Know anyone at Times Books, Henry Holt, and/or Macmillan?

Know anyone at Times Books, Henry Holt, and/or Macmillan? Then I would super-duper-appreciate it if you could help me out. Here's how:



I am trying to speak to someone (anyone!) there who handles permissions requests. Many months ago I emailed them requesting permission to excerpt a passage from a Times Books book in my forthcoming book. I did this through the channels they suggested on their website (basically, emailing Permissions@hholt.com) and got an auto-reply saying they'd get back to me in 8 weeks. But they haven't. And it's been way over 8 weeks.



I've tried calling their main phone line (646-307-5095) to speak to someone at permissions, but after over 20 attempts, I have never gotten hold of an actual person. It appears to be a perpetual-hold phone system.



Time is running out on my end. So I am asking the internets for help!



If you just so happen to know anyone who works at Times Books, Henry Holt, and/or Macmillan, could you *please* do me the favor of putting me in touch with them? Or asking them if they can find out a phone number or specific email address for anyone who works in the permission department there? Or anyone who can help me get that info?



If you are able to help, please contact me via email - my address can be found on this page of my website:

http://www.juliaserano.com/contact.html



Thanks in advance to anyone who can help!



Best wishes, -julia



P.S., I plan to delete this post once I am able to contact someone there. So if you see this post, that means I am still looking for help.