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New and upcoming titles at Sumeru

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Here's a link to the slide deck for my recent presentation at the Buddhist Literary Festival for Canada 2022, about upcoming titles from Sumeru. This was a companion presentation to my earlier talk. Many Sumeru authors also presented at the event! https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2503/2728/files/Sumeru_New_Titles_BLFC_2022.pdf?v=1667925824

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Buddhist Literature in Context

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Here's a link to the slide deck for my recent presentation at the Buddhist Literary Festival for Canada 2022, about how we evaluate Buddhist literature, and also about how modern publishing works.  https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2503/2728/files/Sumeru_BLFC_2022.pdf?v=1667925793

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Year End Reflections 2021

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This year's titles have been exciting to work on, especially This Fragile Planet: His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Environment.  I've been able to support Buddhist charities with almost $5000 as part of the larger pool of royalties that Sumeru books have generated for their authors. All Sumeru books sold on this site have lower prices for 2022. Why, you ask? There are essentially two reasons: These are great books by dedicated authors with something important to add to public discourse, and I'd like to see them in the hands of more readers. I'd rather readers purchase the books directly from...

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An award for meritorious service

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At the Buddhist Literary Festival of Canada 2021, I received an "pioneer recognition in gratitude" award as an early Buddhist community leader and publisher.  

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Understanding Editorial Standards

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Here's a great resource produced by the Editors' Association of Canada, called Professional Editorial Standards. If you've wondered about the fundamentals of editing, or the differences between structural, stylistic and copyediting, or what's involved in proofreading, this is your go-to overview: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2503/2728/files/Professional_Editorial_Standards.pdf?24

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