Sharon Lucas

I’ve worked in illustrated co-edition book publishing in New York, Delhi, and London for over 30 years. I build and lead creative teams for self-publishing projects, and localize as both an Americanizer and Anglicizer.

My career encompasses an ever widening range of subject areas, and currently comprises visual arts, girls’ empowerment, memoir, wine, English as a Foreign Language, food and cooking, gardening, religion, mental health, soccer, exploration, fashion, historic houses, beer, whiskey, pets, Chinese and Western astrology, physics, sex, natural history, photography, gardening, fitness, nutrition, pregnancy, popular culture, and humor.

Recent works:
Growing Up Powerful: Social Anxiety Survival Guide (Rebel Girls)
Everyday English (DK)
Contemporary Art Rooted in Urban Culture (Moniker)
Hello Tiny World (DK)
Explanatorium of the Earth (DK)
Money Matters (Rebel Girls)
Dynamic Duos (Rebel Girls)
STEM Stars (Rebel Girls)
A Journey in the World of Wine (Amazon)

Localizations:
All Things Friendship (Rebel Girls, Anglicization)
Illustrated Bible (DK, Americanization)
Meditation for the Real World (DK, Americanization)
Rebel Girls Celebrate Neurodiversity (Rebel Girls, Anglicization)
Winter Garden (DK, Americanization)
The Instant Pot Cookbook (DK, Americanization)
Get Guerrilla Gardening (DK, Americanization)
Sikhs: A Story of a People, Their Faith and Culture (DK, Americanization)
Encyclopedia of Gardening, 5th Edition (DK, Americanization)
The Creative Gardener: Inspiration and Advice to Create the Space You Want (DK, Americanization)
Apple Kitchen: From Tree to Table—Over 70 Inspiring Recipes (DK, Americanization)

Titles that I’ve edited, project-managed, and produced include:
Glyndebourne: A Short History (Shire Publications)
Stars of Women’s Soccer (Abbeville Press)
Tiny Folio: Treasures of the Art Institute of Chicago (Abbeville Press)
Stars of World Soccer (Abbeville Press)
World Cup 2018 (Abbeville Press)
Stars of All Time (Abbeville Press)
Expedition: Fashion from the Extreme (Thames & Hudson)
Tiny Folio: Treasures of the New-York Historical Society (Abbeville Press)
Tiny Folio: Treasures of the Brooklyn Museum (Abbeville Press)
Filoli: Family Home, Historic Garden, Living Museum (Shire Publications)
The Shakers: History, Culture & Craft (Shire Publications)
Making Craft Beer at Home (Shire Publications)
Covered Bridges (Shire Publications)
Hollywoof (DK Publishing)
He Said Beer, She Said Wine (DK Publishing)
Culinary Institute of America: The Flavors of Asia/Spain and the World Table (DK Publishing)
The Real Deal Guide to Pregnancy (DK Publishing)
Grilled Pizzas and Piadinas (DK Publishing)
The Secret of Play (DK Publishing)
Morimoto: The New Art of Japanese Cooking (DK Publishing)
The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (DK Publishing)
In the Kennedy Kitchen (DK Publishing)
Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts (DK Publishing)
The Whole Grain Diet Miracle (DK Publishing)
Tasting Club (DK Publishing)
Megayoga (DK Publishing)
Destination America (DK Publishing)
The Coming Free (DK Publishing)
The French Diet (DK Publishing)
Bellydance (DK Publishing)
Ultimate Gay Sex (DK Publishing)
Christmas Style (DK Publishing)
American Horticultural Society: The A-Z of Gardening (DK Publishing)
AHS Garden Guides: Northeast/Northwest/Southeast/Southwest (DK Publishing)
Rock & Roll Year by Year (Dorling Kindersley)
Digital Photographer’s Handbook (Dorling Kindersley)
Wine, An Introduction (Dorling Kindersley)
Top 10 of Everything (Dorling Kindersley)
Michael Jackson’s Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch (Dorling Kindersley)
Great Beer Guide (Dorling Kindersley)
Ultimate Beer (Dorling Kindersley)
What’s Up with my Cat? (Dorling Kindersley)
What’s Up with my Dog? (Dorling Kindersley)
The Golf Instruction Manual (Dorling Kindersley)
Parkers’ Predictions Pack: I Ching, Runes, Tarot (Dorling Kindersley)
Parkers’ Astrology Pack (Dorling Kindersley)
The Predictions Library: Tarot, Dreams, Runes, Graphology, Palmistry, Numerology (Dorling Kindersley)
The Chinese Horoscopes Library: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Ram, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig (Dorling Kindersley)
Eyewitness Matter (Dorling Kindersley)
How Nature Works (Dorling Kindersley)
The Ultimate Dog Book (Dorling Kindersley)

Hackensack, NJ
US

Email: sharonlucas.firework@gmail.com

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Years in the field: 33
Years freelancing: 12