Sterling Publishing will rebrand its core titles and expand its publishing program, under the new name of Union Square & Co., as promised when Barnes & Noble hired Emily Meehan as the division’s chief creative officer and publisher a year ago. (The moniker has history for BN: Union Square Press was a narrative nonfiction imprint at Sterling started by Philip Turner in 2007.) “Select” titles will release in spring 2022, with its first “comprehensive” list coming in fall 2022. The adult program “will expand the company’s footprint” into fiction and narrative nonfiction” alongside prescriptive nonfiction, food and drink, decorating, health […]
New Imprints
Imprints: Zando Adds John Legend’s Get Lifted Books
Get Lifted Film Co., led by John Legend, Mike Jackson, and Ty Stiklorius, will partner with Zando to create an imprint that “will leverage their significant reach to identify, develop, and promote new voices and storytellers.” Get Lifted Books joins Hillman Grad Books, helmed by Lena Waithe, and Gillian Flynn Books, as the publisher’s third collaborative imprint led by an influential figure. The partner imprints are slated to publish four to six books each over a three-year period. As with the other partners, Get Lifted Film Co. “will be heavily involved in the publishing process, from initial acquisition to a […]
Imprints: Heligo Books
Bonnier Books UK has launched Heligo Books, “an original and inclusive publisher of business books.” Rik Ubhi will lead the imprint as editorial director, with the first list publishing in 2022 and titles already acquired from Jewel Burks Solomon, Rupal Patel, and Simon Lancaster. A release said, “The imprint will publish a broad range of content from blue-chip business royalty to Gen Z entrepreneurs aimed at curious readers, business leaders and everyone inbetween – targeting audiences and age groups typically underserved by the genre.”
Knopf Cooks Launches
Effective immediately, Knopf is launching “an expansion of [their] publishing program” with Knopf Cooks, led by Lexy Bloom, who serves as editorial director. (Bloom already works with the Julia Child Foundation to manage Child’s backlist.) The line will have a dedicated editorial, publicity, and marketing team. Tom Pold has been promoted to senior editor, reporting to Bloom. Sara Eagle is promoted to associate director of marketing. Senior publicist Sarah New will continue to work on the cookbooks, as well as titles for Knopf and Pantheon.
Imprints: Gagosian To Launch Picture Books with Cline
The Gagosian gallery in New York is launching an imprint in December in collaboration with author Emma Cline that will pair authors with visual artists on individual books. The series’ inaugural titles will be Ottessa Moshfegh’s MY NEW NOVEL, alongside artwork by Issy Wood, and Percival Everett’s GRAND CANYON, INC., featured with art by Richard Prince. Future authors will include Mary Gaitskill and Elif Batuman. Peter Mendelsund will design the books. Larry Gagosian said, “My gallery has long published books on artists by celebrated writers and thinkers. When Emma Cline approached me about creating an imprint that would invite artists […]
Imprints: Anna Todd’s Wattpad Line
AFTER author Anna Todd has launched an imprint, Frayed Pages x Wattpad Books. The imprint is the first to launch under the Wattpad Webtoon Book Group and will publish Todd’s books going forward, starting with three titles in 2022, as well as “books by established and emerging writers of commercial fiction.” A release states that “Todd will be involved in every aspect of publication for books published by Frayed Pages x Wattpad Books, from acquisition to launch and promotion” in partnership with consulting publisher Anne Messitte (she’s also consulting publisher at Zibby Books). Messitte will “guide publishing strategy for the […]