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

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
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 68 reviews

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Chuck M.

Chuck M.

May, 2025

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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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W E.

W E.

Nov, 2024

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This was my first time working with an editor on my very first book. I have a background in academia co-writing scientific papers as a research scholar. I absolutely loved the experience working with my editor, Cathy. She was delightful to work with. We completed both a developmental edit and cop...
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Gary C.

Gary C.

Oct, 2024

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Cathy is an editor who is dedicated to improve and critic your manuscript. Her comments are well worth your attention and consideration. He breadth of knowledge can contribute ideas and additional sources to improve or expand your case. Cathy is a gardener who can help remove the weeds.
Issac O.

Issac O.

Oct, 2025

Cathy was great. I hired her for copy-editing for my 100k word manuscript. She was very quick to communicate. She has a keen eye for details, and her corrections and improvements were clean, and easy to understand. I would love to work with her again.
Keith F.

Keith F.

Oct, 2025

Cathy provided a solid editorial foundation, but my overall experience was mixed. While she delivered thoughtful comments and helped with some areas of clarity, several important details were missed, including quotation formatting, line edit issues, and consistency in terms and punctuation. Commu...
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Cathy S.
Thank you for your review. I always aim to provide thoughtful, high-quality editorial work that aligns with the agreed upon scope and professional standards. In this case, the full edit was complet...
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