Overview
I'm a former Senior Editor with Hachette Book Group and Associate Editor with Crown Publishing. I have extensive experience in developmental and line editing, book positioning, and media strategy for nonfiction across categories. I love working with authors to develop their book's singular message and to create the most compelling reading experience possible for their audiences.
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Humanities & Social Sciences
Parenting & Families
Self-Help & Self-Improvement
Languages
English (US)
Work experience
Seal Press (Hachette Book Group)
Apr, 2014 —
Present
I evaluated, acquired, and developed book projects for the industry-leading nonfiction imprint with a focus on feminism. Category specialties include Social Sciences, Self-Help, Parenting, and Memoir. I collaborated closely with authors on content development from proposal to final manuscript, providing support and feedback to help shape and perfect each book.
Books edited include: This is The Place (NYT Book Review Editors Choice), Faking It by Lux Alptraum, Unscrewed by Jaclyn Friedman, The Worrier's Guide to the End of the World by Torre DeRoche, and more.
Crown Publishing (Penguin Random House)
Apr, 2011 —
Mar, 2014
(almost 3 years)
Acquired and edited nonfiction in Health, Memoir, Self-Help, and Humor. Books edited include: Cassey Ho's Hot Body Year Round, 9 Steps to Financial Freedom by Suze Orman, Just My Typo by Drummond Moir
Rodale Books
Apr, 2010 —
Apr, 2011
(about 1 year)
Portfolio
Are we living the good lifeand what defines 'good,' anyway? Americans today are constructing a completely different framework for success than their parents' generation, using new metrics that TED speaker and On Being columnist Courtney Martin has termed coll... read more
Snap Strategies for Couples: 40 Fast Fixes for Everyday Relationship Pitfalls is full of quick solutions to every relationship’s most common problems. Dr. Lana Staheli and Dr. Pepper Schwartz offer 40 practical, immediate fixes (or snaps”) that partners can u... read more
A guide for families to thrive in the midst of the tumultuous teen years--and the culmination of the author's twenty-five years of experience in both conventional psychology and alternative methodsIn her decades of practice and academic research, Dr. Christa S... read more
A provocative inquiry into how we teach our children about bodies, sex, relationships and equality--with revelatory, practical takeaways from the author's research and eye-opening observations from the world-famous Dutch approachAward-winning author Bonnie J. ... read more
Cassey Ho, internationally renowned fitness instructor, is known for her irresistibly popular workout videos which have been shared millions of times online. She runs the #1 women's fitness channel on YouTube, Blogilates. Her unique format, POP Pilates© is a f... read more
A manual for activism that begins with our most powerful asset--our bodiesEven as a wave of renewed feminism swells, too many women continue to starve, stuff, overwork, or neglect our bodies in pursuit of paper-thin ideals. "Fitness" has been co-opted by the b... read more
Every day, American women and girls are besieged by images and messages that suggest their beauty is inadequateinflicting immeasurable harm upon their confidence and sense of wellbeing. In Beautiful You, author Rosie Molinaryin no uncertain termsencourages ... read more
Surprising ways women leave opportunities for happiness on the table, and how to negotiate better terms in life, love, and work. Dr. Meg Myers Morgan, an expert in personal and professional negotiations, deconstructs our preconceived notions about adulthood, p... read more
An urgent account of sexual politics, feminism, and the rules of power in America-and a potent vision for the way forwardAs a veteran feminist and agenda-setting sex educator, Jaclyn Friedman is on the frontlines of the war for equity between the sexes. In Uns... read more
An inspiring, gutsy handbook for success from the first woman to ever coach in the NFLWhen Jen Welter became a linebackers coach for the Arizona Cardinals in 2015, she was the first woman to ever break the glass sideline of the NFL. In Play Big, Welter reveals... read more
Jen Miller has fallen in and out of love, but no man has been there for her the way running has.In Running: A Love Story, Jen tells the story of her lifelong relationship with running with wit, thoughtfulness, and brutal honesty. Jen first laces up her sneaker... read more
Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls is a manifesto and call to arms for women of all sizes and ages. With smart and spirited eloquence, veteran blogger Jes Baker calls on women to be proud of their bodies, fight against fat-shaming, and embrace a body-positive w... read more
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE A thought-provoking collection of personal essays about home What makes a home? What do equality, safety, and politics have to do with it? And why is it so important to us to feel like we belong? In this collection,... read more
Kate Spencer lost her mom to cancer when she was 27. In The Dead Moms Club, she walks readers through her experience of stumbling through grief and loss, and helps them to get through it, too. This isn't a weepy, sentimental story, but rather a frank, up-front... read more
