Terezia Cicel joined Viking in 2018, after several years at Knopf and Blue Rider Press. She edits serious and narrative nonfiction in a wide range of topics, including history, science, big idea, current affairs, true crime, pop culture, and more. Her list includes best-selling and award-winning authors such as Vaclav Smil, Dan Jones, Rebecca Clarren, Daisy Dunn, Valerie Fridland, Susan Jonusas, Jonathan Kaufman, and Vincent Schilling. She hails from Slovakia by way of Massachusetts and is a graduate of New York University.