About the Editor

Rick Horgan has held senior positions at several publishing companies. More than 110 of his titles have been national bestsellers. In addition, his books have won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, Hugo Award, Edgar Award, PEN Literary Award, National Jewish Book Award, Financial Times Business Book of the Year, and Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He is interested in acquiring “big idea” books, biography, memoir, history, politics, current events, business, science, smart pop culture, sports, adventure narratives, and popular philosophy and psychology. Previous authors have included Bill Gates, Daniel H. Pink, Angela Duckworth, Condoleezza Rice, Maria Shriver, Jay Leno, Pete Sampras. Current authors include Kai Bird, Steven Pinker, and Joby Warrick. Rick’s Scribner bestsellers include Angela Duckworth’s Grit, Patrick McGee’s Apple in China, Chris Miller’s Chip War, Ariana Neumann’s When Time Stopped, Desmond Shum’s Red Roulette, Robert O’Neill’s The Operator, McKay Coppins’ Romney, and Brian Klaas’ Fluke.