Editorial Work
A good editor is a respectful collaborator, idea incubator, vision shaper, word magician, grammar geek…and all-around creative thinker. I am an editor of innovative children's books and adult books (and everything from city magazines to literary journals). I'm currently particularly interested in books related to herbalism, ecology, gardening/permaculture, and naturalism—merging my passions for writing, folklore, and the natural world. In all of my editing ventures, from running a children's book press to editing 17th-century herbal texts, my goal is to help authors connect with readers through clear, vibrant, and thought-provoking writing.
A Selection of Books I’ve Edited
A new edition of Culpeper’s 17th century masterwork on herbal medicine, annotated and with an introduction by Dr. JJ Pursell.
The Children’s Book Review: 10 Outstanding Poetry Books for Kids; 2018 Cybils Award Finalist, Poetry; 2018 Society Of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Official Reading List; 2019 NCTE Notable Poetry Books
From the bestselling author of Unf*ck Your Brain, an adaptation for middle grade / YA readers.
2020 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People Co-winner, Grade 7-12
2020 ALSC Notable Children’s Book; 2020 Campoy-Ada Award, Honorable Mention; 2019 Tejas Star Reading List; 2019 Spirituality & Practice Award
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection;Included On Rise! A Feminist Book Project’s 2022 Nonfiction Early Reader List. Book 2 in Penny Candy’s Amazing Women Series
Featured book at the Amelia Island Book Festival, Booklist starred review
Booklist and Foreword starred reviews. Book 1 in Penny Candy’s Amazing Women series.
2019 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, Honor Book; Arnold Adoff Poetry Awards 2020, Special Recognition; Bank Street College of Education, Best Children’s Books 2019; CCBC Choices 2019,; Kirkus Reviews’ Best of 2018, Middle Grade Poetry; School Library Journal’s Best of 2018, Poetry; BookRiot, 50 Must-Read Poetry Books for Kids; Hammer Museum, UCLA, anti-racist reading list; 2019 Lion and the Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Poetry, Honor Book; Starred reviews in Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal; reviews in New York Times, Fatherly,Mother Mag, Healthline, HuffPost Canada, and others
2022 Rise! Feminist Book Project Nonfiction Young Reader List. Book 3 of Penny Candy’s Amazing Women Series
2021 School Library Journal Unconventional Children’s Books List, Kirkus and Publishers Weekly starred reviews. A fun Spanish-to- English index of the signs and equations in the book that I worked on with the author.
2018 Paterson Prize For Books For Young People, Honor Book