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Felix Cruz (he/him) is an associate publicist for Ten Speed Press, Clarkson Potter, and Crown Publishing Group. Felix works on publicity campaigns across multiple categories including cookbooks, lifestyle, art and photography, graphic novels, and literary nonfiction with a focus on BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ authors and voices.

He has worked with top luminaries in both the illustrated and literary spaces including Bryant Terry, Rick Martinez, Hanif Abdurraqib, Javier Zamora, Matika Wilbur, Lucinda Williams, Crystal Wilkinson, Ibram X. Kendi, and Ai Wei Wei.

As a first-generation son of immigrants from El Salvador, Felix is committed to the movement for diversity, equity and inclusion across the arts and in the publishing industry. He is currently a co-chair for People of Color at Penguin Random House (POC@PRH).