About Tell Tale Books

Tell Tale Books is dedicated to excellence in books. We focus on classic fiction, but we do realize that the classics were once new books which people had not yet discovered. So we are searching for new books, non-fiction books, graphic novels, etc. that we feel may become classics. Right now we are limited to our series of video reviews and various other thoughts on our social media accounts, but we have our sight set on eventually producing our own books. These may be classics rediscovered and brought back or exceptional new discoveries.

We are professional graphic designers, so along with our love of the words comes a love of the presentation. We are always looking for exceptional printing, design and illustration in the books we read. We bring this love of everything about a book to our own products.

Bios

Emily Schmidt

Illuminator & Gold Keeper

Emily Schmidt is a harmless eccentric with a BA in Graphic Design from Trinity International University. Her first venture with literature and design came from brand building and curating/ designing cover art for Relief Journal. She has since become a freelance graphic designer and sole proprietor of ThreeCrystals LLC. She lives happily in a small historic town on the shores of Lake Michigan with her husband and cats.

Gregory Kerkman

Keeper of the Scrolls

Gregory Kerkman had the idea of designing a series of collectible classic SF books in his senior year at MIAD. Thirty years and many graphic design positions later he suggested to his co-workers that they start that business. Here we are today. Greg has many passions, including art and art history, physics and astronomy and imaginative literature. He is an accomplished artist, mainly working in acrylics.