Brian Kannard

Brian Kannard managed startup businesses and corporate concerns for twenty years before entering the publishing industry. Brian took a bootstraps approach to breaking into the publishing industry by developing a skillset to self-publish his first book. In the last decade, Brian has parlayed the successes and refined the opportunities from that text into a career spanning over 1000 book projects. Print and eBook layout, ghostwriting, editorial reviews, research, and independent author consulting have all been part of Brian’s resume. Brian has worked with a diverse group of authors and publishers, including New York Times bestselling author Henry Lincoln; former Tennessee Titans player Tim Shaw; world-renowned Dead Sea Scrolls scholar Professor Robert Eisenman; and World Net Daily Press. In recent years, Brian’s focus has turned to ghostwriting, and he has written thirty-five books.

Feeling that everyone has a story to tell, Brian’s goal is to provide an author’s unique voice to every project. His personal and professional experiences have coalesced into an ability to stitch together complex story elements into previously undiscovered narratives. This ability was exemplified in his second book, Steinbeck: Citizen Spy. Brian found correspondence between John Steinbeck, author of The Grapes of Wrath, and the CIA suggesting that one of America’s most celebrated authors was an intelligence asset.

In 2024, Brian became a partner in Taylor Street Art and Books in Nashville's historic Marathon Village. When in the store, Brian speaks with readers and understands what they love about the books they're reading.