Until 2022, I spent my entire professional life in the book trade. I’ve worked in bookshops, as a research assistant for a biographer, and as a direct-mail catalogue copywriter. I’ve been a publicist, editor, and (finally) a publisher. I’ve even packed books in a warehouse. I’ve also written a novel, two dozen short stories, three plays, a number of essays, several nonsense poems, and four non-fiction books. I’ve also ghostwritten several memoirs, and I edited a magazine for five years.
I’m available for consultation on manuscripts and I provide the full range of editorial services—from editing, copyediting, preparing endnotes, drafting book proposals, and ghostwriting, to offering feedback on a manuscript. Contact me to ask me about the scope of work and my rates. Here’s a brief resume.
Editorial History
As the co-founder, vice-president, and editor-in-chief at Lantern Books and Lantern Publishing & Media, an award-winning non-fiction trade publisher of books on veganism, environmentalism, animal advocacy, social justice, religion, and family therapy, I acquired, conceptualized, and edited nearly 250 titles, including: We Animals and Captive by Jo-Anne McArthur, Sistah Vegan edited by A. Breeze Harper, The World Peace Diet by Will Tuttle, The Green Belt Movement by Wangari Maathai, No Easy Answers: The Truth Behind Death at Columbine by Brooks Brown and Rob Merritt, Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism by Two Sisters by Aph and Syl Ko, and Divine Therapy & Addiction by Fr. Thomas Keating and Tom Skinner.
Ghostwriting History
I’ve ghostwritten or co-ghostwritten titles, for Lantern and other publishers, that span religion, international environmental public policy, and veganism. These include:
- A Bigger Picture: My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis by Vanessa Nakate (with Mia MacDonald). New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021
- Eugene Kennedy: A Man, the Catholic Church, and the Life of Faith by William Van Ornum. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2017
- Replenishing the Earth: Spiritual Values for Healing Ourselves and the World by Wangari Maathai (with Mia MacDonald). New York: Doubleday Image, 2010
- Into the Depths: A Journey of Loss and Vocation by Sr. Mary Margaret Funk. New York: Lantern, 2010
- The Challenge for Africa by Wangari Maathai (with Mia MacDonald). New York: Pantheon, 2009
- Discernment: Educating the Mind and Spirit by Venerable Yifa. New York: Lantern, 2009
- Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds about Animals and Food by Gene Baur (with Mia MacDonald). New York: Touchstone, 2008
- Authenticity: Clearing the Junk—A Buddhist Perspective by Venerable Yifa. New York: Lantern, 2007
- The Tender Heart: A Buddhist Response to Suffering by Venerable Yifa. New York: Lantern, 2007
- Unbowed: A Memoir by Wangari Maathai (with Mia MacDonald). New York: Knopf, 2006
- Do You Know Where You Are Going? One Man’s Story of September 11 and the Saving Grace of Jesus Christ by Sujo John. New York: Lantern, 2001
Martin Rowe 
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