New Imprints

Harper Focus is launching a new Spanish language publishing imprint called Harper Enfoque based in Nashville, TN. The imprint is lead by Cris Garrido, vice president and publisher, Spanish division. Authors include Agustín Laje, Margarita Pasos, Sara Huff, Pablo Muñoz Iturrieta, and more, with first titles slated for the fall. Garrido says in the release, “Our vision is to hand-select an exclusive number of projects each year that are uniquely positioned to capture the interest of readers through content that challenges and inspires the mind and helps them to change their world. Harper Enfoque will be a natural extension of […]

Amidst a steadily declining market for children’s books, particularly in hardcover, Harlequin Trade Publishing said it “has made the difficult, strategic decision to close the Inkyard Press imprint and transition the titles to Harper Collins Children’s Books.” They note: “Current market conditions have posed a variety of challenges for the business, which has been acutely felt in the YA/middle grade space with a shifting retail landscape, reduced distribution, and higher production costs in a price-sensitive segment.” Inkyard Press employees will be leaving the company August 1, including at least 5 people named in an internal memo. With the move, they […]

Wharton School Press (WSP), the book publishing arm of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, is now an imprint of the University of Pennsylvania Press (Penn Press). This follows a two-year licensing and distribution partnership between the two presses. WSP publisher Shannon Berning says in the release, “It is a tremendous opportunity to expand on our partnership with Penn Press. Penn Press’s deep knowledge of book publishing and the strategic mission alignment between our organizations will enable Wharton School Press to grow its publishing list and expand the reach of its books as well as Wharton faculty research.”

Penguin Random House is launching a new pop-comics imprint, Inklore, that will publish “manga, manhua, manhwa, webcomics adaptations, and light novels” in collaboration with Del Rey UK. They write in a release that the Inklore “will be a pop-comics imprint celebrating the most popular, fan-driven tropes in visual storytelling, with a focus on digital-to-print licensed publishing in the romance, fantasy, science fiction, horror, and slice-of-life genres.” Keith Clayton, vp & deputy publisher, Random House Worlds will lead the imprint in the US. Rebecca Taylor will serve as editorial director. Ben Brusey, publishing director at Century, will head the UK team, […]

Baker & Taylor’s Paw Prints Publishing will add a new imprint this fall called Paw Prints Readers. “Paw Prints Readers will publish works exploring diverse cultures and backgrounds,” the publisher says in a release. “Emerging readers will evolve through Paw Prints Readers’ four-leveled program aimed at ages four through seven and up.” The imprint will launch with two new series and seven titles in English and Spanish including:  Liline & Pepper by Samanka Dumond; Jeet and Fudge by Amandeep Kochar; and Queens of STEAM by Mari Bolte.