About the Editor

Amy Guay is an associate editor at Avid Reader Press. They are passionate about writing that unites a strong, singular voice with emotional depth and precision. In both fiction and nonfiction, they are drawn to confident sentences, a wry, wise sense of humor, and an attention to the relationships we have with others and ourselves. Their titles include Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly (which was a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, an NPR Best Book of the Year, a LAMBDA Literary Award finalist, and a Time Must-Read Book of the Year), Convent Wisdom by Ana Garriga and Carmen Urbita, I Am Agatha by Nancy Foley, and The Nightingales by Emil Wilson. They have also assisted on bestselling and critically acclaimed titles by Chloé Cooper Jones, Myriam Gurba, Patricia Engel, and more. They grew up in Sarasota, Florida, and graduated with a B.A. in American Studies from Georgetown University.