Lisa Cerasoli, the founder of 529 Books, works with a diversified and talented editorial & design team. She is also the VP of Story Merchant Books, which was founded in 2012 by Dr. Ken Atchity. Ken has been Lisa's mentor, literary manager, producing partner, and friend for twenty years. Lisa and her team have been fortunate to collaborate with hundreds of talented authors in the last decade, making their publishing dreams a reality. Working full-time in the industry has allowed Lisa to stay up-to-date with its ever-expanding tendencies. Ask her anything! No, really, she loves assisting authors and never tires of industry questions. "We're all in this together—a network of creative minds. Let's share in this abundant time. There's infinite space available for new talent and the next great story."  

In the news: Lisa’s one-hour pilot, B.F.E.—based on her memoir about caring for her grandmother who had Alzheimer’s—is currently in series development with M2M Entertainment.

a Little Backstory

Lisa started as a working actor (series regular General Hospital, The Pretender) in Los Angeles. In 2000, she wrote her first feature film. This is how she met Ken. He read her script, and then dared her to turn it into a book. Two weeks and three chapters later, she was hooked on creative writing. But, this new endeavor came on the heels of family matters. Lisa left the City of Angels to care for her dad back in beautiful Northern Michigan, which is where she lives now with her daughter, Jazz, who’s a junior in high school.

Favorite books: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer, and Heartbeat by Sharon Creech. Favorite books on audio: Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell read by Rebecca Lowman and Sunil Malhotra (YA Fiction); White Oleander by Janet Fitch read by Oprah Winfrey (Fiction); Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates read by the author (Nonfiction/Memoir). 

Founder/President of
529 Books

Executive VP of
Story Merchant Books

Author, Editor, WRITING COACH, Filmmaker
with 20+ years experience

Alzheimer's Awareness Advocate

Public Speaker

publications

2019, Educating Marston: A Mother and Son’s Journey through Autism by Christine Weiss with Lisa Cerasoli and Eric Weiss, MD.

2018, Anna Either Way, Winner, Bronze Medal Independent Publishers Juvenile Fiction Book of the Year. Illustrations by Rosabel Rosalind Kurth-Sofer.

2018, Tell Your Story to the World...and Sell It for Millions by Dr. Kenneth Atchity and Lisa Cerasoli with Chelsea Mongird

2018, As Nora Jo Fades Away (Confessions of a Caregiver—a memoir, 2nd Edition) print, e-book, and audiobook

2017, Fourteen Days with Alzheimer's, a documentary short

2016, Through Fire and Rain by Joseph Anselmo and MaryAnn Anselmo, with Lisa Cerasoli

2015, Lucky Number Nine by Rina Tham with Lisa Cerasoli

2015, Surviving Alzheimer's: 25 TIPS for Caregivers

2009, On the Brink of Bliss and Insanity

awards

Books:

Winner: 23rd Annual Independent Publishers Book of the Year

Winner: London, Paris, Los Angles, & Hollywood Book Festivals, H.M. San Francisco Book Review, Silver Medal

Foreword Magazine Book of the Year

Documentary:

Tampa Film Festival: A&E Selection, Audience Choice - Life & Death Boulder Film Fest, Women's International Film Festival, LA, and a dozen more Official Selections across the country, including an A&E Documentary Selection  in 2011.