Recent Titles

I have had the pleasure of editing hundreds of projects throughout my career in the publishing industry. This list is a sampling of recent and notable works.


Exciting news! You can now find curated lists of books I edited on my Bookshop.org storefront! When you shop on Bookshop, 10% of your purchase goes to independent bookstores.

"Wonderful job. . . . Your changes were smart, and your attention to detail was great. There was a lot going on with this one, but you handled everything exceedingly well."


Mary Kate Murphy, Production Editor, Cornell University Press

SELF-HELP, BUSINESS, and MEMOIR

Recovering from Emotional Trauma, by Todd Berntson (DTI Publishing)


Stone Age Astronaut: The Astonishing Adventures of America’s Forgotten Flier by Liam Callanan (Wisconsin Historical Society Press)


Never Givin' Up: The Life and Music of Al Jarreau, by Kurt Dietrich (Wisconsin Historical Society Press)


Falling Forward: The New Science of Resilience and Personal Transformation, by Keith Bellizzi (Thrive Press)


Kindergarten at 60: A Memoir of Teaching in Thailand, by Dian Seidel (Apprentice House)


The Last Helicopter: Two Lives in Indochina, by Jim Laurie (Focus Asia Productions)


The Power of Disruption: A Memoir of Discovery,  by Susan Cross 


Career ReCharge: Five Strategies to Boost Resilience and Beat Burnout,  by Beth Benatti Kennedy (Capuccia Publishing)


ADULT, YA, and MIDDLE GRADE FICTION

The Sun in Winter, by Caroline Wolf Mansour (Left Field Publishers)


Everybody Listen to Trent Amado, by David Sloan


The Edge of the Woods, by David Sloan


The Secret Society of Donut Makers, by Troy Brown (Brown Sugar Press)


Midnight Train: A Croatian's Search for Freedom and Liberte, by Katherine Pinner


Fortunate Son, by Thomas Tibor


Curse of the Painted Lady and Race for the Flashstone, by K. Patrick Donoghue (Leaping Leopard Enterprises)


Lamar's Folly, by Jeffrey Stuart Kerr (Texas Tech University Press)

Blue Sky, Deadly Secrets
, by Don Beere


Your Winding Daybreak Ways (7-book historical fiction series), by Gary Bargatze (Rigor Hill Press)

ACADEMIC BOOKS and JOURNALS

Archival Research for International Relations, by Joshua Shifrinson (Cornell University Press)


An Elegant Edifice: The Women Who Forged a Legacy at Villa Louis, by Mary Elise Antoine (Wisconsin Historical Society Press)


A Displaced Nation: The 1954 Evacuation and Its Impact on Vietnam, by Phi-Van Nguyen (Cornell University Press)


Brewtown Tales: More Stories from Milwaukee and Beyond, by John Gurda  (Wisconsin Historical Society Press)


Survival Food: North Woods Stories by a Menominee Cook, by Thomas Pecore Weso (Wisconsin Historical Society Press)


A Sovereign People  and  A Sacred People,  by Leo Killsback (Texas Tech University Press)


Milbank Quarterly,  Milbank Memorial Fund

You'll find even more titles I have edited when you visit my new affiliate storefront on Bookshop!

If not for you, this book would still be a word document on my computer. Thanks for helping me get it into the world.

Peter Diamond, author, Amplify Your Career and Life

Once again, I am impressed by your expertise and excellence in editing. But I was more impressed by how you engaged the story from the inside and divined additions that would strengthen it overall. My book is much better as a result.

Don Beere, author, Blue Sky, Deadly Secrets

I thank my Lord it was you who took charge of my work. It has been a wonderful experience, extremely educational, and eye-opening.

Orlando Garcia-Piedra, author, Finding Superhero in Havana