Gary Jansen is the executive editor at Loyola Press and a former executive editor at Penguin Random House, where he published books by New York Times bestselling authors including Deepak Chopra, Kimberly Snyder, Michael Singer, Greg Kincaid, and Pope Benedict XVI. He conceived the New York Times bestselling children’s book Dear Pope Francis, which has sold over 100,000 copies in the U.S. and has been translated into 19 languages across 32 countries.
He is also the author of several bestselling books, including the memoir Holy Ghosts: Or, How a (Not So) Good Catholic Boy Became a Believer in Things That Go Bump in the Night; The Healing Power of Praying the Rosary; Meditations at Midnight: Poetry & Prose; Saints, Angels & Demons: An A–Z Guide to the Holy and the Damned; The 15-Minute Prayer Solution; Station to Station; and the multi-award-winning MicroShifts: Transforming Your Life One Step at a Time.
His illustrated children’s book, Remember Us with Smiles—co-written with his wife, Grace—won the 2023 Christopher Award in the Books for Young People category, an honor shared by past recipients such as Jimmy Carter, David McCullough, and Ken Burns. Jansen is a Poets & Writers grant recipient for both 2024 and 2025.
His work has received praise from many prominent voices, including international bestselling author Paulo Coelho, who called his writing “wonderful,” and Newsweek editor Kenneth L. Woodward, who described him as “a fine writer.” A frequent speaker, Jansen has been featured on NPR, The Huffington Post, CNN.com, Coast to Coast AM, A&E, and the Sundance Channel, and has appeared multiple times on the Travel Channel’s Mysteries at the Museum and Beyond the Unknown.
In addition to his publishing and writing career, Jansen is a certified meditation and health instructor who has taught students around the world. He is also a songwriter, and his album Meditations at Midnight: The Raw Album—which reimagines his poetry as music—is available on Spotify, Amazon Music, iTunes, and other streaming platforms.
Praise for Gary Jansen
“Both explorer and conductor of dreams and possibilities, Gary Jansen’s unique sense of detail magically guides us to worlds of wonder, unconditional love, and promise.”
—J. Ivy, author of Dear Father and Grammy winner for The Poet Who Sat By the Door
“In a world that often dismisses what it cannot explain, Gary Jansen brings intelligence, depth, and compassion to the conversation about the unknown. He is a trustworthy companion through the mysteries of consciousness and the supernatural…Jansen’s writings will change your life”
—Deepak Chopra, international thought leader, multiple New York Times bestselling author, and author of Metahuman and Life After Death
“Gary Jansen has a rare gift for making the mysterious approachable. His writing blends deep spiritual insight with a warmth and clarity that invite readers to ask bigger questions—and to find deeper meaning in their own lives.”
—Kimberly Snyder, four-time New York Times bestselling author and author of The Hidden Power of the Five Hearts
“Gary Jansen is one of the clearest and most courageous thinkers writing today about the supernatural and the unseen. He brings spiritual sensitivity and intellectual rigor to a field that desperately needs both.”
—Mitch Horowitz, PEN Award–winning historian
“Gary Jansen is one of the most thoughtful and spiritually attuned writers of our time, and his work is accessible to everyone. His engaging books bridge the sacred and the everyday with clarity and insight. Whether he’s exploring religious traditions or the mysteries of the supernatural, Gary writes with intellectual honesty and heartfelt reverence.”
—Diana Walsh Pasulka, professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and author of American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, Technology
“Wonderful.”
–Paulo Coelho, international bestselling author of The Alchemist
“A fine writer.”
–Kenneth L. Woodward, Newsweek editor
“A modern-day mystic.”
–Jennifer Fulwiler, award-winning author of One Beautiful Dream
“With compassion, wisdom, humility, and practical simplicity, Gary Jansen shows that by making a small space in your life each day for prayer and contemplation, your entire life will become filled with the presence of God.”
–Michael Singer, New York Times bestselling author of The Untethered Soul and The Surrender Experiment