Books I Have Edited
Over the years, I have edited a wide range of books across multiple genres, including memoir, literary nonfiction, children’s literature and institutional publications. Each project has brought its own voice, challenges and rewards.
Vignettes of Japan
With the eye of an artist, the writer captures the beauty that surrounded her during a year in Japan: rice fields at harvest, brilliant autumn maples, and cherry blossoms in spring, all set against the enduring presence of Mt. Fuji. The author’s own artwork graces the cover and accompanies several of the stories.
Pomegranates at 4800 Metres: Journeying at Home and Away
While kayaking in a storm off Vancouver Island, the author is told to “come in on a wave.” This moment becomes a guiding metaphor as she navigates loss and grief, ultimately transforming into an intrepid nomad through journeys both close to home and far away.
Meg and Greg: A Duck in a Sock
This award-winning learn-to-read book, which I proofread, is the first in a series designed to help children with dyslexia and other language-based learning difficulties experience reading success and confidence.
Manage This!: An Interactive Guide to Management and Other Absurdities
Drawing on a lifetime of upper-level management experience, the author delivers an entertaining and intentionally frustrating workbook. Through guided exercises and provocations, readers are led toward a deeper understanding of their own management philosophy.
60: Collected Stories from the Museum at Campbell River
This beautifully produced collection presents sixty artefacts through photographs and stories, assembled in honour of the Museum at Campbell River’s 60th anniversary. The book weaves together history, community, and visual storytelling.
Warriors and Heroes of a Different Kind: Battling Kidney Failure
This important and deeply personal work offers an in-depth account of living with kidney failure, the realities of dialysis, and the many barriers patients face while waiting for a transplant.