biographer
Dawn M. Roode
Areas of Expertise
coffee table books
personal history interviews
photo preservation
tributes to lost loved ones
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Dawn is the founder and principal of Modern Heirloom Books, LLC, specializing in helping families and family-run businesses preserve their legacies in bespoke coffee table books. A seasoned journalist with more than two decades experience at lifestyle titles including Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, and Vogue, Dawn uses many storytelling techniques adapted from magazine publishing, designing visually compelling heirloom books meant to be opened to any page and revisited often. Dawn is an open-hearted listener, and a superior project manager. “I value stories, and I sincerely want to hear yours.”
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