New Imprints

The Atlantic magazine and Zando are partnering to launch Atlantic Editions, a new imprint that will publish six to 12 nonfiction titles a year in trade paperback starting in January 2023. Each book will “will feature long-form journalism by Atlantic writers, each devoted to a single topic, and will draw from contemporary articles or classic storytelling from the magazine’s rich archive.” Inaugural titles include On Misdirection by Megan Garber; On Womanhood by Sophie Gilbert, and On BTS by Lenika Cruz. (Once upon a time the magazine published books as Atlantic Monthly Press. The press separated from the magazine in 1986, and […]

UK ebook and paperback publisher Canelo will partner with Readerlink to launch an imprint in the US. Readerlink’s Printers Row Publishing Group will serve as the exclusive North American publisher of Canelo titles, under the Canelo US imprint. “Print has been a huge growth story for us over the last three years,” Canelo managing director Iain Millar said in a release. “Although we started as a digital publisher, print is now core to everything we do. We’ve been thinking about the best way of getting our titles into the US market for some time and are absolutely delighted to partner […]

HarperCollins Focus will launch a new imprint, Harper Select, which “will focus exclusively on memoir and narrative nonfiction titles.” Senior vp and publisher Matt Baugher will acquire, manage, and edit each title, the first of which is slated to publish in November. “My vision is to hand-select an exclusive number of projects each year that are uniquely positioned to capture the interest of the reader through amazing experiences and the people who’ve lived them,” Baugher said. “Harper Select will be a natural extension of the HarperCollins Focus overall position in the marketplace—one that equips readers to lead a life of significance, […]

ESPN media network Andscape is launching a book imprint with Disney Publishing Worldwide called Andscape Books. The imprint will publish 30 books a year, covering “narrative non-fiction and memoir genres, in addition to a line of young adult and children’s titles.” The first list will contain eight titles, launching with NFL journalist Jason Reid’s Rise of the Black Quarterback, a history of Black NFL players planned for August 2. Disney Publishing editorial director Jennifer Levesque will lead the imprint, with Kelli Martin, Disney Publishing executive editor, also acquiring and editing. Both will work with Andscape editor in chief Raina Kelley.

Zando announced it has partnered with Sarah Jessica Parker to launch SJP Lit, which “will publish sweeping, expansive, thought-provoking, and big-hearted literary and commercial works that are inclusive of international and underrepresented voices, leveraging her far-reaching celebrity to connect both emerging and established authors with new and eager readers.” Like Zando’s other imprint partners, SJP Lit will publish between four and six books over the course of three years. Parker “will be heavily involved in the publishing process,” including acquisition and cover design. She will also support the titles after publication through interviews, events, and social media. “Sarah Jessica’s authentic passion […]