“I was blown away by your reading, by your nuanced comments, and by your intelligence. You had an understanding that went way beyond other readers, and I was deeply moved.”
-Ruth Ozeki, New York Times Bestselling author of The Book of Form and Emptiness (Viking, 2021) and The Los Angeles Times Book Award winning A Tale for the Time Being (Viking, 2013)
“I don't think I would have been able to [reach] this level if I hadn't read and re-read your notes. You have a great gift for story and character development; the confidence and validation you've given me--it's priceless."
-Imbolo Mbue, New York Times Bestselling author of How Beautiful We Were (Penguin Random House, 2021) and Behold the Dreamers (Penguin Random House, 2016)
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“One of the most important turning points was when you entered the picture…You noticed things that made the next draft better [and] you confidently answered my question: "Is this pile of essays a book?" I don't think I'd have been able to muster the momentum to keep going without knowing that someone outside [myself] could see the potential for this collection.”
-Mary Laura Philpott, author of Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives (Simon & Schuster, forthcoming in April, 2022) and NPR’s Favorite Book of 2019, I Miss You When I Blink (Simon & Schuster, 2019)
"[Yours] are such trenchant, lucid, wonderful, helpful notes!!! Thank you so much for the care you’ve taken with Signal Fires. It will be a better book for your editorial contribution to it.”
-Dani Shapiro, New York Times Bestselling author of Signal Fires (Knopf, forthcoming in October, 2022) and Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love (Knopf, 2019)
“Your notes are FANTASTIC; your feedback is very helpful, and certainly gives me the confidence to keep pushing ahead.”
-Grant Ginder, author of Let’s Not Do That Again (Henry Holt & Co, forthcoming in April, 2022) and The People We Hate at the Wedding (Flatiron Books, 2017)
"Thank you so much for the ideas you've sent -- I love [them] -- and for continuing to think about this [manuscript] and encourage it. It means -- I can't even tell you -- so much. This is such incredible feedback on a not-at-all-finished book...I am so thrilled and grateful for what you've sent...So smart and so thoughtful and so generous. Thank you for all your help, love, support, and insight over these years."
-Laurie Frankel, New York Times bestselling author of One Two Three (Henry Holt & Co., 2021) and Reese’s Book Club Pick, This is How it Always Is (Flatiron Books, 2017).
“I'm so lucky to have had the chance to work with you, and so very, grateful that once upon a time you saw something in my weird little ghost stories and helped shape them into something greater than I could have ever dreamed up. It would have been impossible without you.”
-Violet Kupersmith, author of The New York Times Book Review Best Book of 2021, Build Your House Around my Body (Penguin Random House, 2021) and The Frangipani Hotel (Spiegel & Grau, 2014)
"I so value your absolute spot-on, always good-natured hand-holding of me, as well as your absolutely wonderful notes on my manuscripts, notes which I DEVOUR."
-Judy Blundell a.k.a. Jude Watson , author of The New York Times bestselling 39 CLUES Series, and LOOT Series (Scholastic, 2014), and The National Book Award winning What I Saw and How I Lied (Scholastic, 2008)
"It's hard to convey how much your thoughtful and enthusiastic reading of my manuscript meant to me. You "got" that book in a way that others didn't. I felt heard and validated, and it gave me the courage to keep going."
-Sheri Holman, author of The Shirley Jackson Award winning Witches on the Road Tonight (Grove Atlantic, 2012) and the national bestseller, The Dress Lodger (Grove Atlantic, 2010)
"I will never forget the incredibly kind, detailed email you sent after reading my manuscript. You told me that my story made you braver. I think your words did the same for me. Your positive feedback has given me fortitude throughout the revising process."
-Leigh Ann Henion, author of Phenomenal: A Hesitant Adventurer’s Search for Wonder in the Natural World (Penguin Press, 2015)
“It was my great luck to have you as my editor. You were clear, encouraging and incredibly intuitive. [Your] big-picture understanding and eagle eye for detail helped get my manuscript in shape…[and] helped me understand the book as a whole entity for the first time. After working with you, I really understood what my story was about--which translated directly into finding an agent and publisher! I am forever grateful.”
-Michelle Ruiz Keil, author of Summer in the City with Roses (Soho Teen, 2021) and All of Us with Wings (Soho Press, 2019)
“I won the lottery when you agreed to look at my very rough manuscript. You immediately understood what the story needed, wonderfully explained in your editor’s letter. This was then followed by insightful notes, quick replies and clarifications to any questions I had. You made every step of the way — of what I now know is a challenging process —a delightful and educational journey for me, helping me become a better writer and reader! Without your input, I’m certain my novel would have never found a home. Thank you!” -Andrea Yaryuya Clark, author of On a Night of a Thousand Stars (Grand Central Publishing, March 2022)