She publishes in the categories of health, psychology, self-help, science, nature, and reference, and her roster of authors includes Daniel Kahneman, Nicholas Christakis, Walter Mischel, Sue Johnson, Daniel Siegel, Mark Hyman, Andrew Weil, David Perlmutter, Uma Naidoo, Timothy Wilson, John Ratey, and William Sears. Many of her books have been #1 bestsellers and have garnered awards, including the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, and Books for a Better Life.

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She has a special interest in plant-forward and sustainable cooking and enjoys working on books where personal stories and food go hand in hand. In the wellness and self-help area, Isabel is focusing on mental health, women’s health, self-care, and sustainability.

Isabel began her full-time publishing career at W.W. Norton where she published a variety of food, nature, health, and lifestyle books. Originally from Pennsylvania, she graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a double major in Creative and Professional writing and a minor in International Studies.

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Jacob’s first acquisitions at TarcherPerigee have included a travelogue of the world’s most intricate animal civilizations by adventurer and animal advocate Ryan Huling and illustrator Oliver Uberti, an investigative deep dive into the plastic industry and Big Oil by environmental journalist Beth Gardiner, and a guide for driving positive interactions and communicating with connection, alignment, and fluidity by trial attorney and social media phenomenon Jefferson Fisher.

Prior to joining TarcherPerigee, Jacob was Senior Editor and Associate Publisher at Parallax Press.

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Prior to working at Tarcher, Lauren was an editor at SoHo Publishing and at Callisto Media, where she worked on a wide variety of projects, from Bible studies to cookbooks and everything in between. She has also been on the editorial staff at literary websites like Midnight Breakfast, the Rumpus, and Catapult. Originally from California, she has a BA in English from Stanford University and an MFA in creative writing from San Francisco State University.

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She has a special interest in novel entrepreneurial approaches to science, technology, health, and business. Her upcoming books include Fasting Cancer by Valter Longo, PhD, Adaptable by Herman Pontzer, PhD, and Booster Shots by Adam Ratner, MD. She’s edited The Real Body Manual, The Complete Book of Pickleball, Secrets of Giants, Giving Hope, Fuel the Fire, and Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 6th edition and has worked with James Clear (New York Times bestseller Atomic Habits), Gabor Maté, MD (New York Times bestseller The Myth of Normal), Kelly McGonigal, PhD (The Joy of Movement), Judson Brewer, MD, PhD (New York Times bestseller Unwinding Anxiety), and Michael Oher (When Your Back’s Against the Wall).

She grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana and graduated from Kenyon College where she double majored in English and Anthropology and minored in Russian Language and Literature.

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She is particularly interested in the areas of inspiration/motivation, pop-psychology, creativity, social justice, female empowerment, and anything that will improve your life or simply make you smile. A large portion of her list includes illustrated gift books, journals, and other interactive activity books.

Authors she has worked with include James Rallison (New York Times bestselling author of The Odd 1s Out series), Vexx (Creatopia), Sergei Urban (The Dad Lab), Alice Boyes (The Anxiety Toolkit, The Healthy Mind Toolkit, and Stress-Free Productivity), Benjamin Lorr (The Secret Life of Groceries) and Erin Lowry (Broke Millennial series).

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