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editor
Michele Wells
Penguin Group USA / DK
375 Hudson Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014
http://us.dk.com/
twitter: http://www.twitter.com/michelewells

A senior editor for DK, Michele specializes in custom illustrated books for adults and children. She is experienced in both print and multimedia markets, and works in both fiction and nonfiction.


years experience: 15
GENRES & SPECIALTIES
Reference, Biography, History, Mind/body/spirit, Health, Travel, Lifestyle, Cookbooks, Children's books, Science
OTHER TITLES ACQUIRED/EDITED
BANG THE KEYS, Jill Dearman
AN ATHEIST DEFENDS RELIGION, Bruce Sheiman
THE GREEN YEAR, Jodi Helmer
15 MINUTES OF FAME: BECOMING A STAR IN THE YOUTUBE REVOLUTION, Frederick Levy
BASEBALL BITS, Dan Schlossberg
THE GUERRILLA GUIDE TO ROBERT'S RULES, Nancy Sylvester
BEST-KNOWN PROJECTS
THE COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO US HISTORY, GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATED, Ken Hite and Shepherd Hendrix
THE COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO THE WORLD OF HARRY POTTER, Tere Stouffer
THE COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO THE WORLD OF NARNIA, James Bell and Cheryl Dunlop
THE COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO PHOTOGRAPHY ESSENTIALS, Mark Jenkinson
MILLION-DOLLAR SPEAKING, Dr. Alan Weiss
RE-ENGAGE, Leigh Branham and Mark Hirschfeld
SPREAD THE WORD: SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING IN 30 MINUTES A DAY, Susan Gunelius
HR TRANSFORMATION, Dave Ulrich
COACH YOURSELF TO WIN, Howard M. Guttman
LEADING AFTER A LAYOFF, Ray Salemi
THE OPTIMIZATION EDGE, Steve Sashihara
MOST RECENT PURCHASES
COMIC-CON EPISODE IV: A FAN'S HOPE, Morgan Spurlock
EYEWITNESS: CHICAGO, Judy Sutton Taylor
DECK OF OUTDOOR COOKING, Boy Scouts of America
PREVIOUS PUBLISHING EXPERIENCE
senior editor at McGraw-Hill (trade); acquisitions editor at Penguin Group USA, specializing in adult nonfiction; also worked at The Princeton Review and Simon & Schuster, among other companies.