Testimonials

  • “Working with Anitra completely transformed my book. She has the unique capacity to offer conceptual feedback that helps you develop the arc of the book's argument, to show you how to hone your own narrative voice, and to simultaneously ensure your writing is accessible to readers in your field and the general public alike. Her edits were also strategic: they were tailored to help me adequately respond to queries in reader reports and to meet the expectations of the press. Anitra is a fantastic developmental editor! She is affable, smart, professional, and experienced. I cannot recommend her enough.”

    — Danielle Roper, Neubauer Family Assistant Professor in Latin American Literature, University of Chicago

  • “Anitra touched my words in English with her editorial magic.”

    — Marisol de la Cadena, Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Davis

  • “Anitra is my secret weapon (no longer). Her edits respect my style and at the same time help my arguments achieve their best articulation. She always works precisely, carefully paying attention to the many layers of the arguments I present, and she asks questions that help, inspire, and energize me to make the work better and better. And in all this, she is never ever late!”

    — Celine Parreñas Shimizu, Dean of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television

  • “You were essential, the heart and soul of the project!”

    — Paul Amar, Professor and Director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara

  • “Anitra is one of the most attentive and reliable editors out there. She works according to agreed-upon needs—whether developmental and conceptual editing or late-stage ‘second eyes’ editing—and is excellent. She is thorough, smart, has conceptual perception and reliable clarity, is accurate and an excellent reminder about the rules of academic writing. She is the kind of editor who certainly goes beyond the call of duty. I could not ask for more and feel lucky to have worked with her over the past years. Definitely 10/10. Thank you, Anitra, for your commitment and reliability over the years!”

    — Kamari Maxine Clarke, Distinguished Professor, Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies and the Centre for Diaspora & Transnational Studies

  • "Thank you for helping push my ms. out of the darkness of dissertation purgatory and into the light of scholarly publication.”

    — James Doucet-Battle, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of California, Santa Cruz

  • “Anitra stepped in at a formative stage; hers is indeed the magic touch.”

    — Shefali Chandra, Associate Professor of History, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and Asian American Studies, Washington University, St. Louis

  • “Anitra has become my ideal reader: with an incredible eye for detail as well as the big picture, she improved this book immensely by her careful attention and editing.”

    — Peter Limbrick, Professor of Film and Digital Media, University of California, Santa Cruz

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