Julie Ellyn Strauss-Gabel (born 1972) is an American publisher and editor of books for young adults who is notable for getting numerous titles on The New York Times Best Seller list.[2]
Julie Strauss-Gabel
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Strauss-Gabel in 2016
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| Born | 1972 (age 51–52)[1] |
| Alma mater | Amherst College[1] Harvard Graduate School of Education[1] |
| Known for | edited numerous NYT Best Sellers[2] |
| Notable work | Will Grayson, Will Grayson (editor)[3] The Fault in Our Stars (editor)[4] |
| Spouse | David Feldman[5] |
Strauss-Gabel grew up in White Plains, New York, the daughter of a forensic photographer and a teacher of home economics.[5] She attended Amherst College where she edited the college newspaper, The Amherst Student, and met her future husband.[5] She graduated cum laude from Amherst, then graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.[5]
Strauss-Gabel was associate editor at Clarion Books[5] and was later an editor at Hyperion Books for five years. She is 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.[2] According to one count, she has edited 22 books which were New York Times Bestsellers.[2] She edited numerous titles such as Will Grayson, Will Grayson, a story of two young men sharing the same name but who had different sexual orientations.[3] Her books have won numerous book awards, including the Printz, two Edgars, a Boston Globe-Horn, and the E.B. White Read Aloud Award.[1] She has been described as having a knack for spotting talent and nourishing writers.[2] She was instrumental in helping novelist John Green create the blockbuster book The Fault in Our Stars, a story about the inconvenience of teenage love in the face of tragedy.[4]
Strauss-Gabel married David Feldman, a writer and puppeteer for children's television, in 2000.[5]