Susan Casey (born 1962) is a Canadian born writer. She has been lead editor of Sports Illustrated Women and

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and she has written several non-fiction books including The Devil's Teeth concerning sharks in the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary in California.

Life

Casey was born in Toronto. She became creative director of ''Outside'' magazine and she joined what was then "Sports Illustrated for Women" in early 2001 as managing editor. Despite her re-vamp and being nominated for a National Magazine award the (now named) Sports Illustrated Women was discontinued at the end of 2002 by

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Casey has written several non-fiction books. In 2005 when she was development editor of Time Inc., she published the best-selling book, ''The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks'', concerning

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s that she had observed from the

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, 27 miles off San Francisco. She observed the dozens of sharks that are part of a research project by ornithologist Peter Pyle and Scot Anderson''.'' Anderson has studied the sharks in the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary for 25 years. In 2010 she was editor-in-chief of ''

'' when she published ''The Wave: In the Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean.'' The book discusses incidences and evidence for huge waves that can be 90 feet high. She also includes the sport of

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using examples of surfers like

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who get their surfboards towed by boats to high speeds so that they can ride larger waves. She was interviewed on

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about her and the book. In 2013 Casey stood down as editor of ''O, The Oprah Magazine'' so that she could write a book. She was replaced by Lucy Kaylin who was promoted from the magazine's staff. Casey's next book, ''Voices in the Ocean'', was about dolphins and it was published in 2015. She describes the experience of swimming with dolphins and their exploitation by humans for amusement and consumption. She interviewed Lori Marino who told her about the intelligence of these mammals who have more complex brains than humans. In 2023, Casey published ''The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean'', an investigation of the deep ocean, its history, its champions, and urgent need for protection from destruction. Captivated by mysteries held by the 98% of our biosphere which is in the dark, Casey spent years researching the book, including two deep dives in Hawaii and the Caribbean.

References

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