As Narrative Projects editor, based in London, Veronica steers several large projects a year within Special Projects and in partnership with desks including Style, Culture, International and Sports. In addition, she develops projects that can play in longer form, as books, podcast episodes, and on stage as events.This role allows Veronica to continue the work that she has already done with The Times, including Juneteenth, a digital and print package that was also a virtual event, Dance, a package curated by Misty Copeland with a live event, and Suffrage, a series of stories tied to the 19th Amendment centennial that is also being released as a young adult book, as an event series and as a virtual theater production.Veronica came to the Times two years ago as editor of Past Tense, the story team that published articles inspired by photography that The Times rediscovered as we digitized our photo archives.Before coming to The Times, Veronica wrote and edited several books and anthologies. Her recent work, “Between Harlem and Heaven,” a collection of recipes inspired by the culinary intersections between the Asian and African diaspora in American cuisine, won the James Beard Award for best American cookbook in 2019. She has written more than a dozen books for children, including the critically acclaimed “Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa.” Veronica also has experience in television: she spent two seasons as an executive story editor for the CW series “Girlfriends,” and has also written and developed projects for Fox and The N. A graduate of Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Veronica has been the recipient of several fellowships and awards, including the Hodder fellowship for emerging novelists at Princeton University, a National Endowment for the Arts fiction award and a Knight Journalism Fellowship at Stanford.

We provide content and creative strategy for brands and inspired, market-driven solutions for creative individuals. Who are we working with? Companies in the fashion and food space primarily, but we're also doing a little social media consulting, magazine redesigns and launches and very exciting for us, advising on product development for a handful of start-ups. Current and past clients include: Zester Daily, Hyperion, Conde Nast (created a new Latina beauty magazine for Glamour, Glam Belleza Latina); Hearst (launched Woman's Day Latina and helped lead Good Housekeeping 2013 redesign); Spanx and Red Rooster Harlem. We are idea machines, masters at reinvention and gifted storytellers.

Over the last five years, I've co-written four New York Times best-sellers: 32 Yolks with Eric RipertYes, Chef with Marcus SamuelssonWake Up Happy, with Michael Strahanand Everybody's Got Something with Robin RobertsIn May 2016, Random House will publish, 32 Yolks, the memoir I co-wrote with celebrated chef, Eric Ripert. What's the story you want to tell the world and how can I help you tell it?

I wrote a regular, highly rated, blog about food, home and design called "The Nest" for a website geared towards African-Americans, published by Slate and the Washington Post

I spent two years writing for the popular television show, Girlfriends. I then went onto develop projects with the N and Fox.

Led the editorial team responsible for the launch of a new general interest magazine for African-Americans.