Wilcox Editing

07/01/2026

Congratulations to Amal El-Mohtar on winning the Nebula Award for Best Novella! If you enjoyed *The River Has Roots*, you will adore El-Mohtar's short story collection, *Seasons of Glass & Iron*, which I once again had the honor of copyediting. On sale wherever books are sold and available at your local library.

A LibraryReads pick!A Best Book of the Year from Esquire. Most Anticipated from Lit Hub, Book Riot, Portalist, NPR, Men's Health, Trill Mag and Esquire. Feat...

03/24/2026

Congrats to Amal El-Mohtar on her Nebula Award nomination for Best Novella, 2025! What an honor to have worked on this book. The nomination is a great reminder for me to go listen to the audiobook, which I’ve heard is exquisite.

Buy This Bookshop.org Suggest Changes “The River Has Roots, by Amal El-Mohtar (Tordotcom; Arcadia)” Nominated for Best Novella in 2025 Also Nominated ““Descent”, by Wole Talabi (Clarkesworld 5/25)” “But Not Too Bold, by Hache Pueyo (Tordotcom)” “Automatic Noodle, by Annalee Newitz ...

11/18/2025

Blackthorn, a dark Romance by J.T. Geissinger that I had the honor to work on, is a USA Today Bestseller! It's a hot fever dream with small-town drama, murder, and magic. Congrats to J.T. Geissinger and the team at Tor Bramble.

DELUXE EDITION--a deluxe hardback edition featuring stenciled edges, a foil case stamp, exclusive endpapers, and a detailed map. From the diabolical mind of New York Times bestselling author J.T. Geissinger comes a scorching new enemies-to-lovers romance filled with explosive secrets, nail-biting, g...

08/04/2025

Just found out that Nat Cassidy's When the Wolf Comes Home, a heart-rending horror novel that I got to proofread, made the USA Today Bestseller List. Huzzah! https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250354341/whenthewolfcomeshome/

https://www.usatoday.com/booklist/books/when-the-wolf-comes-home/9781250354341/2025-04-30

03/06/2025

https://wilcoxediting.com/articles/2025/03/05/amal-el-mohtars-river-has-roots-new-release-wings

Amal El-Mohtar’s The River Has Roots grabbed me by the heart strings when I had the honor of copyediting it. This novella from Tordotcom Publishing offers a beautiful aesthetic, both inside and out. The story comes as a breath of oxygen and a reminder of how love-affirming stories about women can ...

12/10/2024

My client Monica Hall's viral video of reunion with her birth daughter has captured millions of hearts. She just reposted it on YouTube. Did I mention her memoir is on sale for the holidays?

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Practically-Still-Virgin-Adoption-Memoir/dp/B0CYGQQR2K/

https://youtu.be/8z0noyPhJz0?si=AO7rkISYUFp8XRWW

I was adopted at four months old from a crowded foster home. Growing up, I lived in a house with no mirrors—none of my family members looked like me.At 15, I...

10/14/2024

Like a shot of humor in your sci-fi? Make it a double with Curtis C. Chen's True Blue Kangaroo, a project I had the privilege of working on.
Preorder today! (Preorders are so helpful for a book's visibility on pub day; if you're interested in a copy, now's the time.) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0DH827Q4K?tag=books2read02-20

K3 minus one week! - https://mailchi.mp/84302520f198/k3-minus-one-week

Image: cover of TRUE BLUE KANGAROO by Curtis C. Chen, with blurb - "The space spy prison Venus adventure with heart that you didn't know you needed!" - Kate Ristau, author of Mythwakers