• Meet the Imprint

Razorbill | October 1, 2013

By Annie Ericsson

Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, is dedicated to young adult and middle grade books. Razorbill publishes about 40 titles each year. Their list includes innovative fiction and nonfiction for teens in both hardcover and paperback formats, and features bestselling series such as Vampire Academy, Bloodlines, Across The Universe and Shark Wars.

Razorbill is committed to taking risks and exploring new areas. Examples include the book/app Chopsticks, a novel told in words and pictures by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral, and Razorbill’s first picture book, an adaptation of the Internet sensation “Marcel the Shell, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On: Things About Me by Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer-Camp.

One exciting new title:
The Ghastly Dandies Do the Classics by Ben Gibson
Don’t miss the first compendium of adult classics ever to be told by monsters! It’s the kind of book you’ll want to read to your kids, read again with your friends, and show off on your coffee table when you’re done.
Published August 2013.

One classic title:
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Jay Asher’s debut novel, a perennial #1 New York Times bestseller and multiple award winner that has been published in 31 languages.
Published June 2011.

One title you may not have heard about:
Zoe Letting Go by Nora Price
A girl’s letters to her best friend reveal two lives derailed by anorexia in this haunting debut that’s Laurie Halse Anderson’s Wintergirls meets The Sixth Sense.
Published July 2013.