OUR AUTHORS

Authors

The names behind Mercer Lane Press problem-solving guides.

Mercer Lane

Mercer Lane is the author name used for practical Mercer Lane Press guides where appropriate. The guides emphasize clear systems, careful observation, and useful next steps, including office automation, local AI on personal computers, AI visibility for local businesses, and AI-assisted workflows for bookkeepers, property managers, HR professionals, and executive assistants.

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Sophie Ardenwood

Sophie Ardenwood writes practical dog-focused guides for Mercer Lane Press. Her books cover real-world recall and long-line proofing, over-arousal and settling, rescue-dog first months, reactive walking, everyday enrichment, small-space enrichment, and cooperative care for routine handling, grooming, and veterinary preparation.

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Gareth Fenwick

Gareth Fenwick writes practical UK homeowner guides for Mercer Lane Press on understanding and operating installed home energy systems, including air-to-water heat pumps, domestic solar PV and underfloor heating. His books focus on owner-level records, routine checks, useful questions, and appropriate professional boundaries.

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Evan Hargreaves

Evan Hargreaves writes practical troubleshooting and learning guides for Mercer Lane Press. His books cover first-time residential pool troubleshooting, beginner visual telescope observing, and symptom-to-cause troubleshooting for deep-sky astrophotography systems.

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Warren Holtby

Warren Holtby writes practical training and operations guides for Mercer Lane Press. His books cover construction estimating, landscape contractor estimating and pricing, EPA 608 Universal certification exam preparation, residential home inspection reporting workflow, and location-first operations for small vending-machine routes.

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Daniel Mercer

Daniel Mercer writes practical research and operations guides for Mercer Lane Press. His books cover structured genealogy case-solving, small-team maintenance planning, and frontline manufacturing supervision, including the transition from skilled operator or technician to leading shifts, managing former peers, giving feedback, and handling day-to-day people problems.

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Julian Rooke

Julian Rooke writes practical decision and supervision guides for Mercer Lane Press. His books cover decision-making, positioning, partner movement, and rally repair in intermediate doubles pickleball, as well as the first 30 days of hotel housekeeping supervision.

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Grant Ellwood

Grant Ellwood is the author of So You've Volunteered to Coach Soccer, a practical first-season guide for volunteer parent coaches of recreational youth soccer teams.

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Aaron Bellcroft

Aaron Bellcroft is the author of Ham Radio Technician Exam Prep 2026–2030, a concept-focused Technician Class study guide published by Mercer Lane Press.

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James Carter

James Carter is the author of Your First Year as a Homeowner, a practical U.S.-focused home-maintenance guide published by Mercer Lane Press.

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Miles Northcott

Miles Northcott is the author of What's Wrong With My Aquarium?, a practical beginner's guide to troubleshooting freshwater aquarium problems published by Mercer Lane Press.

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