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From the Editors @ Razorbill: Kristen Pettit

YA doesn't mean easy or sleazy—books for teens are as rich and nuanced as those for adults.

By Rachel Kramer Bussel – September 6, 2005

Name: Kristen Pettit
Age: 31
Title: Senior Editor
How long have you worked at Razorbill? Two years
How long have you worked in publishing? Eleven years. I got my first publishing job during my first semester, senior year of college, and fell in love. I knew immediately that this was the place for me.

Mediabistro: Can you tell me about Razorbill's mission and how it fits into both Penguin as a whole and compares/contrasts with the rest of the YA genre?

Pettit: Razorbill was formed to give Penguin a real focus on YA publishing. While many of the other ...

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