Caroline Bleeke

Caroline Bleeke is Editorial Director, Fiction at Flatiron Books, having joined the imprint in 2014, at the very beginning of the fiction program. In addition to helping shape the vision and strategy for fiction acquisitions, she publishes a list of literary and upmarket fiction, with an emphasis on underrepresented voices, family sagas, coming-of-age stories, historical fiction, fantasy crossover, clever retellings, innovative structure and style, writing with a strong sense of place, and lots of heart. Among the titles she has published at Flatiron are the New York Times bestseller, #1 IndieNext pick, and Reese's Book Club pick Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy; Women's Prize finalist and inaugural GMA Book Club pick Dominicana by Angie Cruz; Lambda Literary and Goodreads Choice Award finalist Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield; New York Times Notable Book Four Treasures of the Sky by National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Honoree Jenny Tinghui Zhang; and #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Garber's adult debut novel, Alchemy of Secrets. Originally from St. Louis, Caroline began her career at Alfred A. Knopf and holds a Master’s degree in Eighteenth-Century and Romantic Literature.