In honor of our 25th anniversary, we think it might finally be time to introduce you to the people behind this amazing series. We will be posting brief interviews with each of the staff members throughout the month of November.

Today we introduce Jay:

Q: How long have you been with the BRI, and what do you do?

A: I’ve been helping Uncle John make books since 1998. I’ve written hundreds of articles, edited thousands of pages, ran point on half a dozen books, and shepherded more than 30 covers to press.

In honor of our 25th anniversary, we think it might finally be time to introduce you to the people behind this amazing series. We will be posting brief interviews with each of the staff members throughout the month of November.

Today we introduce Melinda:

Q. How long have you been with the BRI, and what do you do?

A. Six-and-a-half years. I’m a developmental editor, which means I work with writers, designers, and a ton of other freelancers to put together some great books. I do a fair amount of writing too. My favorite book so far is probably “Plunges into Canada, Eh.” Long live the Great White North!

In honor of our 25th anniversary, we think it might finally be time to introduce you to the people behind this amazing series. We will be posting brief interviews with each of the staff members throughout the month of November.

Today we introduce Thom, better known as BRI T. on our FB page:

Q. How long have you been with the BRI, and what do you do?

A. I joined the BRI in 2002 as a part time newspaper reader and story cutter-outer, the idea being to use news stories to generate ideas for articles. I had a long songwriting history by then, but none as a non-fiction writer. But I liked what I saw at the UJBR and within a few months I was surreptitiously handing in articles to Gordon – just awful articles. After I did this enough times he finally got annoyed and started training me to write proper UJBR articles. Been a writer and editor ever since. And since 2010 I’ve also been the main UJBR blogger.

Q. What is your favorite part about working on Uncle John’s Bathroom Readers?

In honor of our 25th anniversary, we think it might finally be time to introduce you to the people behind this amazing series. We will be posting brief interviews with each of the staff members throughout the month of November.

Today we introduce Ginger:

Q. How long have you been with the BRI, and what do you do?

A. 5 whole years, but it feels like it’s only been the blink of an eye. I’m responsible for the marketing here, which means I’m in charge of thinking about all the stuff that helps to put the books in front of your faces: the website, advertising, radio tours, social media, etc. I also do a bunch of stuff behind the scenes that helps to get the books into bookstores and online stores to get them in your hands or on your ereader.

In honor of our 25th anniversary, we think it might finally be time to introduce you to the people behind this amazing series. We will be posting brief interviews with each of the staff members throughout the month of November.

Today we introduce Monica:

Q. How long have you been with the BRI, and what do you do?

A. I’ve been working with the BRI team since early 2007, but begged to be listed on the thank you page since 2002. When I first started working in the publishing group I sat outside Joann’s office and used to give her random facts all the time hoping she would use them in a story and that I would get credit!

In honor of our 25th anniversary, we think it might finally be time to introduce you to the people behind this amazing series. We will be posting brief interviews with each of the staff members throughout the month of November.

Today we want you to meet, Kim!

Q. How long have you been with the BRI, and what do you do?

A. I joined the Bathroom Readers’ Institute in February, 2011, as Developmental Editor of new books for Uncle John’s For Kids Only line. I write, tell artists to draw things such as talking toilet paper rolls and fart fairies, ask writers to cut words I don’t like from their stories (“was” for example…that word gives me hives). Oh, and I surf the Internet looking for things that will make kids’ eyes pop out of their heads, like the fact that a snapping turtle can keep snapping for four days AFTER its head has been chopped off. (Note to kids: Don’t even think about trying that at home.)

In honor of our 25th anniversary, we think it might finally be time to introduce you to the people behind this amazing series. We will be posting brief interviews with each of the staff members throughout the month of November.

Today we introduce you to two members, Aaron and Annie, who work on the product management side, including inventory and sales reporting.

Meet Aaron:

Q. How long have you been with the BRI, and what do you do?

A. Since June 2012. Product Manager. Sit on my throne and handle our inventory, add/edit our titles in our database, create presentations, and run sales reports.

In honor of our 25th anniversary, we think it might finally be time to introduce you to the people behind this amazing series. We will be posting brief interviews with each of the staff members throughout the month of November.

Today we want you to meet Trina.

Q. How long have you been with the BRI, and what do you do?

A. I’ve been with the BRI for 9 months. My job is to do the technical part of book production, layout, artwork, ebooks, all that geeky behind the scenes stuff. I am also known to play the occasional practical joke, update the Facebook page, and am the one who brings in the baked goods as a treat.