Charles M. Suitt
Publisher of 13A
Charles M. Suitt joined Gallery Books in 2021 as Publisher of 13A, a new imprint publishing renowned and relevant Black voices in culture and politics. Charles M. Suitt started his career in entertainment after attending St. John’s University and The City University of New York. In 2008, Charles partnered with Simon & Schuster, co-founding Karen Hunter Publishing. The imprint's New York Times bestsellers included: Janet Jackson's True You; Patti LaBelle’s Recipes for the Good Life; Congressman Keith Ellison’s My Country, Tis of Thee; Kris Jenner’s, Kris Jenner... and All Things Kardashian; and E. Lynn Harris’ Mama Dearest.
13A's first acquisitions include a revised edition of Patti LaBelle’s classic cookbook, LaBelle Cuisine; Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes by ESPN on-air personality Stephen A. Smith; Eat Plants, B*tch: 91 Vegan Recipes That Will Blow Your Meat-Loving Mind, the first-ever cookbook by Aisha “Pinky” Cole, the Jamaican-American chef and entrepreneur behind the plant-based burger chain Slutty Vegan; Elevate and Dominate: 21 Ways to Win On and Off the Field by Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders; a memoir from Wallace “Wallo267” Peeples; and The Sound of Purpose, a memoir by actress Nia Long.
