Brian McLendon (Book Marketing and Branding) is Publisher, VeloPress Books at Ulysses Press. Formerly Vice President, Associate Publisher, and Marketing Director of Grand Central Publishing and Twelve at Hachette Book Group, he oversaw marketing and advertising for the Grand Central Publishing division. He started his career as a bookseller and has worked at both Simon & Schuster and Penguin Random House, where he was Director of Publicity at Ballantine Books. Brian received his degree from Vassar College.