David Kudler

David Kudler
Born	1962 (age 63–64)
Alma mater	Stanford University, National Theatre Conservatory
Notable work	The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Risuko
Website	davidkudler.com

David Kudler (born 1962) is an American editor and author. He is best known for editing numerous posthumous editions of the books by Joseph Campbell, including Pathways to Bliss and the 2008 edition of The Hero with a Thousand Faces .

For the Joseph Campbell Foundation, he served as the managing editor of the Collected Works of Joseph Campbell series for over twenty years. ^[1] In 2012, he started Stillpoint Digital Press, producing print, ebook and audiobook editions. ^[2] He has contributed to Huffington Post , Medium, and a number of other websites, writing mostly about books and publishing. ^[3]

His young adult historical adventure novel Risuko was published in June, 2016. ^[4] Bright Eyes, the second book in the Seasons of the Sword tetralogy, came out on May 5, 2022. ^[5] Kano, the next book in the series, came in April, 2024, ^[6] and the finale, Murasaki, appeared in September, 2025. ^[7]

Kudler is also a stage actor who has appeared with American Conservatory Theater, Denver Center Theatre Company, California Shakespeare Theater, Marin Theatre Company, A Traveling Jewish Theater, and Theatreworks (Silicon Valley). ^[8]

Bibliography

By David Kudler

• The Seven Gods of Luck, illustrated by Linda Finch, Houghton Mifflin, 1998. ISBN   978-0-395-78830-1. 15th Anniversary Edition, Stillpoint Digital Press, 2012. ISBN   9781938808005
• Shlomo Travels to Warsaw with Maura Vaughn, Stillpoint Digital Press, 2013. ISBN   9781310127939
• How Raven Brought Back the Light with Maura Vaughn, Stillpoint Digital Press, 2014. ISBN   9781311769985
• Inside the Box: An Introduction to ePub, HTML & CSS for the Independent Author/Publisher, Stillpoint Digital Press, ISBN   978-1-938808-45-6
• Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale , Stillpoint Digital Press, 2016. ISBN   978-1-938808-32-6
• Bright Eyes: A Kunoichi Tale, Stillpoint Digital Press, 2022 ISBN   978-1-938808-63-0
• Kano: A Kunoichi Tale, Stillpoint Digital Press, 2024 ISBN   978-1-938808-70-8
• Murasaki: A Kunoichi Tale, Stillpoint Digital Press, 2025 ISBN   978-1-938808-73-9 , 978-1-938808-74-6 , 978-1-938808-75-3

Edited by David Kudler

• Joseph Campbell, Sake and Satori: Asian Journals—Japan, New World Library, 2002. ISBN   978-1-57731-236-9
• Joseph Campbell, Myths of Light: Eastern Metaphors of the Eternal, New World Library, 2003. ISBN   978-1-57731-403-5
• Joseph Campbell, Pathways to Bliss: Mythology and Personal Transformation, New World Library, 2005. ISBN   978-1-57731-471-4
• Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, New World Library, 2008. ISBN   978-1-57731-593-3
• Maura Vaughn, The Anatomy of a Choice: An Actor's Guide to Text Analysis, University Press of America, 2010. ISBN   978-0-7618-5109-7
• Jack Beritzhoff, Sail Away: Journeys of a Merchant Seaman, Stillpoint Digital Press, 2012. ISBN   9781475143867
• Joseph Campbell, Mythic Imagination: Collected Short Fiction, New World Library, 2012. ISBN   9781608681532
• Kenneth Schneyer, The Law & the Heart: Speculative Stories to Bend the Mind and Soul, Stillpoint Digital Press, 2014. ISBN   978-1938808227
• Lynn Arias Bornstein, Laura English, Stillpoint Digital Press, 2014. ISBN   978-1938808135
• Joseph Campbell, Asian Journals: India & Japan, New World Library, 2017. ISBN   978-1-60868504-2
• Heather Albano, Timepiece, Stillpoint Digital Press, 2017. ISBN   978-1938808357
• Heather Albano, Timekeeper, Stillpoint Digital Press, 2017. ISBN   978-1938808418
• Heather Albano, Timebound, Stillpoint Digital Press, 2017. ISBN   978-1938808500
• Cady West, Darcy & Desire, Stillpoint Digital Press, 2021. ISBN   978-1938808586

See also

• Jacqueline Kudler

• Mythology portal

References

1. Goodreads author bio. Accessed 12/2/2012
2. Stillpoint Digital Press website. Accessed 12/2/2012
3. David Kudler on Huffington Post
4. Official Risuko Website. Accessed 9/9/2015.
5. Official Risuko Website. Accessed 3/25/2022.
6. Kano is coming! Accessed 3/16/2023
7. Kudler, David (2025-08-17). "Murasaki is coming!". Seasons of the Sword. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
8. New York Roots Guide Mill Valley Actor Through Brooklyn Boy, 'J Weekly', Friday, July 21, 2006; Author biography, The Seven Gods of Luck, Houghton Mifflin, 1998.