Beth Buckley is the Founder and Creative Director of benton buckley books — an independent publishing house born from a lifelong love affair with beauty, culture, artistry, and the belief that extraordinary creative voices deserve to be seen widely, not selectively confined by inherited systems of exclusivity and cultural hierarchy.
With a career steeped in publishing, visual storytelling, curation, and cultural dialogue, Beth has become known for her rare instinct for authenticity, romantic sense of purpose, and ability to recognize meaningful creative work in a world increasingly shaped by repetition, algorithms, and manufactured relevance. Her work is guided less by trend than by instinct — an instinct toward originality, emotional resonance, daring perspectives, and the artists whose work lingers long after the moment has passed.
Part publisher, part curator, part cultural provocateur, Beth founded benton buckley books in quiet rebellion against an industry that too often mistakes control for stewardship. She believes beautiful work should move through the world freely — discussed, discovered, shared generously, and allowed to become part of a larger cultural conversation. The role of thoughtful publishing should not be to narrow the room. It should be to widen it.
Her philosophy is simple: the public deserves exposure not only to the familiar names endlessly repeated into relevance, but also to the extraordinary creatives still waiting to be discovered.
Over the years, Beth has collaborated with celebrated and emerging voices alike across architecture, interior design, travel, culinary arts, fashion, and visual culture — always with the same conviction: the art comes first.
Like a curator assembling a living gallery of dreams, Beth approaches publishing not merely as production, but as preservation — creating museum-quality books that invite beauty to linger well beyond the fleeting pace of modern media. She believes books are among the last truly permanent cultural objects we leave behind; vessels of imagination, dialogue, humanity, and memory.
And perhaps that is precisely why she continues making them :-)
The Dream Makers
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Suzanne Murphy — Chief Operations Manager
Suzanne has over 20 years of media experience. She has worked in TV, print, and with digital media, including web development. Suzanne was born and raised in Florida, and currently lives in Central Florida with her family. She thrives on attention to detail and organization and will work hard to manage your project seamlessly.
suzanne@bentonbuckleybooks.com
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Sheri Lazenby — Senior Executive Publisher
Sheri has been a publishing passionista for over 20 years. She’s a bit of a maverick, driven and determined to produce books of the highest quality, far exceeding the expectations of everyone involved. Sheri strives to raise the bar higher with each title benton buckley books produces by curating the highest level of talent in any genre.
sheri@bentonbuckleybooks.com
407.406.3249
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Christen Arciga — Senior Executive Publisher
Christen is a trusted partner to the visionary architects, designers, and artists benton buckley books collaborates with. With a discerning eye and a deep appreciation for exceptional design, she seeks out the most compelling talents and powerfully illustrates the value of sharing their work on a larger stage. Her passion lies in uncovering stories that deserve to be told - and ensuring they’re preserved in beautifully crafted, museum-quality books that elevate and honor their creators. Thoughtful, persuasive, and deeply knowledgeable, she inspires confidence in clients who may not typically seek the spotlight, but whose work undoubtedly belongs in it.
christen@bentonbuckleybooks.com
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Ashley Charles — Director of Publicity & Brand Partnerships
Ashley has a deep love for the arts and being creative. She is a former art teacher and has a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts. She has experience in book design, editing and post production with an eye for detail. Ashley resides in South Florida with her husband and has two adult sons.
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Erica Core — Operations Liaison
Erica is the Creative Content Manager with five years of experience in the publishing industry, where she has cultivated a reputation for narrative elegance and visual precision. A New York City–trained film production graduate, Erica brings a cinematic eye and editorial savvy to every project she touches. Now based in Los Angeles, she blends East Coast edge with West Coast imagination — curating content that resonates with style, depth, and a quiet kind of daring.
erica@bentonbuckleybooks.com
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Lindsey Wilson - Writer
In the past two decades, Lindsey has written, edited, and shepherded dozens of high-end publications onto shelves. She holds a Master's degree in arts journalism from Syracuse University's Newhouse School and is honored to serve as a theater critic/arts writer in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where she lives with her two rescue dogs.
editorial@bentonbuckleybooks.com
