Olivia Taylor Smith, Senior Editor

Olivia Taylor Smith joined Simon & Schuster in 2022 as Senior Editor. Prior to joining Simon & Schuster, Olivia was the Cofounder and Executive Editor of Unnamed Press in Los Angeles. Recent publications include national bestseller and Read with Jenna Book Club pick Heartwood by Amity Gaige, national bestseller Alice Sadie Celine by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright, The Sons of El Rey by Alex Espinoza (Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction 2025), The Sleepwalkers by Scarlett Thomas (one of the BBC's Best Books of 2024) and Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell (Longlisted for the 2025 Aspen Words Literary Prize).
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Titles Olivia has acquired and are forthcoming at Simon & Schuster include international bestseller and winner of the Prix Goncourt Watching Over Her by Jean-Baptiste Andrea (translated by Frank Wynne), Artifacts by Natalie Lemle, Close Relationships with Strangers by Krista Diamond, Where the Water Meets the Sky by Diane Les Becquets, Heavy Cream by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright, Be Happy I Am Mad by Dakota Warren, Wells Without Water by Cebo Campbell, and Kinkier: a fiction anthology edited by R.O. Kwon & Bryan Washington.