Koehler Books, John Koehler and Publishing Partners

Koehler Books is an Indy book publishing company offering Traditional and Legacy book models. We publish memoirs, novels, short stories, autobiographies and biographies in fiction and non-fiction as well as table top books, hard back and soft cover.

Koehler Books publishes books which sell in print through Amazon and Barnes & Noble, and ebooks through Kindle, Nook and iBooks.

Koehler Books pays high author’s royalties of 30% to 50%.

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John Koehler - Owner & Publisher is a multi-talented, award-winning designer, entrepreneur, ministry volunteer, and author of three books. A 1980 graduate from Virginia Commonwealth University with a BFA in Communications Arts and Design, John went on to graduate studies at George Washington University, in Washington, DC.

After stints as Art Director at several DC area ad agencies, John started Koehler Studios Inc. in 1993. Since then, Kim Nelson joined the team as the Creative Director, and in 2010 bought the studio and re-christened it as Red Chalk Studios. John is a past president of the local Ad Club and is a member of The Noblemen, a fundraising group for kids.

John has also served with Young Life Capernaum in Hampton Roads, a ministry that serves kids with disabilities. Perhaps his best known accomplishment was winning the 1991 Boomerang World Championship in Perth, Australia. He was also a member of the Foster’s Boomerang 2000 Team, a touring demo team that taught the NFL, MLB and others the gospel of boomerangs. In 2005, John published his first book, Bipolar by Koehler, about living with bipolar syndrome. Since then, he has given many talks around the state and in schools to help people better understand how to survive brain illness and avoid suicide. In 2007, Koehler published Benjamin: the Road to Capernaum, a novel based on a crippled man in the Bible who was healed by a certain Jewish rabbi. His third book is My Inflatable Heart, a series of short stories about Capernaum and life recollections.

Koehler’s fourth book is The Case of the Russian Maids, the first of three murder mysteries that take place in Virginia Beach, part of the Beach Murder Mysteries series.

Married since 1982 to his college sweetheart, Patty, an art teacher at Old Donation Center for the Gifted and Talented, John is the proud father of Kimmi and Danielle and grandfather to Lilli and Eli. John lives and works in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Visit John’s personal blog here.

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Joe Coccaro has joined Köehler Books as its executive editor after nearly three decades as a senior editor and writer for various newspapers, including The Virginian-Pilot, Virginia’s largest and most widely circulated newspaper. Joe’s career as a writer began while attaining a master’s degree in magazine writing and publishing from the prestigious S.I. Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University. Joe wrote for several magazines while completing grad school and, needing a steady paycheck, signed on with a large newspaper based in Rochester, N.Y. Joe won more than a dozen individual writing awards in three states. While with the Pilot newspaper, Joe started a book division which printed several titles. Joe moved into the editing ranks at the Pilot and, for nearly 10 years, supervised the bulk of the paper’s news writing staff. Joe assigned numerous stories that won acclaim in national writing and reporting contest. He hired and mentored scores of writers and editors, many of whom went on to work at some of the most prestigious publications in the country, including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and Boston Globe. Joe decided to retire from newspapers at the end of 2011 to enter the book publishing business full time. As executive editor at Koehler Books, Joe works closely with company founder, John Koehler, to find and develop writers and book projects. Joe also co-writes memoirs and autobiographies. When he’s not glued to his laptop, Joe trains and competes as a road bicyclist and runner. And when he’s not doing that he’s likely sipping a moderately priced Pinot Noir or plucking one of his five-string banjos. Joe loves bird dogs, fresh air and his daughters, Kasie Mae and Jessie.

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Michelle L. Johnson is an Editor specializing in (but not limited to) Romance fiction. She is also the Associate Publisher of North American Stories, handling the Youth side of the contest.

She is an author, editor, event organizer and entrepreneur. Her short story, “The Tree”, was recently published in America’s Got Stories Volume I, and she has just concluded editing Sherry A. Burton’s novel, Tears of Betrayal, Koehler Books current bestseller.

In addition to organizing the youth contest, Michelle is currently working on a novel, a memoir, and is co-writing a play with award-winning playwright Michael Stephen Myers. She is a columnist and book reviewer for Tidewater Women Magazine Online and reviews books on her blog.

Michelle is the former owner of Cozy Corner Writer’s Center in Virginia Beach, VA, owned and managed bookstores in Canada for several years, and has organized countless special events, including book launches, book signings and community gatherings.

Find out more about Michelle on her website: http://www.michelleljohnson.com

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Rose Bethard has over 25 years of proofreading and copy editing experience—skills she employed in her various executive assistant positions and as a freelance copy editor. She has edited handbooks, catalogs, accreditation and board reports, and well over 1,000 graduate dissertations and master’s theses, including portfolios, projects, and proposals. She has also edited award-winning business case studies and co-authored several pieces.

Rose is a graduate of Regent University and has a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership and Management. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, she moved to Virginia Beach, Virginia, in 1986 where she appreciates life with her husband, daughter, and two cats. In her free time, she delights in biking, walking, and supporting various ministries.

Contact Rose at rosejubilee@yahoo.com