Archives for July 2024
Reagan Arthur To Return To HBG to Lead New Imprint
Reagan Arthur is returning to Hachette Book Group on September 23 as svp, publisher, where she will launch a new imprint within the Grand Central Publishing group that will be “broad in scope, publishing literary and commercial authors, but with a focused list of four to six titles per year.” Arthur left Knopf in May due to a group restructure. In her new role, she will collaborate with Hachette UK sister imprint Sceptre, working with executive publisher Federico Andornino to co-publish select titles. She will also “edit key authors across HBG’s publishing divisions” and reports to ceo David Shelley. Additionally, […]
Imprints: 23rd Street Books
Macmillan announced that it will launch a new imprint, 23rd Street Books, publishing graphic novels for adults and led by the team behind First Second Books. Mark Siegel will serve as vice president, executive editorial & creative director for both First Second and 23rd St. Editorial director Calista Brill, will work closely with Siegel on both imprints. The imprint plans to “deliver graphic novels that span styles and genres, from the hilarious to the serious, from the escapist to the realest, from high-octane fiction in every genre to groundbreaking nonfiction—with a trademark commitment to aesthetics and editorial excellence.” First titles […]
Penguin Random House to Acquire Boom! Studios
Comic book and graphic novel publisher Boom! Studios has an agreement to be acquired by Penguin Random House. Under the deal, expected to close this summer, Boom! Studios will join the Random House Worlds portfolio of imprints. PRH says Boom! “will retain their editorial and publishing independence,” reporting to Scott Shannon, who oversaw the deal for PRH. Keith Clayton, vp publisher, Random House Worlds, and Bill Takes, evp of business strategy, Random House Publishing Group, “will work alongside Shannon and the Boom! Studios team to help manage and integrate the new imprint.” Boom! titles will continue to be distributed by Simon […]
Acquisitions: RBmedia to Acquire Dreamscape Media
RBmedia has an agreement to acquire audiobook publisher Dreamscape Media, which includes Dreamscape Publishing and Dreamscape Select. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2024. Dreamscape produces and distributes audiobooks in 60 countries, and also provides services to self-published authors looking to create audiobooks. Founded in 2010, Dreamscape has a catalog of over 7,000 audiobooks. The company said previously it had sales of $30 million in 2023, up from $23.5 million in 2022. RBmedia ceo Michael Paull said in a release, “The acquisition of Dreamscape will give RBmedia additional depth in key genres and enable us […]