At Abrams Children’s Books, Hallie Patterson has been promoted to director of publicity and Brooke Shearouse to publicity manager. In the UK, John Murray publisher Mark Richards and Profile Books commercial director Diana Broccardo have founded Swift Press. They expect to publish 6 to 8 titles in 2021. The principal investors are Geoffrey Faber Holdings and Set Copyrights, co-owners of Faber & Faber. It’s the first time they have invested in another publisher. Swift will join the Independent Alliance for sales. Duke University press editorial director since 2005 Ken Wissoker is staying with the house, now as senior executive editor, […]
New Imprints
Forthcoming: Gaga’s Book of Young People’s Stories, and More Ina Garten
Our deal reports are filling with London Book Fair-time acquisitions and announcements, even though the event has been cancelled, and this week should see more high-profile fall release news as well as a result. Lady Gaga’s Channel Kindness foundation has created a book of the same name: Feiwel and Friends will publish CHANNEL KINDNESS on September 22. It’s a collection of inspirational stories written by young people, and includes “personal notes of empowerment” from Lady Gaga.”These storytellers share how they felt, created safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth, and embraced kindness with every fiber of their being by helping others without […]
People, Etc.
At Bonnier Books UK, Ciara Lloyd has been promoted to editorial director at John Blake Publishing. Beth Eynon becomes senior editor at Blink Publishing. Madiya Altaf moves up to to assistant editor at Blink Publshing. Marina de Pass and Niamh O’Grady have both been promoted to associate agent at The Soho Agency. Former longtime editor at St. Martin’s Hope Dellon, 67, died recently. There is a service on Sunday. Author Charles Finch remembers her in this thread online. Imprints Flatiron Books has paired with the iHeartPodcast Network for a new imprint called Stuff You Should Read: An iHeartBook. The line […]
Schwartz and Wade to Establish Separate Imprints at Random House Children’s
Random House Children’s is discontinuing Schwartz & Wade Books, with the imprint’s final list publishing in Spring 2021. Anne Schwartz and Lee Wade, will each become vice president and publisher of their own imprint, Anne Schwartz Books and Random House Studio, respectively. Anne Schwartz Books will focus on “publishing critically acclaimed titles by renowned authors and illustrators, and introducing innovative talent.” It will publish picture books as well as select middle-grade and young adult fiction and nonfiction titles. Random House Studio will publish “picture books with a strong and recognizable aesthetic” and also “other formats, especially books with an illustrative […]
Kaepernick Pairs with Audible, Will Self-Publish Memoir
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has a deal to release an audio version of his memoir through Audible later this year. He will self-publish the print version through Kaepernick Publishing, with Two Rivers distributing and working in partnership with Melcher Media. His publishing company is also said to have a “a multi-project deal with Audible to create original audio projects focused on amplifying the voices of notable authors, creators and other influential figures.” The release adds, “Kaepernick founded his own publishing company to reinforce the importance of Black ownership, which will extend to the authors, writers and creators with whom […]
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Otto Penzler has taken sole ownership of the Mysterious Press, after nine years of operating as an imprint at Grove Atlantic. The line will publish 10 books through Grove Atlantic in 2020, and starting in 2021 the Mysterious Press will be distributed by Norton. (Norton already distributes Penzler Publishers two other imprints.) Penzler said in the announcement, “Working with Morgan Entrekin at Grove Atlantic has been one of the singular pleasures of my career. He has been enormously supportive and generous throughout our years of working together. There is no greater gentleman in the world of publishing than he is, […]