Populore Publishing Company

Populore Publishing Company Populore Publishing Company has been helping people with their publishing projects--both private and Populore Publishing Company was founded by Kenneth St.

Louis and Rae Jean Sielen, husband and wife. Our specialty is producing print or electronic books from interviews and research and/or from the wide variety of material we are given, such as electronic files, photos, ephemera, handwritten notes, maps, or charts. Regardless of the format, quality, or completeness of these raw materials, the Populore staff works closely with clients to prepare high-quality final publications—per specifications, on time, and within budget.

The strength of a memoir comes from its honesty, which is why it's important to avoid the temptation of offering easy an...
10/08/2025

The strength of a memoir comes from its honesty, which is why it's important to avoid the temptation of offering easy answers or overly tidy narratives.

Like many writers, I have been following the unfolding revelations about Raynor Winn and The Salt Path with great interest, and a degree of self-interest. I am a memoirist and nature writer, and I …

The details of what the writing process looks like will vary from writer to writer, but it's important to understand tha...
10/07/2025

The details of what the writing process looks like will vary from writer to writer, but it's important to understand that writing is indeed a process, rather than a one-time task.

Author and English professor Audrey Wick discusses the power of process in writing by breaking it down into a three-part process of prewriting, writing, and rewriting.

The way genealogy has been understood and the meaning given to it have changed through time and place, but there is an u...
10/06/2025

The way genealogy has been understood and the meaning given to it have changed through time and place, but there is an underlying current that understanding our family's origins is important.

Early American elites were fascinated with genealogy, despite the ways it attached them to the Old World.

Working on a life story across generations can be a uniquely powerful way to foster understanding and compassion.
10/03/2025

Working on a life story across generations can be a uniquely powerful way to foster understanding and compassion.

She survived the war, we inherited the silence. Writing her story helped me forgive what I never understood—until now.

When researching your family tree, it's important to verify your sources and confirm your data to avoid heading down a w...
10/02/2025

When researching your family tree, it's important to verify your sources and confirm your data to avoid heading down a wrong path or publicizing misinformation.

Why 'hints' on family history websites can lead to mistakes when researching your family tree

It's important to gather histories from within communities, rather than being content with outsiders dictating the narra...
09/12/2025

It's important to gather histories from within communities, rather than being content with outsiders dictating the narrative.

From a very young age I was drawn to the world of fiction. Every day my grandfather would walk me home from nursery and tell me a story as we walked along the lifeless streets. I wish I could remem…

While the whole point of writing a memoir is to share your life experiences, it can be difficult to know exactly what to...
09/11/2025

While the whole point of writing a memoir is to share your life experiences, it can be difficult to know exactly what to share, and how to share it.

Author Ana Hebra Flaster shares her experience with the struggle of all memoirists, whether they're saying enough or too much in memoir.

For native English speakers, it can be easy to forget some of the oddities of our own language.
09/10/2025

For native English speakers, it can be easy to forget some of the oddities of our own language.

The many ways English flouts its own rules can be confusing even to those who speak it as a first language.

Life stories documented by those outside typical power structures are crucial for our understanding of history.
09/09/2025

Life stories documented by those outside typical power structures are crucial for our understanding of history.

Researchers have digitized all four volumes, which are now available online. The autobiographies offer a compelling window into a tumultuous period in English history

A public library's management of its collection can be a surprisingly complicated, contentious responsibility, as was th...
08/28/2025

A public library's management of its collection can be a surprisingly complicated, contentious responsibility, as was the case with San Francisco's library after the 1989 earthquake.

On October 17th, 1989, the Oakland A’s were playing the San Francisco Giants in the World Series, but just as the game was kicking off—the television broadcast cut out. When the signal came back, it was no longer the baseball game. These were the early minutes of the Loma Prieta earthquake, whic...

For all events, there are going to be multiple perspectives about what transpired and how. It can be helpful to lean int...
08/26/2025

For all events, there are going to be multiple perspectives about what transpired and how. It can be helpful to lean into that reality and be curious about what those perspectives have in common, and how they differ.

As a multiple, there are three versions of my childhood: mine and the versions that belong to each of my brothers, cast in their specific wonk of memory. Some things tend to be the same, usually th…

When someone is raised to be silent or overlooked, their personal story has the power to convey important truths about o...
08/21/2025

When someone is raised to be silent or overlooked, their personal story has the power to convey important truths about others in similar situations.

In this interview, author Sonita Alizada discusses the vulnerability that came with writing her new memoir, Sonita.

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