Gallery Books is launching a new imprint with podcast company Lemonada Media called Lemonada Books. Its first two books will be based on the podcasts Fail Better, featuring David Duchovny, and Last Day, hosted by Lemonada co-founder and chief creative officer Stephanie Wittels Wachs. Simon & Schuster ceo Jonathon Karp said in a release, “Podcasting is a vibrant source for storytelling, enlightening conversation, entertainment and helpful information – and Lemonada is a proven leader in producing the podcasts that listeners most want to hear. We look forward to working with them to create books that will expand their highly popular […]
New Imprints
Orbit Launches Horror Imprint
Orbit has launched a new horror imprint called Run For It, which will publish current Orbit horror authors as well as new ones. First titles debut in summer 2025. Tim Holman, svp, publisher of Orbit, says in a release, “We’ve been steadily increasing the number of horror titles we publish each year, and with so many exciting things happening in the horror genre over recent years it seemed the perfect time to launch a dedicated imprint. Our goal is to make Run for It a destination imprint for the most exciting writers in the field—and we can’t wait to take […]
Reagan Arthur To Return To HBG to Lead New Imprint
Reagan Arthur is returning to Hachette Book Group on September 23 as svp, publisher, where she will launch a new imprint within the Grand Central Publishing group that will be “broad in scope, publishing literary and commercial authors, but with a focused list of four to six titles per year.” Arthur left Knopf in May due to a group restructure. In her new role, she will collaborate with Hachette UK sister imprint Sceptre, working with executive publisher Federico Andornino to co-publish select titles. She will also “edit key authors across HBG’s publishing divisions” and reports to ceo David Shelley. Additionally, […]
Imprints: 23rd Street Books
Macmillan announced that it will launch a new imprint, 23rd Street Books, publishing graphic novels for adults and led by the team behind First Second Books. Mark Siegel will serve as vice president, executive editorial & creative director for both First Second and 23rd St. Editorial director Calista Brill, will work closely with Siegel on both imprints. The imprint plans to “deliver graphic novels that span styles and genres, from the hilarious to the serious, from the escapist to the realest, from high-octane fiction in every genre to groundbreaking nonfiction—with a trademark commitment to aesthetics and editorial excellence.” First titles […]
Imprints: Flight Books
In the UK, Ebury has partnered with entrepreneur Steven Bartlett and his media, marketing, and investment company Flight Group on a new imprint called Flight Books. The Bookseller writes that the imprint will publish guests from Bartlett’s podcast “The Diary Of A CEO.” First titles will include a memoir from ultra-marathon athlete Russ Cook and a book by Codie Sanchez, founder and chief executive of Contrarian Thinking. Joel Rickett, managing director of Ebury and Quadrille, said: “Steven is the ultimate connector and talent-spotter, and we’re loving the way he’s discovering potential authors to build the list. The opportunity is to […]
Pave Publishing House Launches, Partners with S&S
Media company Pave Studios will launch a book publishing venture, Pave Publishing House, which “will work with emerging and established creators as well as existing authors.” “Pave Publishing House is putting storytellers at the forefront with our innovative business model because we understand that when creators succeed, everyone succeeds,” founder Max Cutler said in a release. “By meeting creators’ audiences where they are, we’re reimagining distribution and capitalizing on the massive podcast audience where monetization is limited to drive more revenue back to creators.” In a co-publishing agreement with the Simon & Schuster imprint for Pave branded titles, “the two […]