Penguin Life
Overview
Penguin Life
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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Meet the Team
Meg Leder, Editorial Director
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.
Meg's Featured Titles
Amy Sun, Senior Editor
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.
Amy's Featured Titles
Nina Rodríguez-Marty, Executive Editor
Nina Rodríguez-Marty (she/her/hers) joined Penguin Life in 2022 and publishes prescriptive and idea-driven nonfiction across self-help, personal development, psychology, and health. She gets excited about books that push traditional wellness scripts, especially by offering new takes on old problems. Her list includes brilliant experts and leaders in their field, including New York Times bestselling authors Ramani Durvasula, Martha Beck, and Kara Loewentheil, as well as forthcoming titles by fertility doctor Natalie Crawford, relationships expert Sabrina Zohar, child therapist Jess VanderWier, and home organization influencer Lisa Chun.
Nina's Featured Titles
Cassidy Graham, Editor
Cassidy M. Graham (she/her/hers) acquires empowering and accessible nonfiction in categories such as self-help, body/mind/spirit, health, psychology, religion, inspiration, creativity, and women’s issues. She looks for prescriptive, expert-driven, and platform-driven books with broader themes that help readers improve themselves and their world. She is particularly interested in books that highlight our interdependence as a species. Her current and forthcoming list includes books by New York Times bestselling authors Shannon Watts, Laura Berman, Miroslav Volf, and Ryan McAnnally-Linz; as well as journalist Stacey Lindsay; psychologist, couples therapist, and certified sex therapist Dr. Marina Rosenthal; licensed holistic psychologist Dr. Scott Lyons; family medicine physician and health advocate Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell; relationship coaches Aaron and Jocelyn Freeman, a.k.a. “The Freemans”; and more.
Cassidy's Featured Titles
Isabelle Alexander, Assistant Editor
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.