About Our Business
Emersonstreet books is an independent publisher of fiction and non fiction founded by author and publisher,
Arlene Y. Burke in 2007. Arlene Y. Burke was born in Evanston, Illinois where she attended Evanston Public
Schools graduating from Evanston Township High School in 1964. She holds bachelor and master degrees in
education and taught elementary, junior high and high school for seventeen years. She has also worked as a
consultant and supervisor with the Chicago Regional Program Chapter I servicing non public special
education facilities in Chicago. Most recently, Ms. Burke worked as a senior client representative for IBM in
the education industry. The first product for emersonstreet books is Nothin' Like I Thought, a creative non
fiction/memoir that brings a glimpse of a baby boomer's life and those of her girlfriends through their
experiences, thoughts and reflections while coming of age in the sixties. The book is comprised of short,
funny and inspirational vignettes based on real events and people's recollections of growing up and growing
older. Grandma's Fairy Tale Museum, a children's book written in poetic form published in 2009 encourages
children and parents to explore the fairy tales again. Future projects include: Quid Pro Quo, a work of fiction
about a small minority business's effort to survive amid big city politics.
Emersonstreet books is an independent publisher of fiction and non fiction founded by author and publisher,
Arlene Y. Burke in 2007. Arlene Y. Burke was born in Evanston, Illinois where she attended Evanston Public
Schools graduating from Evanston Township High School in 1964. She holds bachelor and master degrees in
education and taught elementary, junior high and high school for seventeen years. She has also worked as a
consultant and supervisor with the Chicago Regional Program Chapter I servicing non public special
education facilities in Chicago. Most recently, Ms. Burke worked as a senior client representative for IBM in
the education industry. The first product for emersonstreet books is Nothin' Like I Thought, a creative non
fiction/memoir that brings a glimpse of a baby boomer's life and those of her girlfriends through their
experiences, thoughts and reflections while coming of age in the sixties. The book is comprised of short,
funny and inspirational vignettes based on real events and people's recollections of growing up and growing
older. Grandma's Fairy Tale Museum, a children's book written in poetic form published in 2009 encourages
children and parents to explore the fairy tales again. Future projects include: Quid Pro Quo, a work of fiction
about a small minority business's effort to survive amid big city politics.
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