Below is a selection of books I’ve worked on as a freelancer, including my role in each project. Click on any cover to reach its webpage. Scroll below to see a selection of my work as an acquisitions and developmental editor at Shambhala Publications.

Developmental and line editor; St. Martin’s Press (Macmillan)

Developmental editor and project manager; self-published

Proposal development, successfully placed with Shambhala Publications

Managing and line editor; Aspen Publishing

Developmental and line editor; self-published

Line editor; Lightwork Publishing

Below is a selection of the more than 80 books I edited during my time at Shambhala Publications, which have won awards, received starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, and sold hundreds of thousands of copies. Thank you to the authors, cover designers, and whole team who made these wonderful books. Click on any cover to reach its webpage.

Book cover titled 'Black & Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us About Race, Resilience, Transformation & Freedom' edited by Pamela Ayo Yetunde and Cheryl A. Giles, featuring an abstract illustration of a lotus flower held by a dark silhouette of hand
Cover of the book titled 'Buddhist Magic' by Sam Van Schaik, featuring a pattern of colorful symbols and icons related to Buddhism on a beige background with a navy blue band at the bottom.
Book cover titled "Contemplative Caregiving" with a subtitle about finding healing, compassion, and spiritual growth through end-of-life care. The cover features blue illustrations of cranes and decorative patterns.
Book cover titled "Conversations with Trees: An Intimate Ecology" by Stephanie Kaza, with illustrations by Davis Te Selle. The cover features a large, detailed image of a tree on the right side.
A book cover titled 'Dogen: Japan's Original Zen Teacher' by Steven Heine, with a gold background featuring a faint illustration of a tree or plant.
Book cover with an illustration of a forest with tall trees and a mountainous background, featuring the title 'A Fire Runs Through All Things' by Susan Murphy, and the subtitle 'Teachings on Earth, Mind & Not-Knowing'.
Book cover titled 'From Self-Care to Wellness' by Jordan Quaglia, with the subtitle 'The New Science of Mindful Boundaries and Caring from an Undivided Heart'.
Book cover titled 'A Future We Can Love' by Susan Bauer-Wu. Features illustrations of mountains, morning sun, trees, and a natural landscape with text indicating it is inspired by a conversation between the Dalai Lama, Greta Thunberg, and others abou
Photograph of moss-covered ground with several large rocks and stones arranged in a pattern. Overlaid text reads: 'GARDENS of AWAKENING' and 'A GUIDE TO THE AESTHETICS, HISTORY, AND SPIRITUALITY OF KYOTO'S ZEN LANDSCAPES'.
A book cover titled 'Gazing at the Moon: Buddhist Poems of Solitude' with a starry night sky background. Translated by Meredith McKinney.
Book cover titled "Green Buddhism" with a background image of green trees reflected in a body of water. The subtitle reads, "Practice and Compassionate Action in Uncertain Times" and the author is Stephanie Kaza.
Book cover titled "Life, Part Two" by David Chernikoff featuring an aerial view of colorful autumn trees, with green top transitioning to red and orange at the bottom.
Book cover with illustrated hands in different skin tones, and text about Black women, Buddhists, and collective liberation, by Toni Pressley-Sanon.
Book cover titled "A Mediator's Guide to Buddhism" with a subtitle "The Path of Awareness, Compassion, and Wisdom" and an orange lotus flower illustration at the bottom. Author is Cortland Dahl, with a foreword by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche.
Cover of the book "On Thomas Merton" by Mary Gordon, featuring a black and white photo of Thomas Merton with a shaved head and glasses, sitting and writing in a book.
Book cover titled "Ordinary Wonder: Zen Life & Practice" by Charlotte Joko Beck, edited by Brenda Beck Hess, with watercolor illustration of a red and orange flower on the left side.
Book cover titled "Outshining Trauma: A New Vision of Radical Self-Compassion" by Ralph De La Rosa with a colorful abstract illustration of a human figure with a flower in the chest area.
Book cover titled "Painting Enlightenment" with a subtitle "Healing visions of the Heart Sutra" and additional text about Buddhist art and Iwasaki Tsuneo. The background features traditional Asian calligraphy on a dark, textured surface with gold acc
Book cover titled "The Path of Aliveness" by Christian Dillo, featuring a white background with blue, flowing, wave-like patterns at the bottom and teal-colored text.
Book cover with black background and green leafy illustrations. The title is 'Returning the Self to Nature' by Jeanine M. Canty. There is a quote in a yellow circle at the top right corner and the subtitle is 'Undoing Our Collective Narcissism and He
A person kneeling on an orange floor painting with a brush, with a black background and a large traditional Asian artwork behind them. The text over the image reads 'Sarasvati's Gift: The Autobiography of Mayumi Oda,' with additional text 'Artist, ac
Book cover titled "say what you mean" with colorful speech bubbles and text indicating it's about mindful communication by Oren Jay Sofer, with a foreword by Joseph Goldstein.
Book cover titled "The Self-Talk Workout" by Rachel Goldsmith Turow, PhD. Features a blue and yellow flower-shaped graphic with handwritten text inside the yellow circle.
Book cover titled 'The Shamanic Bones of Zen' with abstract autumn leaves in orange and yellow tones, and a black silhouette of a hand holding a small branch or sprig, with subtitle 'Revealing the ancestral spiritual and mystical heart of a sacred tr
Book cover titled 'The Making of a Modern Christian Mystic THOMAS KEATING' with a painted portrait of Thomas Keating, an older man with glasses, bald top, and dark clothing, on a light textured background.
Book cover titled 'Three Years on the Great Mountain: A Memoir of Zen and Fearlessness' by Cristina Moon, featuring a stylized mountain range in shades of blue.
Book cover titled "Through Forests of Every Color" by Joan Sutherland featuring a blue watercolor silhouette of a forest with various trees.
Book cover featuring a partial portrait of a man with glasses, a short beard, and no hair, against a black background. The title is 'When You Greet Me I Bow' with subtitle 'Notes and Reflections from a Life in Zen' by Norman Fischer, edited by Cynthi
Cover of a book titled 'A Wild Love for the World,' with a background image of a sunlit lush green forest with a stream running through it.
Book cover titled 'Wild Mind, Earth' by David Hinton, with artwork of flying cranes and elements resembling ancient Chinese art, on a background that resembles aged paper or watercolor.
Book cover titled 'The 3 Key Questions to Decide Whether to Pursue Traditional Publishing or to Self-Publish' by Matt Zeplin, with a light background and dark blue corner accents.

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