The best politics book developmental editing services

Nora

United States

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Meticulous copy and developmental editor of nonfiction, equipped with diverse industry experience and a masters in Publishing.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Sociology.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

Emily

New York, United States

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Bestselling nonfiction book editor. Formerly at Penguin Random House, Macmillan, and Callisto Media.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, True Crime, Political Science & Current Affairs, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

• Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, Macmillan
• Portfolio/Sentinel/Current, Penguin Random House

Glenn

Colorado Springs, CO, United States

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Experienced editor for university presses (MIT, Harvard, etc.) and scholars (Princeton, U of Toronto, etc.); published award-winning books.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Economics, Humanities & Social Sciences, Biographies & Memoirs, Political Science & Current Affairs, Sociology, History, Law, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• The Frederick News-Post
• Capital News Service (Washington, D.C.)
• American Journalism Review

Christopher

Gallatin, United States

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Accomplished editor specializing in general and Christian non-fiction. Editor of 60 published books. Here to help you tell your story!

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Philosophy, Education & Reference, Inspirational, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

• B&H Academic
• Moody Publishers
• Lexham Press and Kirkdale Press
• Self-employed

Julia

Berkeley, CA, United States

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NYT-bestselling author, book reviewer, and editor. I've helped dozens of clients get published in small and large presses. I love what I do.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Education & Reference, Literary Fiction, and Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• The Los Angeles Times
• El Financiero de Mexico
• Wired News
• The New York Times
• Stanford University

Lisa

Oakland, CA, USA

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Editor/indexer (20y+) of award-winning nonfiction for major, indie, academic, and nonprofit publishers (e.g., Getty, NPS, Chronicle, PRH).

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, History, Nature, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Music.

Work experience:

• Heyday
• Self-employed

Jesse

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Editor with a decade's experience working with best-selling and award-winning authors at Farrar, Straus & Giroux and Europa Editions.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, African American Fiction, Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Art, Mystery & Crime, Contemporary Fiction, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Self-employed
• NationBuilder
• NY Book Editors
• Europa Editions

Ishan

New York, NY, USA

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I am a developmental editor specializing in political nonfiction with a background in indie publishing, academic publishing and magazines.

Genres: Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, History, Philosophy, and Sociology.

Work experience:

• The New Press
• Vera Institute of Justice
• Oxford University Press

Carl

New York, NY, USA

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A dynamic editor of best-selling, award-winning and page-turning literary fiction, mystery novels and hard-hitting serious nonfiction.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Nation Books
• The New Press
• Melville House

Julie

Greenwich, CT, USA

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I have edited hundreds of books over a decade at Skyhorse Publishing. I take a thorough approach and pride myself on attention to detail.

Genres: Sports & Outdoors, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Management, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, True Crime, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, and History.

Work experience:

• Skyhorse Publishing
• Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Howard

Traverse City, MI, USA

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I specialize in editing fiction and nonfiction with Jewish themes, helping authors find their unique voices.

Genres: Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Writing & Publishing, Life Sciences, Math & Science, Business & Management, Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

• Alliance of Independent Authors
• Self-employed
• Foreword Reviews
• Vine Leaves Press

Maxwell P.

Washington D.C., DC, USA

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Nonfiction lit agent spanning food, science, history, memoir, social issues, and more. Former Oxford UP editor. 3x James Beard Award winner.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Technology, Travel, True Crime, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, History, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Oxford University Press

Rebecca

New York, NY, USA

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Literary Agent for 25 years, working closely on developmental editing, transforming promising drafts into publishable books.

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Women's Fiction, New Adult, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Parenting & Families.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Katie

New Orleans, LA, USA

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Editor and political scientist with more than a decade of experience editing books and articles across the social sciences, law, and more.

Genres: Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Law, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• Murphy Institute, Tulane University
• Self-employed
• Oxford University Press
• The Bayou Brief
• Tulane University

Adam

New York, NY, United States

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I'm a New York City-based editor specializing in commercial nonfiction, and have worked on several NYT-bestselling titles.

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Travel, Entertainment, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, and Technology.

Work experience:

• Penguin Books
• Abrams Books
• Public Affairs Books
• Perseus Books Group
• The Overlook Press
• Sterling Publishing
• Apollo Publishers

K.J.

Sheridan, WY, USA

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Publisher, Executive Editor, and Consultant w/over 20 years experience shaping publishing/media projects in both fiction and non-fiction.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Cultural & Ethnic, Themes & Motifs, Photography, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

• Digital, Print, and Multimedia Publishing Company (Fiction/Non-Fiction)

Michael

Houston, TX, USA

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Versatile editor of award-winning fiction and nonfiction with 20+ years' industry experience.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Writing & Publishing, and Historical Fiction.