About the Editor

Marysue Rucci, Vice President, Publisher, was appointed in early 2025. Previously, she was the VP, Publisher, and Editor-in-Chief of Marysue Rucci Books. From 2012-2021, Marysue oversaw the fiction program at the Simon & Schuster imprint as VP, Editor-in-Chief. She acquires literary fiction, suspense fiction, and book club fiction, as well as memoir and narrative nonfiction. Over the years she has worked with a wide range of critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling authors including: Mona Awad, Bobbi Brown, Chris Cleave, Alice Elliott Dark, Laura Dave, Alice Hoffman, Jessica Knoll, Wally Lamb, Megan Miranda, Helen Phillips, Shonda Rhimes, Sarah Ruhl, Matthew Thomas, Rebecca Traister, and Paul Yoon