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.

Creating together, cross-generationally, creates opportunities for understanding and growth of the creators, and the rea...
11/28/2025

Creating together, cross-generationally, creates opportunities for understanding and growth of the creators, and the readers.

Author Gina Barreca and illustrator John Guillemette have a conversation about their creative process in creating an advice book together.

Doing research on your ancestry or family history isn't just about gathering data, it's about understanding a different ...
11/26/2025

Doing research on your ancestry or family history isn't just about gathering data, it's about understanding a different person, a different time, and a different place.

My grandfather died when I was 10. He was 85 years old, which to little-kid-me meant that he was ancient. I remember him creaking barefoot around the kitchen with a box of diabetic cookies in his h…

Sometimes small clues open up a family's immense story of struggle and survival.
11/25/2025

Sometimes small clues open up a family's immense story of struggle and survival.

The contents of his late father's case led Antony Easton to uncover a rich and tragic history.

Unfortunately, there are bad actors out there looking to exploit writers. Penguin Random House put together a list of pu...
11/24/2025

Unfortunately, there are bad actors out there looking to exploit writers. Penguin Random House put together a list of publishing scams; many of these are specific to schemes that use their name or logo, but this list is a good sampling of the type of thing to look out for if anyone ever contacts you about your writing.

Here at Penguin Random House we understand the value of a good story. Unfortunately, bad actors do too. We have learned that professional scammers are impersonating PRH employees, literary agents and providers of other literary services and are targeting self-published authors and other writers. The...

The writing life can be one that encourages us to travel new roads and find new, life-giving communities.
11/13/2025

The writing life can be one that encourages us to travel new roads and find new, life-giving communities.

Award-winning writer Diane Hartman shares how a few trips to Ireland and a supportive writing community led to a published memoir.

Writing about the past is a matter of voicing truths in the present and paving a way for doing better in the future.
11/11/2025

Writing about the past is a matter of voicing truths in the present and paving a way for doing better in the future.

Through family history, memory, and Chinese American stories, Lisa See reflects on why she writes—to preserve voices, confront injustice, and foster hope.

Writing with honesty and transparency is important, but so is respecting the privacy of other people in our stories, and...
11/06/2025

Writing with honesty and transparency is important, but so is respecting the privacy of other people in our stories, and that can be a difficult line to walk.

Author Marsh Rose recounts the process of writing a personal essay that turned into a memoir and handling information of other people.

Forcing people to hide their true identity is a grievous form of violence, but writing has been a resourceful way of giv...
11/04/2025

Forcing people to hide their true identity is a grievous form of violence, but writing has been a resourceful way of giving voice to that which was hidden.

Jewish children who were ‘hidden’ in Christian families during the Holocaust have much to teach us about memory and trauma

Whether you're soliciting feedback or being asked to provide your input, here are some helpful considerations:
10/31/2025

Whether you're soliciting feedback or being asked to provide your input, here are some helpful considerations:

Marion Lougheed shares five tips on how to give gentle and helpful feedback to writers.

Recordkeeping is particularly important for those who have experienced some sort of disruption in their family history.
10/29/2025

Recordkeeping is particularly important for those who have experienced some sort of disruption in their family history.

The April 1975 effort matched more than 2,800 infants and children evacuated from Vietnam with adoptive families. Today, the adoptees are searching for clues to their past—and reflecting on the complicated legacy of their evacuation

There are many things in life far beyond our control, but it is possible, and often necessary, to dedicate time for writ...
10/27/2025

There are many things in life far beyond our control, but it is possible, and often necessary, to dedicate time for writing.

Author Stacy Waldman Bass discusses the process of processing the deaths of both her parents and focusing the events in memoir.

It's fascinating how different cultures develop their own systems and vocabulary around preserving family history.
10/24/2025

It's fascinating how different cultures develop their own systems and vocabulary around preserving family history.

In many Mennonite households, family history isn't just passed down in stories — it's printed and bound in detailed genealogy books, documenting generations of relatives and tracing back to the community’s earliest settlers. These thick volumes, often hard-covered and beautifully bound, became c...

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