Kate White (born September 3, 1951) is an American author, magazine editor, and speaker. From 1998 to 2012, she served as the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan. She is the author of fourteen novels: eight books in the Bailey Weggins mystery series, including Such a Perfect Wife (May 2019), and six stand-alone psychological thrillers, including, most recently, Have You Seen Me? (April 2020). Kate has also written several non-fiction books with business advice for women, including The Gutsy Girl Handbook: Your Manifesto for Success, based on her groundbreaking bestseller Why Good Girls Don’t Get Ahead but Gutsy Girls Do, and I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: How to Ask for the Money, Snag the Promotion, and Create the Career You Deserve. Her books have appeared on the New York Times, Wall Stree