Mary Norris is an American author and copy editor. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, she graduated from Douglass College of Rutgers University in 1974, and earned a master's in English from the University of Vermont. Mary joined the editorial staff at The New Yorker in 1978, and has been a copy editor and proofreader there for more than 30 years. She has also been a contributor to "The Talk of the Town" and newyorker.com. Between You and Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen is her first book.