Working out of Toronto, Canada, we are an educated and dedicated group of people who have been professionally trained in many areas: English literature, teaching, library work, music, philosophy, environment, drama, graphic arts and web design. But it is our love of books and reading that reflects our true credentials.

Our Bookclub-in-a-Box mission is to reach out to readers of all kinds, both local and international, in order to inspire fun and to promote understanding of the great many novels, past and present, waiting to be read and appreciated.

Marilyn Herbert
As an educator, school librarian, writer, book-talk presenter and facilitator, Marilyn loves to read and talk about books. Her enthusiasm for reading and sharing led her to unite her two favorite things: people and pages. In turn, this led to the creation of Bookclub-in-a-Box, the ultimate discussion companion for works of literary fiction. Marilyn is always looking for a great debate about books and welcomes all feedback.

Erin Balser
Erin is the associate director of Bookclub-in-a-Box, in charge of the events space, marketing and publicity for Bookclub-in-a-Box. She has an MA in Cultural Studies and Critical Theory from McMaster University and a diploma in Book and Magazine Publishing from Centennial College.

Ellie Richmond
Ellie is a very talented graphic designer who works from both sides of the ocean. Her home base is Toronto, but she is currently overseas with her husband, the doctor. Ellie has created our new logo, cover image and interior design for the guide. She has reduced the dimensions of our book to a true ‘hands-on’ size.

Paul MacKenzie
Paul is in charge of programming. He runs the Toronto web hosting and web design company called Elehost Web Design Inc. Elehost is a compassionate hosting company which Paul started in 1998. They are progressively environmentally conscious,  and pride themselves by offering unique personal service. Paul and his team are easy to work with and help us bring you new guides and other information as soon as everything is ready.

Jo Anne Carlisle
Jo Anne has the distinction of being the very first customer of Bookclub-in-a-Box. She liked us so much that she now works for us in the capacity of executive assistant. She looks after all our shipping and record-keeping needs. And in between those time-consuming tasks, she edits and proofreads as well. She is a lovely ‘jo anne’ of all trades.