Louise Burke is a retired American publishing executive who spent 42 years at Simon & Schuster, beginning her career there in 1979. She advanced to become President and Publisher of Threshold Editions, the company's conservative imprint founded in 2006. Later, she also took on oversight of Gallery Books, with the expanded role announced in 2018. Under her leadership, Threshold Editions published numerous New York Times bestsellers by prominent conservative authors, including the "Killing" series by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard, as well as works by Rush Limbaugh, Karl Rove, and Monica Crowley. Burke retired from Simon & Schuster in February 2021, marking the end of her long tenure in the industry. Throughout her career, she was recognized for building a successful platform for politically conservative voices in mainstream publishing. No major controversies or legal issues are publicly documented in association with her professional record.