The team
JAZZ
Content Creator DIGITAL ARTIST DESIGNER
She’s a Jazz of all trades. Content Creator, Face of Brand (UpCup Koffee, EcoBlossom, Armoris, to name a few), photographer, digital artist, website designer, actor/model (Kevin Durant Nike and Diana Taurasi Pfizer commercials). And she doesn’t just have her thumb on the pulse of pop culture but two feet firmly planted. This Gen Z went from a childhood consumed by girls’ sports, predominately basketball, to her inner artist emerging in 2020, and she hasn’t looked back since. She keeps 529 Books current. Her favorite book is Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom. She loves R&B, rap, and soul artists like Sade, and her favorite series of all time is The Office.
With two published novels by the time she was twenty-five, Lauren
figured why not broaden her horizons. That’s when she linked up
with Lisa twelve years back to learn the art of editing and design. Originally from Iowa, she earned a BA in psychology that has surprisingly served her well in her creative writing endeavors. Lauren has an insatiable thirst for knowledge, a sharp wit, and a deep appreciation for the written word.
Three of her favorite books are: Cat’s Cradle by Kurt
Vonnegut, A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, and It Ends with
Us by Colleen Hoover.
LAUREN MICHELLE PRATT
SENIOR editor & DIRECTOR OF DESIGN
LK was raised in a small town in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, which gave her a keen sense of community and built the foundation for her love of stories. She has a degree in Human Biology from Michigan State University and has experience working with disabled individuals, teaching them valuable life skills through workplace training. She is an accomplished trumpet and piano player, which has allowed her to travel the world. All these experiences have gifted her with a broadened mindset and knowledge of literacy in varying forms.
Three of her favorite books are: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab, The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, and A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas.
Check out her Instagram, where she incorporates photography and reviews with a treasured online community: @laurensliterarylifestyle
Lauren
”LK” KWARCIANY
COPY Editor & PROOFREADER
Claire Moore
Cover Designer & ILLUSTRATOR
Claire Moore began writing and illustrating her own story books before she was in kindergarten...and she hasn't really stopped. A creativity-driven individual with a penchant for typography and experimental methods, Claire is a successful freelance designer and artist, teaches art classes at several local non-profits, and is the youngest member of the Marquette Arts and Culture Advisory Committee. With a Graphic Design and Marketing degree from Northern Michigan University, Claire is currently the Lead Graphic Designer at a regional sign and design company. Her knowledge of and experience working in both fine art and graphic design fields provides Claire with a deep understanding of what not only reads beautifully, but is beautiful to read.
Rosabel Rosalind Kurth is an artist and illustrator based in Los Angeles and Chicago. A graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the painting and drawing department, her work focuses on the body through fantastical, quirky, and sometimes grotesque representations. She also has an extensive background in technical representation and excels at detail and hatchwork. All her work is hand-drawn, which gives her drawings an authentic and grounding quality. Because of her fine art background, she has an art historical foundation and a natural vision for what makes a powerful composition.
