Christa Bourg is a professional book packager as well as a freelance writer, editor, and proposal & book doctor. Her work involves developing books for major publishers. She has worked on numerous books in nearly every nonfiction category, including humor, business, lifestyle, memoir, food, art, parenting, home, reference, etc.

Some recent titles include: The Education of an Accidental CEO (Crown); The Illustrated Timeline series (Sterling); Dress Your Best (Three Rivers Press); 37 Houseplants Even You Can't Kill (Sterling); French Cats Don't Get Fat (Crown); The Dysfunctional Family Christmas Songbook (Broadway); The Great American Citizenship Quiz (Walker); The Booklover's Repair Kit (Knopf); At Home With Art (Clarkson Potter); and many more.

She is the co-author of The Education of a Very Young Madam, which will be published by Scribner in late 2007. She also teaches seminars on nonfiction writing and book publishing at Mediabistro in New York.