Strauss-Gabel was associate editor at Clarion Books 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 . In one week in April 2015 , novels that she edited occupied five of the top ten spots . According to one count , she has edited 22 books which were '' New York Times Bestsellers '' . 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 . Her books have won numerous book awards , including the Printz , two Edgars , a Boston Globe-Horn , and the E.B. White Read Aloud Award . She has been described as having a knack for spotting talent and nourishing writers . She was instrumental in helping novelist John Green create the blockbuster book '' The Fault in Our Stars '' , a story about the inconvenience of teenaged love in the face of tragedy
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