Kevin Callahan - Editor
Publishing professional with close to 20 years of experience (Penguin Random House and HarperCollins Publishers) offering a menu of options.
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Overview
I provide a variety of editorial consultation options, from detailed editorial overviews to in-depth line edits. My menu of services allow you to pick and choose which aspects you need guidance on and include discounts for multiple options packaged together.
For FICTION I recommend a five phase partnership covering all bases from Initial Read to Agent Submission. As NONFICTION is heavily dependent on subject matter, I will work with you to create a partnership reflective of the topic of your project.
UPDATE: A recent client sold his thriller to HarperCollins Publishers (US/Canada/UK) and to a major publishing house in France. Television rights have been optioned by Kerry Washington's production company.
For FICTION I recommend a five phase partnership covering all bases from Initial Read to Agent Submission. As NONFICTION is heavily dependent on subject matter, I will work with you to create a partnership reflective of the topic of your project.
UPDATE: A recent client sold his thriller to HarperCollins Publishers (US/Canada/UK) and to a major publishing house in France. Television rights have been optioned by Kerry Washington's production company.
Languages
English (US)
Non-Fiction
Entertainment
LGBTQ Non-Fiction
Political Science & Current Affairs
True Crime
Fiction
LGBTQ Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Thriller & Suspense
Women's Fiction
Certifications
- Bachelor's Degree - Fairfield University
Work experience
Director of Marketing
Penguin Random House
November, 2015
–
May, 2017
(over 1 year)
Associate Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
January, 2012
–
March, 2014
(about 2 years)
Editor
HarperCollins Publishers
June, 2003
–
January, 2012
(over 8 years)
Portfolio (14 selected works)
You Can Go Home Now: A Novel
Michael Elias
In this smart, relevant, unputdownable psychological thriller, a woman cop is on the hunt for a killer while battling violent secrets of her own.“My name is Nina Karim. I am a single thirty-one-year-old woman who likes cats, Ryan Reynolds movies, beautiful sunsets, walking on a wintry beach holding hands with a tall, caring, lightly bearded third-wave feminist. Yeah, right.”Nina is a tough Que... read more
In Last Night at the Viper Room, acclaimed author and journalist Gavin Edwards vividly recounts the life and tragic death of acclaimed actor River Phoenix—a teen idol on the fast track to Hollywood royalty who died of a drug overdose in front of West Hollywood’s storied club, the Viper Room, at the age of 23.Last Night at the Viper Room explores the young star’s life, including his childhood i... read more
The History of the World According to Facebook, Revised Edition
Wylie Overstreet
A revised and expanded edition of the bestselling parody that includes thirty-pages of new text, photos, and contemporary subjects—a clever and fresh historical chronicle.The Sun is now friends with Earth and 7 other planetsPluto: Not cool.What if Facebook had emerged with the Big Bang, and every historical event took place online? Imagine how we’d we see history if . . .On April 15, 1865, Abr... read more
Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain
Charles R. Cross
In Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain, Charles R. Cross, author of the New York Times bestselling Cobain biography Heavier Than Heaven, examines the legacy of the Nirvana front man and takes on the question: why does Kurt Cobain still matter so much, 20 years after his death?Kurt Cobain is the icon born of the 90s, a man whose legacy continues to influence pop culture and music... read more
For the celebrity obsessed, Ryan Casey’s pop-culture compendium But You Like Really Dated?! is a must-have collection of hilarious four-color cartoons, comics, and razor sharp caricatures that map out the strange world of celebrity dating, hookups, quickie marriages, and scandals.Award-winning illustrator Ryan Casey offers his outrageously funny and dead-on take on the wicked and wild side of ... read more
The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 1
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
From hitRECord, the immensely popular open collaborative production company, and its founder, Golden Globe-nominated actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, comes The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 1. The universe is not made of atoms; it’s made of tiny stories. To create The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 1, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, known within the hitRECord community as RegularJOE—directed thousands... read more
Mademoiselle Victorine: A Novel
Debra Finerman
When Victorine Laurent joins the chorus of the grand Paris Opera ballet, she expects to become the mistress of a wealthy man; this is how young women without family survive in the decadent City of Light. Yet when the artist Degas introduces her to Edouard Manet, her life changes dramatically. She agrees to pose for him, and the result is a painting that shocks Paris. Overnight, Victorine becom... read more
Mafia Madame
Alexa Spagnoli
In The Eighties, Las Vegas was an amazing, glitzy, non-stop human circus fueled by booze, gambling, drugs and sex. This amazing scene is the lush backdrop for the story of an eighteen-year old girl walking into a den of thieves with eyes wide open, but oblivious to it all. The story begins with a counterfeiter in Chicago and chronicles his rise to Las Vegas high roller. In his thirties, he is ... read more
Truth Conspiracy
Burdick, Scott
Make Believe, a novel
Wolfe, Cory
Rivington Was Ours: Lady Gaga, the Lower East Side, and the Prime of Our Lives
Sullivan, Brendan Jay
I'll Never Be Long Gone: A Novel
Greene, Thomas Christopher
Song of the Bayou: Volume I
HENDERSON, KEVIN
Kevin has 9 reviews
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Kevin is great to work with. Open, positive feedback from him. A true professional
James Garrett, February 2023
Exceptional publishing professional.
James Garrett, October 2022
Kevin is extremely thorough and professional. I appreciated his encouragement as well as the constructive criticism. Every comment he made has impacted my book in a way that challenges my view, and only makes it better. Thank you. I feel my book is becoming fuller, more rounded and complete.
ANGIE D’MORGAN, January 2022
Kevin is great to work with, very professional and has a great eye. He helped make my MS more detailed, logical and deep. His insights were detailed and his thoughts, invaluable. I will use him again without reservation or hesitation. He knows what he's doing! Thanks Kevin!
Jeff Alcorn, November 2020
Kevin is an exceptional editor. I knew the expectations and timeline coming in and he met those and then some. He pinpointed areas of my work that needed attention and was direct and thorough in his communication. Working with him filled in the cracks and helped me ID places where I could layer more meaning, more sense of place, more character. When you get deep in the work it's hard to see th...
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Jeff Alcorn, September 2020
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