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editor : katie.mchugh@perseusbooks.com
Katie McHugh
Da Capo Press / Lifelong Books
http://www.perseusbooksgroup.com

At Da Capo Lifelong Books, we aim to publish books that uniquely inform, entertain, inspire, and above all, improve your life. We publish a broad list of nonfiction titles in wellness categories, including pregnancy and parenting, cooking and food, health, psychology and personal growth, relationships, animals and nature, lifestyle, and more. My colleagues Renee Sedliar and Merloyd Lawrence also acquire for Lifelong Books.

Lifelong Books is also a leading publisher of cookbooks, especially vegan, gluten-free, raw, low-glycemic index, and organic diets.

years experience: 10
GENRES & SPECIALTIES
Mind/body/spirit, Health, Lifestyle, Cookbooks, Diet and nutrition, Parenting, Self-help, Organizing and productivity, Inspirational memoir
OTHER TITLES ACQUIRED/EDITED
Upcoming titles include:

THE LEAN: A Revolutionary (and Simple!) 30 Day Plan for Healthy, Lasting Weight Loss by Kathy Freston, New York Times bestselling author of Veganist and Quantum Wellness (Weinstein Books)

A PRACTICAL WEDDING: Creative Solutions for a Beautiful, Affordable, and Meaningful Celebration by Meg Keene

THE DIABETES MIRACLE: 3 Simple Steps to Prevent and Control Diabetes and Regain Your Health...Permanently by Diane Kress, New York Times bestselling author of The Metabolism Miracle

FREEING YOURSELF FROM ANXIETY by Tamar Chansky, PhD

YOU ARE WHAT YOU WEAR: What Your Clothes Reveal About You by Dr. Jennifer Baumgartner

Some of my recently published titles include:

Cooking
APPETITE FOR REDUCTION by Isa Chandra Moskowitz
GLUTEN-FREE ON A SHOESTRING: 125 Easy Recipes for Eating Well on the Cheap by Nicole Hunn
THE METABOLISM MIRACLE COOKBOOK by Diane Kress
THE ULTIMATE GLUTEN-FREE COOKIE BOOK by Roben Ryberg
FREE FOR ALL COOKING by Jules E. Dowler Shepard
THE GET HEALTHY, GO VEGAN COOKBOOK by Neal Barnard, MD and Robyn Webb
VIVA VEGAN! 200 Authentic and Fabulous Recipes for Latin Food Lovers by Terry Hope Romero
VEGAN COOKIES INVADE YOUR COOKIE JAR by Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero
VEGANOMICON: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook by Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero (national bestseller)
VEGAN CUPCAKES TAKE OVER THE WORLD by Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero
VEGAN PIE IN THE SKY: 75 Out of this World Recipes for Pies, Tarts, Cobblers & More by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero
YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT'S GLUTEN-FREE! by Roben Ryberg

Beauty/Health
NO MORE DIRTY LOOKS: The Truth about Your Beauty Products and the Ultimate Guide to Safe and Clean Cosmetics by Siobhan O'Connor and Alexandra Spunt

Diet/Health
JUST TELL ME WHAT TO EAT! The Delicious 6-Week Weight Loss Plan for the Real World by Timothy S. Harlan, MD
WILDLY AFFORDABLE ORGANIC: Eat Fabulous Food, Get Healthy, and Save the Planet—all on $5 a Day or Less by Linda Watson
THE PINK RIBBON DIET: A Revolutionary New Weight Loss Plan to Lower Your Breast Cancer Risk by Dr. Mary Flynn & Nancy Verde Barr
FAT FLUSH FOR LIFE by Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD
THE METABOLISM MIRACLE by Diane Kress, RD (New York Times bestseller)
THE FIRST YEAR: CELIAC DISEASE by Jules E. Dowler Shepard

Inspiration/Memoir
29 GIFTS: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life by Cami Walker (New York Times bestseller)
TRUE STRENGTH: My Journey from Hercules to Mere Mortal and How Nearly Dying Saved My Life by Kevin Sorbo
I AM POTENTIAL: Eight Lessons on Living, Loving, and Reaching Your Dreams by Patrick Henry Hughes

Parenting
THE MOMMY DOCS' ULTIMATE GUIDE TO PREGNANCY AND BIRTH by Yvonne Bohn MD, Allison Hill MD, and Alane Park MD with Melissa Jo Peltier
ONE YEAR TO AN ORGANIZED LIFE WITH BABY by Regina Leeds
THE PREEMIE PRIMER by Jennifer Gunter, MD
RAISING CONFIDENT READERS by Dr. J. Richard Gentry
POTTY TRAINING BOYS THE EASY WAY by Dr. Caroline Fertleman & Simone Cave
PARTNERSHIP PARENTING by Kyle Pruett, MD and Marsha Pruett, PhD
YOU'D BE SO PRETTY IF...Teaching Our Daughters to Love Their Bodies--Even When We Don't Love Our Own by Dara Chadwick
10 DAYS TO A LESS DEFIANT CHILD by Jeffrey Bernstein, PhD
10 DAYS TO A LESS DISTRACTED CHILD by Jeffrey Bernstein, PhD

Organizing/Productivity
ONE YEAR TO AN ORGANIZED LIFE by Regina Leeds (New York Times bestseller)
ONE YEAR TO AN ORGANIZED FINANCIAL LIFE by Regina Leeds with Russell Wild

Relationships
A LITTLE BIT MARRIED: How to Know When It's Time to Walk Down the Aisle or Out the Door by Hannah Seligson
GETTING PAST YOUR BREAKUP: How to Turn a Devastating Loss into the Best Thing that Ever Happened to You by Susan Elliott

Science/Self-Help
THE WINNER'S BRAIN by Jeff Brown and Mark Fenske with Liz Neporent, in association with Harvard Health Publications

BEST-KNOWN PROJECTS
29 GIFTS: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life by Cami Walker (New York Times bestseller, Books for a Better Life MS Awareness Award winner)

VEGANOMICON: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero (national bestseller)

VEGAN CUPCAKES TAKE OVER THE WORLD by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero

ONE YEAR TO AN ORGANIZED LIFE by Regina Leeds (New York Times bestseller)

THE METABOLISM MIRACLE by Diane Kress, RD, CDE (New York Times-bestseller)

FAT FLUSH FOR LIFE by Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD (New York Times-bestselling author)

PREVIOUS PUBLISHING EXPERIENCE
Prior to joining Da Capo, I've been an acquiring editor for Marlowe & Company at Avalon Publishing Group, Three Rivers Press at Random House, and Perigee Books at Penguin Group (USA). I have been a guest speaker at the San Francisco Writing for Change Conference, the Willamette Writers Conference, the Pacific Northwest Writers Conference, the Mississippi Writers Guild Conference, and at Mediabistro and New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies courses.
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