Deborah Burns has been an editor at Storey Publishing for more than 25 years. When not working on books about farming, animals, bees, and birds, she is also a writer, traveler, musician, painter, and mom.
In this episode, Thacher shares her passion for astronomy from how she got started (spoiler alert, an inspiring professor made all the difference!) to what it was like to write her first book, the beautifully illustrated Sky Gazing. She goes on to explain that … Read More
What do a flower pot, a saucepan lid, a dandelion, and a plain old metal coat hanger have in common? They all can make music, and together they can make up an orchestra. And in the same way that many ordinary objects have the potential … Read More
Our flagship series of books on animal husbandry — Storey’s Guides to Raising — was born in 1975, during the Back to the Land movement. It began with a book on raising poultry, another on dairy goats, and a … Read More
The arrival of May in my neighborhood means it’s time for our annual bird walk. My neighbors and I started it five years ago to acquaint ourselves with the birds and other wild things living in our yards and gardens and treetops. Now we’re better acquainted with … Read More
Authors and editors often like to plan a book around a numbered list. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. 30 Things to Know by 30. 101 Things You Didn’t Know About Jane Austen. The 1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said. But what about that 8th … Read More
For me, as a Storey editor, a Mother Earth News Fair is a wonderland, where our books (past, present, and future) come to life in the form of workshops, and our readers roam around sampling them. That’s because Storey and Mother Earth News … Read More
There's a unique bond between cats and horses, despite their ancient natures as predator and prey. Photo © Chad Ehlers/Stone/Getty Images, from Horses & Friends. My family had a lot of animals when I was growing up, primarily cats (and kittens), dogs (and … Read More
