Sam Landers is the Publisher and Editor at Trope Publishing Co. and has edited Chicago, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Paris, and Los Angeles, all titles in Trope's City Edition series, as well as Above & Across Chicago. Prior to launching Trope, Sam spent over two decades working in digital marketing. An avid photographer, Sam enjoys traveling, always taking his camera and notebook.

Michelle Fitzgerald is a veteran of the book publishing industry and the Associate Publisher at Trope Publishing Co. A fierce advocate for books, she served as editor on Above & Across Chicago and Above & Across Atlanta, as well as New York, Paris, and Los Angeles, all titles in Trope's City Edition series. She currently lives with her family in Wilmette, IL.