Lauren Appleton has been at TarcherPerigee since 2012, where she acquires a wide range of self-improvement titles, mainly for Millennials and Gen-Z.

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).