Julie Strauss-Gabel
American publisher and book editor (born 1972)
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Julie Ellyn Strauss-Gabel (born 1972) is an American publisher and editor of books for young adults. She has gotten numerous titles on The New York Times Best Seller list.[5]
The Fault in Our Stars (editor)[3]
Julie Strauss-Gabel | |
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Strauss-Gabel in 2016 | |
| Born | 1972 (age 53–54)[1] |
| Education | Amherst College[1] Harvard Graduate School of Education[1] |
| Notable work | Will Grayson, Will Grayson (editor)[2] The Fault in Our Stars (editor)[3] |
| Spouse | David Feldman[4] |
Early and personal life
Strauss-Gabel grew up in White Plains, New York. Her father was a forensic photographer, and her mother was a teacher of home economics.[4] She attended Amherst College where she edited the college newspaper, The Amherst Student.[4] She graduated cum laude from Amherst, then graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.[4] She married David Feldman, whom she had met at Amherst, in 2000. Feldman is a writer and puppeteer for children's television.[4]
Career
Strauss-Gabel was associate editor at Clarion Books[4] and was later an editor at Hyperion Books for five years before becoming editor and publisher at Dutton Books, an imprint of the Penguin Group.[6][7][8] In one week in April 2015, novels that she edited occupied five of the top ten spots.[5] According to one count, she has edited 22 books which were New York Times Bestsellers.[5] She edited titles such as Will Grayson, Will Grayson.[2] Her books If I Stay and The Fault in Our Stars were adapted into movies.[3] Her books have won book awards including the Printz, two Edgars, a Boston Globe-Horn, and the E.B. White Read Aloud Award.[1] The New York Times described her as having a "knack for spotting and developing talent".[5]
Strauss-Gabel is the president and publisher of Dutton Children's Books.[9]