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Sander Hicks

Sander Hicks - Editor

NYC, NY, USA

Hard-working editor looking to work on political non-fiction, radical politics, and interfaith spirituality.

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Overview

I am the founder of Soft Skull Press. Books that I have edited and published have ended up on the LA Times and Washington Post bestseller lists. I am the subject of the award-winning independent publishing documentary “Horns and Halos.” Looking to work on books that will change the world.
Services
Developmental Editing
Copy Editing
Editorial Assessment
Proofreading
Query Letter Review
Languages
English (US)
Non-Fiction
Political Science & Current Affairs

Awards

  • Fire cracker alternative book award for outstanding publisher of the year

Work experience

Editor and Publisher

Soft Skull Press
January, 1993 – August, 2001 (over 8 years)

Published over 100 hardcover and paperback titles to international acclaim, including controversial biography of George W. Bush entitled “Fortunate Son “
Was featured on 60 minutes and in the documentary “Horns and Halos.”

In 2009, I returned to Soft Skull Press as an author of “Slingshot to the Juggernaut: Total Resistance to the Death Machine Means Complete Love of the Truth.”

Portfolio (6 selected works)

Rebel Bookseller: Why Indie Bookstores Represent Everything You Want to Fight for from Free Speech to Buying Local to Building Communities Rebel Bookseller: Why Indie Bookstores Represent Everything You Want to Fight for from Free Speech to Buying Local to Building Communities

Rebel Bookseller: Why Indie Bookstores Represent Everything You Want to Fight for from Free Speech to Buying Local to Building Communities

Laties, Andrew, Morrow, Ed, Ayers, Bill

No More Prisons: Urban Life, Homeschooling, Hip-Hop Leadership, the Cool Rich Kids Movement, a Hitchhiker's Guide to No More Prisons: Urban Life, Homeschooling, Hip-Hop Leadership, the Cool Rich Kids Movement, a Hitchhiker's Guide to

No More Prisons: Urban Life, Homeschooling, Hip-Hop Leadership, the Cool Rich Kids Movement, a Hitchhiker's Guide to

Wimsatt, William Upski

Fortunate Son : George W. Bush - The Early Years Fortunate Son : George W. Bush - The Early Years

Fortunate Son : George W. Bush - The Early Years

Hatfield, James

Nowhere Man: The Final Days of John Lennon Nowhere Man: The Final Days of John Lennon

Nowhere Man: The Final Days of John Lennon

Rosen, Robert

Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital

Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital

Andersen, Mark, Jenkins, Mark

Saving Private Power: The Hidden History of "the Good War" Saving Private Power: The Hidden History of "the Good War"

Saving Private Power: The Hidden History of "the Good War"

Michael Zezima

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