Our Core Values

  • Trust

    LivenBooks will strive to build a corporate culture of trust through a mutual understanding of expectations based on consistent leadership, professionalism, integrity, and respect.

  • Honesty

    To build a lasting legacy built on trust and respect, LivenBooks is committed to honesty in all dealings, on both a personal and corporate level, through both words and actions.

  • Passion

    LivenBooks is committed to nurturing innovation, seeing setbacks as an opportunity for learning, and striving to always do the right thing in support of the company and its key stakeholders.

  • Authenticity

    LivenBooks will encourage key stakeholders to bring their highest personal values and truth to LivenBooks in support of its Vision and Mission.

  • Accountability

    Key stakeholders of LivenBooks will be encouraged to accept responsibility for their guidance and actions on behalf of the company and its authors.

  • Commitment

    LivenBooks is committed to making the world a better place and fostering needed conversations through providing a voice to marginalized groups including Indigenous populations, displaced persons, refugees, immigrants, and migrant workers, among others.

  • Transparency

    LivenBooks will always strive to be open and honest in its communications and professional undertakings with both internal and external stakeholders and foster an environment of collaboration between both.

  • Interdependence

    Building a first-in-class publishing house requires a wide range of skills and experience. LivenBooks key stakeholders will be encouraged to contribute their skills to work together as a team and problem-solve collectively in pursuit of shared goals.

  • Diversity and Inclusion

    LivenBooks values diversity, inclusion, and equity for our employees, authors, sponsors, and clients at all levels. Our success will be measured by our ability to bring the many lived experiences of our authors and their range of backgrounds into a shared environment where everyone has equal opportunity.

  • Quality

    LivenBooks will be judged by the end-to-end craftsmanship of its products and services and will maintain the highest standards at all stages of the publishing process by all partners in that process.

  • Innovation

    In the rapidly evolving social justice paradigms of the 21st century, LivenBooks key stakeholders will be encouraged to embrace the overriding need for ongoing innovation in our thinking and approaches to excellence.

  • Wellness

    LivenBooks recognizes that a key to performance is closely tied to individual wellness and will support its authors, editors, and employees in their efforts to maintain a strong work-life balance and encourage a working environment that supports the mental health and well-being of all.