CONNOR GUY is a book editor originally from Seattle who now lives in New York. Before beginning his independent practice, he worked as an editor at Basic Books where he acquired in categories including history, politics, social science, and biography. Previously, Connor was on the editorial staff of Metropolitan Books, an imprint of Henry Holt & Company, where he worked with prizewinning authors and edited both journalistic and scholarly titles. In addition to his freelance work, Connor also serves as editor-at-large for the University of Washington Press and edits Moss, a literary journal he co-founded in 2014 dedicated to bringing greater attention to writers from the Pacific Northwest.
With over a decade of experience in book publishing, the majority of which was spent working for Big-Five companies, I can give your project the push it needs to succeed—whether that means granular line editing or big-picture conceptual, structural, and organizational work. Working with a wide range of clients, from publishing houses, to agents, to individual authors, I tailor my approach to the specific needs of each situation. I can provide advice and developmental editing on book proposals and sample chapters, broad editorial feedback on manuscripts, or a final polish. Rates vary depending on length of the materials and the scope of the work. Please inquire below to learn more.
What People Say
Selected Book List
Forthcoming October 2025
"A superb scientific drama."
—The Economist, Best Books of 2021
“Illuminating ... lucid ... [a] valuable book."
—Andrew Delbanco, The New York Times Book Review
Forthcoming February 2026
New York Times Bestseller
“Informative and engaging ... challenges conventional wisdom.”
—Minneapolis Star-Tribune
"Compelling and reader-friendly."
—Los Angeles Times
Financial Times
Best Summer Books 2023
"A trenchant, decades-overdue book."
—Foreign Policy
The New Yorker
Best Books of 2023
"A vivid and sparkling account full of colour and dark drama."
—The Guardian
“Well researched … confident and persuasive.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“An incisive, muckraking exposé of the ‘police industrial complex.’”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Convincing ... brings a new language, analysis, and urgency to this struggle”
—The Nation
Wall Street Journal
10 Best Books of 2021
"Illuminating."
—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Powerful … a must read!”
—Thomas Piketty
“Rich and engaging.”
―The New Yorker
“An intricate whodunit that seeks to find out who murdered the New York City Opera.”
—Edward Sorel, The New York Times Book Review
“Irreverent and snarky ... a Gulliver's Travels of the current tech boom.”
—National Post (Canada)
Contact
Moss
MOSS is a literary journal of writing from the Pacific Northwest that I founded in 2014 with my friend and collaborator Alex Davis-Lawrence. Published annually, Moss is dedicated to showcasing the region's outstanding writers and bringing their work to the broadest possible audience. In 2020, film rights to a short story from Moss, Vol. 2 ("Sinkhole," by Leyna Krow), were sold to Universal Studios, with Jordan Peele and Issa Rae attached to produce. The project is currently in development. To learn more about Moss, you can read an interview that Alex and I did with the Los Angeles Review of Books in 2019.
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"Moss is at the vanguard of modern Northwest literature."
—Paul Constant, The Seattle Review of Books
Photo: Alex Davis-Lawrence
â“’ Connor Guy 2025