Michelle M. White

Michelle has always loved reading classic novels and history books while raising her kids and working as a book designer. When her youngest son finished homeschool and started college, she too went back to school and earned her degree in History and English, focusing on nineteenth century culture and literature.

She put her passion for books and history to work in her dream job by publishing Annotated Keynote Classics. She particularly enjoys researching the authors and their times in history, putting it into context with their work, and discovering the clues that will help readers and students to get more enjoyment from the books.

As publisher and forest lover, Michelle is concerned about the impact of book printing on the environment. The industry uses a tremendous amount of water and wood pulp in the manufacture of books. But forests are critically needed to sequester carbon, regulate global temperatures, anchor soil, act as flood barriers, and support biodiversity. All Keynote Classics books are individually printed as they are ordered, ensuring that overruns or large numbers of bookstore returns are not printed and ultimately destroyed. The print-on-demand process also uses more eco-friendly dry inks, which produce less waste and pollution than toxic wet inks and solutions used by most mass-run publishers. Michelle is also committed to giving a portion of profits to organizations like Eden Reforestation Projects that work to plant, protect, and restore this crucial resource.

Michelle lives in South Florida with her husband, son, and their dog and cat. In addition to reading, she enjoys beach time, travel, and spending time with her grandchildren.

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