Books
I freelance as a book editor, specializing in creative non-fiction, such as biographies, memoirs, health, self-help, well-being and other genres.
I perform substantive line edits to improve a manuscript’s readability. I also provide detailed feedback to authors and edit books per The Chicago Manual of Style.
Mighty Joe Mui
2024
In early 2024, I edited Mighty Joe Mui, which was a runner-up in the memoir category at the 2024 New York Book Festival. It also received an honourable mention at the 2024 Hollywood Book Festival.
From Jeremy Durgana, a teacher by day and actor by night, comes a powerful tale about Joe Mui growing up in an impoverished Chinese village and ending up as a Cornell athlete who coaches soccer for the big leagues.
An Amazon Soccer Biography Best Seller and Table of Honor Top 10 Book, Mighty Joe Mui is available at Barnes & Noble, Indigo and other major booksellers.
“Joe was a half-century ahead of the social awareness we are in now.”
—W. BUCKLEY BRIGGS,
RETIRED CORNELL SPORTS LAW PROFESSOR
“Joey was a great collegiate soccer player. He was tough as nails, being the smallest guy on the field. He was highly competitive. Just a great guy and a great human being.”
—BRUCE ARENA,
FORMER HEAD COACH OF THE U.S.
MEN’S NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM
Along Came a Gardener
2025
In late 2024, I edited Along Came a Gardener. Author Diana Stevan describes it as “part memoir, part self-help,” with inspiring stories from her 25-year career as a family therapist many moons ago. She has written five novels, including the award-winning Sunflowers Under Fire. This is her first non-fiction book.
Along Came a Gardener is available at Barnes & Noble, Indigo and other major booksellers.
“Fundamentally, Along Came a Gardener is a celebration of the human capacity for renewal.”
—THE BRITISH COLUMBIA REVIEW
“Accessible, knowledgeable, and empathetic. Stevan delivers a meaningful and helpful read.”
—LORRAINE DEVON WILKE,
AUTHOR