Novelist John Green called Penguin “the most effective publishing house in YA” in a thoughtful essay about the success of his novel, The Fault in Our Stars.
According to the author, the YA novel has nearly one million copies in print, eclipsing his previous books. Green cited six reason for the book’s bestseller status, including: “My entire backlist is with the same publishing house” and “Elyse Marshall is my publicist.” Penguin just happens to the best right now. Check it out:
Power shifts quickly in publishing, but there’s little question that under the leadership of Don Weisberg, Felicia Frazier, and Jennifer Loja, Penguin has emerged as the most effective publishing house in YA. I also think Penguin has the best sales team, and it helps that I’ve known most of those people personally for eight years. Penguin has always been very good at facilitating relationships and collaborations between authors and employees.
(Link via Pamela Paul)