OLGA GARDNER GALVIN grew up in Moscow (then USSR), in the 1960s and 1970s, the only child of a book editor and a graphic designer who, between the two of them, could conceptualize and produce any printed matter, from a book to a theater poster — and did it all the time, in a small apartment crammed with books.

By the late 1970s, Olga developed a habit of openly reading forbidden literature on public transportation, which precipitated her parents’ decision to relocate to the USA, since they found her form of rebellion disturbingly dumb.

After several half-hearted efforts to get away from the ivory tower of her upbringing and try her hand at other careers, Olga gave in, and, building on what she'd learned from her parents, made her freelancing way into American mainstream publishing, where her clients now include some of the biggest publishing houses in New York. Olga gained editorial experience working on books by such authors as Michael Crichton, Ursula Le Guin, Terry Pratchett, Dennis Lehane, Daniel Silva, Armistead Maupin, Steven Saylor, Matt Ruff, A.M. Homes, Lionel Shriver, and Michael Marshall Smith, to name just a few.

ENC Press is a result of Olga’s finally finding herself in possession of all the skills necessary to publish books she’d like to read that don’t make it to the big publishing houses’ rosters — for reasons explained in more detail in Letter from the publisher and on About ENC page — because she still likes to make her own decisions about what to read.

Read Olga Gardner Galvin’s opinions “A Few Lessons Learned From Publishing in America” and “Get Back in That Box!”

Listen to the podcast of a two-part interview with her.

Read a short but fun interview with her.

Watch her interview with Reason.tv.