Simon & Schuster UK will launch sci-fi/fantasy, romantasy, and horror imprint Solstice Books. Gemma Creffield will join as editorial director on September 1, reporting to adult fiction publishing director Clare Hey; Creffield is currently at Angry Robot. The first list will release in spring 2026 with Naomi Ishiguro’s The Rainshadow Orphans and AF Steadman’s TimeLess.
