Dark Horse Comics founder and ceo Mike Richardson sold a substantial stake in the company — for what one report suggests was about $20 million — to Hong-Kong based Vanguard Visionary Assets, associated with former Walt Disney Company in Greater China chairman Stanley Cheung. Cheung joins the five-person Dark Horse Entertainment board. Richardson declined to…
New Imprints
People, Etc.: A New S&S Imprint, and More
Simon & Schuster is launching a new imprint, Avid Reader Press, inspired by “the spirit invoked” in former Simon & Schuster editor-in-chief Robert Gottlieb’s memoir Avid Reader, with its first titles launching in late 2019 or early 2020. Jofie Ferrari-Adler will serve as vice president and publisher of the new line, and Ben Loehnen is vice president…
People: Szczerban to Run New Illustrated Imprint
Little, Brown announced that it would create a new imprint for illustrated books, with Michael Szczerban promoted to editorial director of the new line. Launching in fall 2019, the imprint “will grow to publish 20 to 25 titles a year.” Associate editor Nicky Guerreiro will move over to the imprint, and new hires will include a dedicated…
People, Etc.
At Harper Collins, Catherine Barbosa Ross has been promoted to director, foreign rights, and Maureen Cole has been promoted to director of publicity for the Morrow Group. Hachette UK’s Lucy Hale has been promoted to the newly created role of deputy ceo for Hodder & Stoughton, Headline, John Murray Press, and Quercus. Group ceo Jamie Hodder-Williams said,…
Briefs: An Eric Carle Imprint, NYRB’s Statement, and More
Imprints Penguin Children’s is launching a World of Eric Carle imprint in winter 2019, “dedicated to the works of the acclaimed and beloved author and illustrator.” Francesco Sedita leads the line, which “will focus on publishing books that are based in the core values of discovery, creativity, learning and growing.” Initiatives Penguin Random House resumes…
People: Tauber to Launch Imprint At Chronicle
Former longtime Harper One svp and publisher Mark Tauber, who left the company at the end of 2017 “to pursue other interests,” has joined Chronicle Books as managing director of a new, to be named imprint. Launching in fall 2019 and aiming to publish 6 to 8 books a season, the line will focus “on…