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| Hisae Matsuda | |
Hisae Matsuda is the new publisher of Parallax Press, the nonprofit publisher founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and located in Berkeley, Calif. It includes the imprints Plum Blossom Books and Palm Leaves Press.
Matsuda has been senior editor, responsible for editing books on personal and community healing and transformation. Before joining Parallax in 2016, she worked at North Atlantic Books in Berkeley and Obunsha, an educational publisher in Tokyo.
Jacob Surpin, a member of the hiring committee, said Matsuda "stood out from the crowd of enormously talented and qualified applicants that we interviewed because she understood and embraced our lineage as a publisher of books on mindful living and Engaged Buddhism. In addition, she had a clear vision for the future of Parallax that resonated with us and the board."
Matsuda commented: "I have admired Parallax Press books for 30 years and it is an honor to be invited to step into the publisher role at this time. With the commodification of mindfulness in practically every area of life, it is utterly refreshing to work with a community of people genuinely engaged in contemplative practice and to publish from that space."