David Kudler (born 1962) is an American editor and author. He is best known for editing numerous posthumous editions of the books by
Joseph Campbell
Joseph John Campbell (March 26, 1904 – October 30, 1987) was an American writer. He was a professor of literature at Sarah Lawrence College who worked in comparative mythology and comparative religion. His work covers many aspects of t ...
, including ''
Pathways to Bliss'' and the 2008 edition of ''
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
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''.
For the
Joseph Campbell Foundation
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, he served as the managing editor of the ''
Collected Works of Joseph Campbell
Joseph John Campbell (March 26, 1904 – October 30, 1987) was an American writer. He was a professor of literature at Sarah Lawrence College who worked in comparative mythology and comparative religion. His work covers many aspects of the ...
'' series for over twenty years. In 2012, he started Stillpoint Digital Press, producing print, ebook and audiobook editions. He has contributed to ''
Huffington Post
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'', ''
Medium
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* ''The Medium'' (1921 film), a German silent film
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,'' and a number of other websites, writing mostly about books and publishing.
His young adult historical adventure novel ''
Risuko'' was published in June, 2016. ''Bright Eyes'', the second book in the
Seasons of the Sword tetralogy
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, came out on May 5, 2022. He's said that he's working to complete ''Kano'', the next book in the series, by March, 2024.
Kudler is also a stage actor who has appeared with
American Conservatory Theater
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The American ...
,
Denver Center Theatre Company
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, California Shakespeare Theater,
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, A Traveling Jewish Theater, and
Theatreworks (Silicon Valley)
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History
1970s
Robert Kelley, a Bay Area native and Stanford University graduate in ...
.
New York Roots Guide Mill Valley Actor Through Brooklyn Boy
'J Weekly', Friday, July 21, 2006; Author biography, ''The Seven Gods of Luck,'' Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
Bibliography
By David Kudler
*''The Seven Gods of Luck'', illustrated by Linda Finch
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, Houghton Mifflin, 1998. . 15th Anniversary Edition, Stillpoint Digital Press, 2012.
*''Shlomo Travels to Warsaw'' with Maura Vaughn, Stillpoint Digital Press, 2013.
*''How Raven Brought Back the Light'' with Maura Vaughn, Stillpoint Digital Press, 2014.
*''Inside the Box: An Introduction to ePub, HTML & CSS for the Independent Author/Publisher,'' Stillpoint Digital Press,
*''Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale'' , Stillpoint Digital Press, 2016.
*''Bright Eyes: A Kunoichi Tale'', Stillpoint Digital Press, 2022
*''Kano: A Kunoichi Tale,'' Stillpoint Digital Press, announced 2024
Edited by David Kudler
*Joseph Campbell, ''Sake and Satori: Asian Journals—Japan'', New World Library
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In 1977 ...
, 2002.
*Joseph Campbell, ''Myths of Light: Eastern Metaphors of the Eternal'', New World Library, 2003.
*Joseph Campbell, ''Pathways to Bliss: Mythology and Personal Transformation'', New World Library, 2005.
*Joseph Campbell, ''The Hero with a Thousand Faces'', New World Library, 2008.
*Maura Vaughn, ''The Anatomy of a Choice: An Actor's Guide to Text Analysis'', University Press of America, 2010.
*Jack Beritzhoff, ''Sail Away: Journeys of a Merchant Seaman'', Stillpoint Digital Press, 2012.
*Joseph Campbell, ''Mythic Imagination: Collected Short Fiction'', New World Library, 2012.
* Kenneth Schneyer, ''The Law & the Heart: Speculative Stories to Bend the Mind and Soul'', Stillpoint Digital Press, 2014.
*Lynn Arias Bornstein, ''Laura English'', Stillpoint Digital Press, 2014.
*Joseph Campbell, ''Asian Journals: India & Japan'', New World Library, 2017.
* Heather Albano, ''Timepiece'', Stillpoint Digital Press, 2017.
*Heather Albano, ''Timekeeper'', Stillpoint Digital Press, 2017.
*Heather Albano, ''Timebound'', Stillpoint Digital Press, 2017.
*Cady West, ''Darcy & Desire'', Stillpoint Digital Press, 2021.
See also
* Jacqueline Kudler
References
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American editors
American male writers
1962 births
Living people