positive, and willing to champion my book at every opportunity.

Vailes Shepperd, A Good Ending for Bad Memories
I have worked with other publishing professionals through the years and Emily is the best of the best. Her entire staff is smart, talented, and responsive.

Diane Papalia, The Married Widow
We chose Bold Story Press because of its focus on women writers and flexibility in working with co-authors. We valued their guidance in editing, design, and production.

Charlene Rothkopf & Z. Colette Edwards, Navigating Your Healthcare Journey
Working with BSP was a truly collaborative experience that brought my vision to life with care and creativity. Emily Barrosse’s experience at the intersection of science and publishing was especially helpful for me.

Dr. Patricia (Patty) Mechael, The Antidotes: Pollution Solution
Emily and her staff bring professionalism, attention to detail, experienced perspective, and fairness to their mission of publishing well-written stories by women.

Barbara Seeber, The Empresario’s Wife

A Boutique Hybrid Publisher Elevating Women’s Voices

Bold Story Press

In The News

Ready to start your publishing journey?

Meet Emily Barrosse

Bold Story Press is designed for authors who value craftsmanship, guidance, and a publishing partner who listens. We provide structure, editorial depth, and steady support from idea to launch. The voices below speak to what that partnership feels like in practice.

The encouragement, tireless attention, and professionalism were not only helpful but refreshingly different from my experience with a big-time publisher.

No one on Emily's team is a pushover - they give expert advice on editing, design, and management. I have total trust in them.

My memoir has the look, feel, and content that I imagined, and I have learned invaluable life lessons about the publishing journey.

I have learned so much and, with the BSP team's invaluable support, created a novel I am proud to share with the world.

Bold Story Press is a welcome—and much needed—breath of fresh air in the publishing industry.

Emily and her team have been attentive and helpful throughout the process, providing professionalism from my book’s first draft, through its editing and eventual publication.

There was so much I didn't know and the Bold Story Press team handled everything with grace and ease. I am so grateful I chose to publish with them.

BSP really listened to my point of view and gave me thoughtful responses. I had no sense of being rushed, no sense of just being a number, but a real sense of being a human being and a writer.

Bold Story Press met my every expectation in all respects. A rapport very quickly developed between us, and I found the team extremely attentive and as insistent on excellence as I was.

Emily walked me through all the legal and financial steps, and I worked closely with a project manager, an editor, and a designer. I was taken care of throughout the entire process.

Right from the start, the Bold Story publishing team helped me feel supported and encouraged. I worked with caring and professional experts at every step in the process.

Bold Story Press was the best place for me to debut my book. They were responsive, positive, and willing to champion my book at every opportunity.

I have worked with other publishing professionals through the years and Emily is the best of the best. Her entire staff is smart, talented, and responsive.

We chose Bold Story Press because of its focus on women writers and flexibility in working with co-authors. We valued their guidance in editing, design, and production.

Working with BSP was a truly collaborative experience that brought my vision to life with care and creativity. Emily Barrosse’s experience at the intersection of science and publishing was especially helpful for me.

Emily and her staff bring professionalism, attention to detail, experienced perspective, and fairness to their mission of publishing well-written stories by women.

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