What’s more interesting than this aspiring diplomat turned entrepreneur activist turned book author, is her approach towards discovering anything worthy of occupying her precious time and attention.

Mark Levine of Minneapolis, Minnesota is a book publishing CEO and author of several books. Mark is the CEO of Minneapolis, MN based Hillcrest Media Group, a book publishing company with divisions that provide an array of services to individual authors and small publishing companies, including: self-publishing, editing, ebook conversion & distribution, fulfillment, distribution, book printing, and book marketing.

Jane Friedman is a publishing expert with over 20 years in the industry, including stints at Writer's Digest, Publishers Weekly and the Virginia Quarterly Review, as well as having spoken at 300+ conferences like South By South West, Book Expo America, Digital Book World and the Frankfurt Book Fair.

Emmanuel Nataf, CEO of Reedsy, is making waves in the world of professional publishing services. Reedsy is a marketplace that lets authors connect with the world's best editors, designers and marketers.

Editor's Picks, we think not! Today we're unveiling Reader's Picks, a meritocratic new service to connect talented authors with new readers in a targeted, cool way.

Deep in the Amazon jungle, Ayahuasca challenges paradigms of reality and opens minds to new ways of thinking about life and the universe. Michael Sanders reveals what it's like to experience Ayahuasca, and how we launched an Amazon #1 bestseller as a first time author.

This month we catch up with Thad McIlroy, a publishing futurist, author and speaker. He's been in the trenches as publishing has evolved over the past few decades, and shares his experiences and predictions here.