New Imprints

Thomas Nelson Publishing announced a partnership with Magnolia Publications, a new independent company from Chip and Joanna Gaines. “Jo and I have been changed for the better by people’s stories. These past few years, we’ve had the opportunity to introduce some of these inspiring people to the world, and we’re convinced that there are far more stories out there that need to be told. That’s our hope for Magnolia Publications—that it would be a source of storytelling where people walk away encouraged and inspired,” Chip Gaines said in a statement. Magnolia’s first book is The Road to J.O.Y.: Leading with […]

Mindy Kaling is launching an imprint, Mindy’s Book Studio with Amazon Publishing and Amazon Studios. Starting in late 2022, the imprint “will publish books across genres, from fresh romantic comedies and poignant coming-of-age stories to make readers laugh—and cringe—to suspenseful dramas with unforgettable female protagonists.” Published work will then be adapted for streaming on Amazon Prime by Amazon Studios, with Kaling holding first-producer option. Through the imprint, Kaling will also publish her debut novel in 2023 and a new essay collection in 2024. Kaling said in the release, “I had the best time working on Nothing Like I Imagined, and […]

Sourcebooks will launch an Ebony Magazine Publishing imprint, “to showcase the extraordinary work of Black authors and celebrate Black stories.” Planning to publish four to eight titles a year, it starts with BLACK HOLLYWOOD: Reimagining Iconic Movie Moments by photographer Carell Augustus in October 2022, with a foreword by Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker. Fiction will follow in November, from actor, producer, director, and author Eriq La Salle, with his originally self-published Martyr Maker series. “Unfortunately, there has historically been a blatant underrepresentation of authors of color in the thriller/suspense genre,” La Salle said. “The exciting collaboration between two well […]

The new lifestyle imprint in the William Morrow Group that HarperCollins said they were creating when they organized the acquired HMH lines last September has been named Harvest. It will “publish books in the food, health, and wellness spaces that will make life just a little bit better for  readers,” under vp and editorial director Deb Brody, with senior marketing director Andrea DeWerd and senior publicity director Anwesha Basu. The editorial team includes executive editor Sarah Pelz, senior editor Stephanie Fletcher, and editor Sarah Kwak. Many former HMH lifestyle and cooking authors and titles will now be published under the Harvest […]

Simon & Schuster Children’s has launched Boynton Bookworks, an imprint that will house all of Sandra Boynton’s backlist and frontlist titles. Boynton’s S&S books will move over from the Little Simon list, and the company has acquired her Workman titles. Boynton Bookworks’ first list will publish in Fall 2022 with two new board books, a re-illustrated picture book edition of Hippos Go Berserk!, and much of Boynton’s backlist (additional backlist titles will be re-released in future seasons). Boynton “reclaimed” the rights to her Workman backlist, though it’s unclear how the deal was affected by Workman’s sale to Hachette. “Workman has […]