Amy Sun, Author at Penguin Books https://www.penguin.com/author/asun/ Because Reading Matters Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:45:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://www.penguin.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-logo-sm-view-32x32.gif Amy Sun, Author at Penguin Books https://www.penguin.com/author/asun/ 32 32 Isabelle Alexander, Editorial Assistant https://www.penguin.com/isabelle-alexander-editorial-assistant/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 20:47:41 +0000 https://www.penguin.com/?p=8601 Isabelle Alexander (she/her/hers) joined Penguin Life in January 2023 assisting Meg Leder and Amy Sun. She graduated with an International Relations B.A. from Tufts University. After working as an administrative assistant at a healthcare facility, she transitioned to the world of publishing and enjoys nonfiction books from diverse voices that interrogate the established systems of…

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]]> Isabelle Alexander (she/her/hers) joined Penguin Life in January 2023 assisting Meg Leder and Amy Sun. She graduated with an International Relations B.A. from Tufts University. After working as an administrative assistant at a healthcare facility, she transitioned to the world of publishing and enjoys nonfiction books from diverse voices that interrogate the established systems of the world and give readers the tools to living a better life.

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]]> Nina Rodríguez-Marty, Executive Editor https://www.penguin.com/nina-rodriguez-marty-associate-editor/ Fri, 29 Jul 2022 21:58:33 +0000 https://www.penguin.com/?p=5809 Nina Rodríguez-Marty (she/her/hers) acquires expert-led prescriptive and idea-driven nonfiction across self-help, personal development, psychology, health, and business life. Her current and forthcoming list includes books by New York Times bestselling authors Dr. Ramani Durvasula, Dr. Martha Beck, and Kara Loewentheil, as well as fertility doctor Dr. Natalie Crawford, relationships expert Sabrina Zohar, anthropologist Dr. Francesca…

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]]> Nina Rodríguez-Marty (she/her/hers) acquires expert-led prescriptive and idea-driven nonfiction across self-help, personal development, psychology, health, and business life. Her current and forthcoming list includes books by New York Times bestselling authors Dr. Ramani Durvasula, Dr. Martha Beck, and Kara Loewentheil, as well as fertility doctor Dr. Natalie Crawford, relationships expert Sabrina Zohar, anthropologist Dr. Francesca Mezzenzana, hypnotherapist Emilie Leyes, and home DIY influencer Lisa Chun.

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]]> Annika Karody, Editorial Assistant https://www.penguin.com/annika-karody-editorial-assistant/ Tue, 05 Oct 2021 19:50:38 +0000 https://www.penguin.com/?p=2898 Annika Karody (she/her/hers) is an editorial assistant for Penguin Books and Penguin Life, where she works for Patrick Nolan and Meg Leder. Previously, she interned at Melville House Press and at Restless Books, where she worked on an anthology of literature by Rabindranath Tagore, due out in spring 2023. She is passionate about books that encourage readers to engage critically and thoughtfully with their own lives and the world around them.

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]]> Annika Karody (she/her/hers) is an editorial assistant for Penguin Books and Penguin Life, where she works for Patrick Nolan and Meg Leder. Previously, she interned at Melville House Press and at Restless Books, where she worked on an anthology of literature by Rabindranath Tagore, due out in spring 2023. She is passionate about books that encourage readers to engage critically and thoughtfully with their own lives and the world around them.

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]]> Amy Sun, Senior Editor https://www.penguin.com/amy-sun-editor/ Fri, 01 Oct 2021 18:07:59 +0000 https://www.penguin.com/?p=2802 Amy Sun (she/her/hers) acquires nonfiction across a range of subjects, including memoir, narrative nonfiction, health, wellness, psychology, spirituality, religion, relationships, fashion, pop culture, and beauty. She looks for books that connect ideas across disciplines and that help us live more meaningful, thoughtful lives. She also acquires literary fiction that is smart, funny, profound, with an original voice or perspective, or that has a speculative element. Amy’s current and forthcoming list includes books by Stanford University professor and MacArthur Fellow Jennifer L. Eberhardt, PhD; New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Ella Frances Sanders; journalist and deputy editor at The Atlantic Joe Fassler; social worker, tarot reader, writer, and teacher Jessica Dore; and journalist and executive editor at Refinery29 Connie Wang.

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]]> Amy Sun (she/her/hers) acquires nonfiction across a range of subjects, including memoir, narrative nonfiction, health, wellness, psychology, spirituality, religion, relationships, fashion, pop culture, and beauty. She looks for books that connect ideas across disciplines and that help us live more meaningful, thoughtful lives. She also acquires literary fiction that is smart, funny, profound, with an original voice or perspective, or that has a speculative element. Amy’s current and forthcoming list includes books by Stanford University professor and MacArthur Fellow Jennifer L. Eberhardt, PhD; New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Ella Frances Sanders; journalist and deputy editor at The Counter Joe Fassler; social worker, tarot reader, writer, and teacher Jessica Dore; and journalist and executive editor at Refinery29 Connie Wang.

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]]> Meg Leder, Editorial Director https://www.penguin.com/meg-leder-executive-editor-penguin-books/ Thu, 24 Jun 2021 16:11:39 +0000 https://www.penguin.com/?p=1102 Meg Leder (she/her/hers) publishes a wide range of wellness-inspired prescriptive nonfiction and voice-driven books. She is looking for projects in the wellness arena that contribute to larger cultural conversations and help readers live their lives in new ways, as well as nonfiction that delights, surprises, and entertains. Meg’s current and forthcoming list includes books by New York Times bestselling authors Keri Smith, Elaine Welteroth, Mari Andrew, Luvvie Ajayi Jones, and coloring book artist Johanna Basford, as well as poet Yrsa Daley-Ward, actress Zosia Mamet, board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, and thought leader Bozoma St. John.

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]]> Meg Leder (she/her/hers) publishes a wide range of wellness-inspired prescriptive nonfiction and voice-driven books. She is looking for projects in the wellness arena that contribute to larger cultural conversations and help readers live their lives in new ways, as well as nonfiction that delights, surprises, and entertains. Meg’s current and forthcoming list includes books by New York Times bestselling authors Keri Smith, Elaine Welteroth, Mari Andrew, Luvvie Ajayi Jones, and coloring book artist Johanna Basford, as well as poet Yrsa Daley-Ward, actress Zosia Mamet, board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, and thought leader Bozoma St. John.

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]]> Penguin Life https://www.penguin.com/penguin-life-overview/ Tue, 01 Jun 2021 15:17:19 +0000 https://www.penguin.com/?p=158 Guided by the principle that wellness is for everyone, Penguin Life is dedicated to publishing groundbreaking works of nonfiction that provide readers with tools, insights, and encouragement to live fuller, healthier lives—one book at time.

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Guided by the principle that wellness is for everyone, Penguin Life is dedicated to publishing groundbreaking works of nonfiction that provide readers with tools, insights, and encouragement to live fuller, healthier lives—one book at time. We are also home to The Open Field, an imprint from Maria Shriver, which publishes voices from all walks of life and areas of human endeavor that seek to inform, ignite, inspire, and move humanity forward—one person at a time. From titles on health and better living to anxiety and stress management to personal transformation to reflection and motivation—we are giving you the tools you need to build your everyday, and every day after that. Our mission is simple: read well, live well.

Penguin Life editors also acquire for Viking Penguin.

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