Matt Rohal

Matt Rohal – Editor

An editor at a highly esteemed Ivy league university press, I specialize in scholarly and non-fiction editing, from idea to printed book.

Overview

Greetings! I am an editor with +7 years’ experience in professional publishing—from non-fiction trade books to academic monographs to textbooks, as well as literary magazines, journal entries and essays, poetry, humor publications and online journalism. I have worked on projects in the subject fields of ancient history, ancient world, political science, politics, current events, classics, philosophy, political theory, bioethics, lit/poetry, and humor.

My background educational degrees are in philosophy and creative writing (Honors B.A., Rutgers University – New Brunswick) and some of my recent editorial positions have been at prestigious university presses including Oxford University and Princeton University.

I have worked with a diverse range of authors – socioeconomic status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status – and diversity is important to me! So is integrity, sincerity and a commitment to truth.

Previous authors of mine include finalists of the National Book Award, the Financial Times Business Book of the Year, the Cundhill History Prize, and the Deutscher Memorial Prize.

Books I have worked on have been covered in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, The Economist, The National, The Chronicle of Higher Education, New Scientist, The New Yorker, Washington Post, The Atlantic, Kirkus, The Boston Globe, Vox, American Scientist, BBC, NPR, Times Higher Education, The LA Review of Books, The NY Review of Books, and Foreign Affairs.
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs Philosophy Political Science & Current Affairs Psychology Self-Help & Self-Improvement Travel
Fiction
Classics Humor & Comedy
Languages
English (US)

Work experience

Princeton University Press

Oct, 2016 — Present

Oxford University Press

Dec, 2013 — Oct, 2016 (almost 3 years)

Portfolio

Why our workplaces are authoritarian private governments—and why we can't see itOne in four American workers says their workplace is a "dictatorship." Yet that number probably would be even higher if we recognized most employers for what they are—private gover... read more
On Purpose

Michael Ruse

A brief, accessible history of the idea of purpose in Western thought, from ancient Greece to the presentCan we live without the idea of purpose? Should we even try to? Kant thought we were stuck with purpose, and even Darwin’s theory of natural selection, whi... read more
The story of the greatest of all philosophical friendships—and how it influenced modern thoughtDavid Hume is widely regarded as the most important philosopher ever to write in English, but during his lifetime he was attacked as “the Great Infidel” for his skep... read more
Who were the ancient Phoenicians, and did they actually exist?The Phoenicians traveled the Mediterranean long before the Greeks and Romans, trading, establishing settlements, and refining the art of navigation. But who these legendary sailors really were has l... read more
A delightfully illustrated version of Sunzi’s classic The Art of War by bestselling cartoonist C. C. TsaiC. C. Tsai is one of Asia's most popular cartoonists, and his editions of the Chinese classics have sold more than 40 million copies in over twenty languag... read more
An entertaining, enlightening, and humorous graphic narrative of the dangerous thinkers who laid the foundation of modern thoughtThis entertaining and enlightening graphic narrative tells the exciting story of the seventeenth-century thinkers who challenged au... read more
Timeless wisdom on death and dying from the celebrated Stoic philosopher Seneca"It takes an entire lifetime to learn how to die," wrote the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca (c. 4 BC–65 AD). He counseled readers to "study death always," and took his own advice, r... read more
Philosophical wisdom and practical advice for overcoming the problems of middle ageHow can you reconcile yourself with the lives you will never lead, with possibilities foreclosed, and with nostalgia for lost youth? How can you accept the failings of the past,... read more
A sweeping new history of how climate change and disease helped bring down the Roman EmpireHere is the monumental retelling of one of the most consequential chapters of human history: the fall of the Roman Empire. The Fate of Rome is the first book to examine ... read more
How only violence and catastrophes have consistently reduced inequality throughout world historyAre mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tr... read more

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