Cathy Suter

Cathy Suter – Editor

Formerly with Hachette Book Group and Columbia University Press. Over fifteen years of experience editing award-winning nonfiction titles.

Overview

My experience includes six years as the managing editor of The Permanent Press — an award-winning literary press, managing editorial experience at Hachette Book Group, and working as a freelance editor for Columbia University Press, Abrams Books, and Philosophical Library. This has given me extensive expertise in developmental editing, copyediting, and proofreading. In addition, I've developed a personalized approach for helping authors self-publish.


Titles I've worked on include The Healing Power of Mindfulness by Jon Kabat-Zinn, The War on Normal People by Andrew Yang, Layered Money by Nik Bahtia, and Birth Without Fear by January Harshe.

Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs Business & Management Health & Wellbeing Political Science & Current Affairs Religion & Spirituality Self-Help & Self-Improvement
Languages
English (US)

Work experience

Self-employed

May, 2018 — Jan, 2019 (8 months)
I've worked on numerous nonfiction titles including The Healing Power of Mindfulness by Jon Kabat-Zinn, The War on Normal People by Andrew Yang, and Birth Without Fear by January Harsche.

Self-employed

May, 2016 — Present
I provide a range of editorial services to authors, including developmental editing, copyediting, proofreading, and assistance with self-publishing.

The Permanent Press

Jul, 2010 — Jun, 2016 (almost 6 years)
I served as the Managing Editor of The Permanent Press--an award-winning literary press--for six years. Our books received a Macavity Award, a Pen Award, and a Foreword Book of the Year Award.

Portfolio

Compassion Mandala: The Odyssey of an American Charity in Contemporary Tibet

Logan, Pamela

The Morality of Deceit: California’s Quantification Settlement Agreement and the Fight for Imperial Valley’s Water

Morgan, Craig William

The Healing Power of Mindfulness: A New Way of Being

Kabat-Zinn PhD, Jon

The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future

Yang, Andrew

The Dragon's Silver Tongue: Chinese Soft Power in the Age of Xi Jinping

Beith, Taylor D.

Space Rogue: How the Hackers Known As L0pht Changed the World

Thomas, Cris

Under Red Skies: Three Generations of Life, Loss, and Hope in China

Kan, Karoline

Fulfilling A Promise: Life After The Khmer Rouge

Pen, Chamroeun

Confessions of a Crypto Millionaire: My Unlikely Escape from Corporate America

Conway, Dan

Mindfulness for All: The Wisdom to Transform the World

Jon Kabat-Zinn

More than twenty years ago, Jon Kabat-Zinn changed the way we thought about awareness in everyday life with his now-classic introduction to mindfulness, Wherever You Go, There You Are. He followed that up with 2005's Coming to Our Senses, the definitive book f... read more
The Culling

Robert Johnson

The Permanent Press

Knowing Your Value: Women, Money and Getting What You're Worth

Brzezinski, Mika

Balance

American Restraint: Taming Hyper-Individualism & Hyper-Capitalism

Trepanier, Patrick

Independently published

The Book on Partnerships: How Startups Work With Partners To Sell More, Add Features, And Get Acquired.

Schrepf, Franz-Josef F M

The Publishing Ship

Book of Reveal: Hidden Sinsations: The Curse of Ham & Descendants of Sumeria

Crawford, K.L.

tri-intelligentsia

Losing Consciousness: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence and the Collapse of the Natural World

Staff, N. R.

Novorerum

American Cultural Shifts: Examining the Issues That Are Tearing Our Country Apart

Scarrow, Dr. Alan

Birth Without Fear: The Judgment-Free Guide to Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum

January Harshe

Layered Money: From Gold and Dollars to Bitcoin and Central Bank Digital Currencies

Bhatia, Nik

Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life

Caine, Michael

The Caging of the American Mind: How We Broke Higher Education and How to Fix It

Braus, Adam

The New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons: A Semi-serious A-to-Z Archive

Mankoff, Bob

Our Worst Strength: American Individualism and its Hidden Discontents

Richardson, James F

My Dad, Yogi: A Memoir of Family and Baseball

Berra, Dale

Empty Wisdom: The Subtle Art of Discovering What You Already Are

Oakley, Don

An Introduction to the Self Salutation: How to Resolve Negative Emotions through Mindfulness Meditation

Timm, Simon

Silencing Thomas Kerl: The Espionage Act of 1917 and the War against Dissent

McCrea, Stephen B.

Own Your Care: A Family Guide to Navigating Complex Illness, Changing Health, or Unexpected Prognosis

Lee, Jeanne

Awakening to 'I Am Love': How Finding Your True Self Transforms Your Wellbeing, Relationships, and What You Do

Youngren, David

The Meditation Sutras: How To Create and Maintain A Daily Meditation Practice

Tadwalkar, Rucha

The Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, Science, and the Global Quest for Fossils

Williams, Paige

Math with Bad Drawings: Illuminating the Ideas That Shape Our Reality

Ben Orlin

A hilarious reeducation in mathematics-full of joy, jokes, and stick figures-that sheds light on the countless practical and wonderful ways that math structures and shapes our world. In Math With Bad Drawings, Ben Orlin reveals to us what math actually is; its... read more

Cathy has 63 reviews

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Alia B.

Alia B.

Jun, 2025

Cathy was wonderful to work with!
Chuck M.

Chuck M.

May, 2025

I highly recommend Cathy for her exceptional editing skills. She demonstrated remarkable flexibility while working on my nonfiction manuscript, which included sections ready for proofreading as well as an Afterword that required more extensive editing. Not only did she execute the tasks flawlessl...
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ClearPath P.

ClearPath P.

Mar, 2025

Would definitely work with Cathy again!
Rajan P.

Rajan P.

Dec, 2024

Cathy's developmental edit for a sample chapter was invaluable. Her comments revealed areas of improvement, suggested helpful ideas to strengthen the narrative, and asked questions that challenged me to think more deeply about my insights.
Gary C.

Gary C.

Dec, 2024

Cathy's inputs and changes to my manuscript at the Copy Edit stage were insightful and a great improvement to a new-be to the authoring of a book.

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