Suzy Gershman (April 13, 1948 – July 25, 2012) was an American writer who authored sixteen "Born to Shop" guidebooks over the course of twenty-six years, beginning in 1986.
[1][2] Her travel guides, which cover the shopping scenes in counties and cities, including Paris and New York, have sold more than four million copies as of 2012.
[1] Six guidebooks are now revised and republished every two years - France, Hong Kong, Italy, London, Paris, and New York City.
[1] Gershman's diet book How To Take 20 Pounds Off Your Man was featured in a "Diet Book Club Deep Dive" on the podcast Maintenance Phase, co-hosted by Aubrey Gordon and former You're Wrong About host Michael Hobbes.
[2] She received a bachelor's degree in Russian history and language from the University of Texas at Austin in 1969.