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Top Reads Publishing

Award-winning Indie publisher also offering book design, editing, and children's book illustration. I’m a mom and a book midwife. And it’s the perfect fit.
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a traditional academic publisher as creative director for over 10 years where I experienced most every aspect of publishing from marketing to illustration, managing production and new product development. I art directed a brilliant magazine about wearable art. I had a taste of a corporate marketing department. I learned about print production from every angle. I embraced the new technologies as they were born and can’t wait to see what’s next. To me, self-publishing is the most exciting direction my career path could have merged with. SPECIALTIES
Specific to publishing: Broad experience in book design at all phases of design and production. Specialized knowledge of self-publishing. Types of publications include educational material, instruction manuals, how-to books, children's books, fiction, non-fiction, periodicals. Also illustrations for children's, middle grade and young adult books. Illustration styles include watercolor, pencil, pen and ink, digital. Specific to graphic and web design: Advanced ability to create unique branding and marketing material to show the client's best assets. Offering multi-platform support including print and web. Emphasis on relationship building and striving to achieve the highest level of customer satisfaction.

06/30/2024

Meeting librarians at ALA showing our collection in our kiosk. we had a full day of author signings Saturday. It was great!

05/07/2024

I'm so excited to announce the release of The Dreaming Gourd by Victoria Mowrer today! This book has been called “a re-creation myth for our times” and a gentle call to action to be mindful of how we are all connected and what is really important in life. You'll want to get more than one copy to share! Visit The Dreaming Gourd for more news.

04/06/2024

One of my favorite books that I published in 2023 is Mortal Weather by KP McCarthy. The cover is stellar and the story stays with you. If you love literary fiction and settings in SoCal and Colorado, interesting characters and dogs, do yourself a favor and read this one. And vote for it in the Bedside Reading Cover awards happening now! https://www.bedsidereading.com/vote2024.html

04/02/2024

It's time to vote for Bedside Reading's Cover awards! Mortal Weather is my pick for Fiction! https://www.bedsidereading.com/vote2024.html

11/17/2023

John Gerdy's new book, Lights on Lancaster, gets some praise from the local press. Congratulations, John! Lights on Lancaster is available now for purchase.

New collection of essays written by Lancaster creatives focuses on the city's thriving art scene.

10/04/2023

Mortal Weather by KP McCarthy hits #1

09/25/2023

Mortal Weather is about to launch!

09/21/2023

A little insight into a new Top Reads title by John Gerdy. The arts matter, and this book tells us why.

I’ve published seven books, mostly about education reform and the role and impact of athletics and music on our educational system and society. One of those, Sports in School: The Future of an Institution, is a book I edited. Once published, I vowed never to edit another. Asking a dozen or so indi...

09/20/2023

Fade to Blue continues to be recognized with over 100 reviews on Amazon and now a Readers' Favorite book award! If you love medical thrillers get your copy now and see why it is so highly acclaimed.

09/18/2023

Sometimes I buy a book because I love the cover. I have a feeling I will love what's inside, too.

08/25/2023

Something I didn't know about Ben Franklin.

These 9 prompts helped him change the world.

08/09/2023

FADE TO BLUE by Hank Scheer continues to be an Amazon #1 Bestseller in multiple categories. Get your copy now while the Kindle version is free. Then let us know how you like it!

Fade to Blue

08/02/2023

And 13 is my lucky number! Great to see so many bookstores around the county.

This guide contains 13 of the essential independent bookstores of San Diego County: where to find them, what to expect, the genres they sell and more.

07/25/2023

Book Sirens is my new favorite way to read pre-released books. I'm excited to announce that Top Reads title Mortal Weather by KP McCarthy is now available. Go get it! It's really good.

07/21/2023

Such a great story about simple human kindness. Indie authors CAN make it big with a little help from a random act. Don't disregard TikTok!

Author Shawn Warner was signing books at a Texas Kroger when a fellow shopper posted about him on TikTok. "It brightened up my day, and then it brightened up my life," he said on TODAY.

07/15/2023

"Given a taste of companionship after a decade alone, I now craved it. It was as if I’d been wrapped inside the safety of a cocoon all those years alone and then the girl came and tore it open. I couldn’t go back inside. The cocoon no longer held me."
An excerpt from Candi Sary's newly released book, Magdalena, exemplifying her mastery of putting just the right words together to make you feel the story.

07/07/2023

BOOPIE!

Boopie was everyone's favorite. She was a big lovable 90 # girl who wore her curves well! 😂

07/06/2023

Librarians are fun! Last week, I attended the American Library Association Conference in Chicago, met up with some of my favorite book people and made many new friends.

Judy Blume was the keynote and did she have a lot to say about book bans!
Spent a lot of time with my IBPA pals, too. And, of course, had some deep dish! 🍕

07/05/2023

Want to win a beautifully illustrated book that takes you on a cosmic journey into the heart of who you are? https://litnuts.com/pages/becoming-me-giveaway

❣️ Enter LitNuts Becoming Me Giveaway for a chance to win a signed hardcover gift edition of Becoming Me, plus a $25 Amazon.com gift card.

❣️ Sign up for a free webinar with author, Martin Boroson and Robert Gass on Thursday, July 13 at 9 AM Pacific, 16.00 UK. Marty and Robert will use Becoming Me as a touchstone to explore "The Radical Promise of Mysticism in the Modern World."

LitNuts features books from independent publishers and authors. Booklovers get the

07/04/2023

Wishing you and your loved ones a Happy Independence Day! ❤️🤍💙

07/01/2023

Learn about disruptor, Ednita Kelly, and how her Book Bike is inspiring a California neighborhood to come back to the library. https://bit.ly/3r5TcqW

The San Pedro librarian’s innovative tome delivery system may signal a new movement

06/30/2023

Meet Eli. He's my good friend 's cattle dog/pittie mix.
I'm sure you'll agree that he's the sweetest most handsome dog ever!

06/29/2023

Cheers 🥂 to Hank Sheer’s Fade to Blue for earning the Publishers Weekly Critic’s Report booklife prize!

Don’t wait - pick up this thrilling drama now: https://amzn.to/44iTppz

06/28/2023

There are many great debates in Literature and this is one of them…
What is the best first line of a book?? (Weigh in 👇🏼)

06/24/2023

In our quest to appreciate everything indie, Libro.fm and The StoryGraph offer users alternatives to Amazon-owned services. Try them out this weekend and let us know what you think!

This is a friendly reminder that there are GREAT alternatives to Amazon-owned book services and apps like Audible and Goodreads.

➡️ Libro.fm supports the local bookstore of your choice, AND has DRM-free audiobooks!

➡️ The StoryGraph is a popular app for you to track your reading, choose your next book, and more.

06/23/2023

Meet Duckie, who has been begging to be included in our Friday cuteness celebration!
And no, he's not a funny-looking dog. We love cats, too! 😻

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06/22/2023

Shocking to see stories that have been included in the literary canon for (sometimes) generations appearing on this table. How many of these banned books have you read?

06/20/2023

THIS is a great idea! It would be so great to see more of these vending machines; I can picture them anywhere we need to wait from transportation stations to doctor’s offices to auto service stations. Where would you put one?

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/mar/27/train-tomes-exeter-st-davids-station-opens-book-vending-machine

Penguin Random House has installed a machine in the Devon city’s station, enabling travellers to buy a changing raft of titles, inspired by company founder Allen Lane

06/16/2023

Angel was my heart dog. I'll never forget her.

06/15/2023

It’s already mid-June and we’re halfway through the . 📚
Check out what we’ve been reading, and maybe add one of our reads to your challenge board. Don’t forget to drop your recommendations below!!

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As a visual artist, everything is a spoke that touches the hub of my “art” wheel. I love nature, I rescue animals, I collect books, and my favorite smells are rain and used bookstores. I’m a mom and a book midwife. Quite simply, I love to build beautiful books. My profession has intertwined art and design for over three decades and after trying many things, I’ve landed in the lap of my favorite: All things books. I worked for a traditional academic publisher as creative director for over 10 years where I experienced most every aspect of publishing from marketing to illustration, managing production and new product development. I art directed a brilliant magazine about wearable art. I had a taste of a corporate marketing department. I learned about print production from every angle. I embraced the new technologies as they were born and can’t wait to see what’s next. To me, publishing is the most exciting direction my career path could have merged with. And it’s the perfect fit.

Now, after over 3 decades in the field, hybrid publishing is my specialty and through my company, Top Reads Publishing, I either publish under my imprint or guide authors to self-publish to the highest standards.

Top Reads Publishing was the recipient of the 2015 Benjamin Franklin Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book by a Publisher. That book was Outrageous, The Victoria Woodhull Saga, Volume I: Rise to Riches by Neal Katz. I currently serve on the IBPA Advocacy Committee.

Top Reads publishes a collection of Historical Fiction, Memoirs, Spiritual, Healing and Creative Arts non-fiction, and will launch a new imprint, Nocturne Press for children’s picture books in 2018.