SELECTED 2021-2022 EDITING PROJECTS
ZEN AND HAPPINESS MAY 2022
THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO CANNABIS FOR WOMEN MARCH 2022
THE BOUNDARIES JOURNAL MARCH 2022
THE MINDFULNESS WORKBOOK FOR PTSD MARCH 2022
COPYWRITING STRATEGIES JAN 2022
HEALING SECONDARY TRAUMA MAY 2020
MINDFUL SELF-COMPASSION JULY 2020
ESSENTIAL STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL ANXIETY AUG 2020
EVERYDAY RESILIENCE AUG 2020
CONQUER PROCRASTINATION SEPT 2020
SELECTED 2020 EDITING PROJECTS
SELECTED PAST EDITING PROJECTS
BOOKS
I acquired and edited a wide variety of titles at Quirk Books; here’s a sample.
MONSTER, SHE WROTE: Profiling the great women writers of horror and speculative fiction, with thoughtful commentary and extensive recommending reading lists. WINNER, 2019 BRAM STOKER AWARD! WINNER, 2020 LOCUS AWARD!
HOW TO SURVIVE A HORROR MOVIE: Rejacket of this 2007 humor title, with new illos and additional text.
RACE ME IN A LOBSTER SUIT: Collection of hilarious email conversations triggered by prank Craigslist ads.
FIND MOMO: Beautiful photography featuring Momo the border collie, Instagram superstar, hiding in each image. Also edited four sequels.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S THE LAST JEDI: Star Wars episode 8, written as if it was a play by William Shakespeare. Also edited seven prior volumes. Licensed by Disney/Lucasfilm.
GARRISON GIRL: Original YA novel set in the world of the mega-hit Attack on Titan manga and anime series. Licensed from Kodansha Comics.
GRAPHIC NOVELS
I brought five original graphic novels to Quirk Books.
These were the first OGNs the company ever published.
MANFRIED THE MAN: An original book-length story depicting an alternate earth where humanoid cats keep tiny humans as pets. Written by Caitlin Major, art by Ignatz nominee Kelly Bastow. Named a "Best Comics of 2018" by A.V. Club and one of Paste’s "25 Best Comic Books of 2018.”
GIRAFFES ON HORSEBACK SALAD: A visionary recreation of a film project that was planned by Salvador Dali and the Marx Brothers, but never made. Based on the long-lost script and sketches discovered by the author. Written by Josh Frank with Tim Hiedecker, art by Manuella Pertega. EISNER AWARD NOMINEE FOR 2020!
MANFRED SAVES THE DAY: Manfried and his owner Steve Catson return as Steve adopts a second pet, an orange-haired man named Garfield. By Major and Bastow.
WE ARE HERE FOREVER: All-new stories set in the strange, mysterious, and hilarious world of this popular sci-fi webcomic. Humanity has vanished from the earth, replaced by adorable purple creatures trying to create their own society …but where did they come from, and what happened to the humans? Written and illustrated by Michelle Gish.
BITES OF TERROR: An anthology of disturbingly cute horror stories, told with photographs of exquisitely sculpted characters and brilliantly crafted sets.
WOMEN OF THE BIBLE JAN 2022
THE DYSLEXIA GUIDE FOR ADULTS SEP 2021
PARENTING ADULT CHILDREN DEC 2020
BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO MEDICINAL PLANTS DEC 2022
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR EVERYONE JAN 2023
MASTER YOUR MIND SEP 2020
MINDFULNESS SKILLS WORKBOOK FOR ADDICTION SEP 2020
THE MINDFULNESS WORKBOOK FOR DEPRESSION SEP 2020
LOVE AND ASPERGER’S OCT 2020
INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA WORKBOOK DEC 2020
COMIC BOOK HISTORY SERIES
These hardcover books explore strange and forgotten comics and stories from the history of comics…celebrating the wild creativity that makes comics great. With vintage comic images and funny, affectionate, and insightful commentary.
THE LEAGUE OF REGRETTABLE SUPERHEROES: Profiles of the strangest super-characters ever published in comics, beginning with them medium’s earliest works. By Ignatz nominee and longtime comics blogger Jon Morris. (The success of this book spawned many “weird superhero” imitator books, but we were there first.)
THE LEGION OF REGRETTABLE SUPERVILLAINS: Every hero needs an antagonist…but why are so many of them apes? By Jon Morris.
THE LEAGUE OF REGRETTABLE SIDEKICKS: Spotlighting the unpaid interns of the superhero world. By Jon Morris. Eisner nominated in 2019!
THE SPECTACULAR SISTERHOOD OF SUPERWOMEN: Not only do strong female heroes belong in comics, they’ve been part of the medium since its very beginning. By Hope Nicholson, owner of Bedside Press.
OTHER EDITING
I was the editor for four issues of Moravian College Magazine, a full-color full-size print magazine for the college community.
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I was the lead editor for health and wellness site Rodale.com, which produced daily stories and video.
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I was health news editor for Prevention magazine.
