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Colin Harrison Vice President and Editorial Director Scribner

About the Editor

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Colin Harrison joined Scribner in 2001 after serving as the deputy editor at Harper’s Magazine, and he served as Scribner’s Editor-in-Chief from 2013 to 2025. He is interested in current events, history, politics, nature, science, and commercial fiction. Some of his recent Scribner books include the New York Times best-selling A Walk in the Park by Kevin Fedarko, The Future of Geography by Tim Marshall (as well as his earlier Prisoners of Geography), War and Punishment by Mikhail Zygar, Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford, and Punishing Putin by Stephanie Baker. Forthcoming books include In the Arena, a biography of Teddy Roosevelt by David S. Brown, and The Dark Side of the Earth: Russia’s Short-Lived Victory over Totalitarianism by Mikhail Zygar.

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Punishing Putin
Shanghai
Cahokia Jazz
The Future of Geography
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
Empire of the Summer Moon
Inside of a Dog
Last Updated: June 12, 2025