New Imprints

Penguin Random House UK is launching a new children’s and YA imprint, with the name to be announced. Rachel Denwood will lead the imprint as publishing and creative director, reporting to managing director Francesca Dow. She was previously managing director for children’s at Simon & Schuster UK. Dow told The Bookseller, “This new imprint will be a vibrant new home for authors and illustrators with big ambitions for young readers. Kids want and need choice and variety to entice them to read, and this is especially so as we look beyond traditional audiences to invite more children into a lifelong […]

Head of Zeus co-founder Laura Palmer and former head of marketing Jessie Sullivan have launched a new publisher in the UK called Pellerin Books. Pellerin Books will focus on popular fiction and “experienced writers,” as opposed to debut authors. First titles will launch this spring and will include: THE STRANGE LIVES OF ELEANOR TEAGUE by MK Hill, THE LOVE I WISHED FOR by Georgie Capron, and more. The co-founders said in a statement, “Pellerin Books was founded out of frustration with a publishing system that asks authors and their publishing teams to work tirelessly, while stacking the odds against most […]

This month, Harper Collins will relaunch Harper Wave under the Morrow Group with approximately 10 titles per year “focusing on paradigm-shifting nonfiction from innovative authors, credentialed experts, and thought leaders.” The imprint is led by svp publisher of Harvest and Harper Wave Diana Baroni. “I’m so honored to be revitalizing the list Karen Rinaldi founded,” Baroni said in a release. “My goal is to build on its solid foundation and broaden its scope to publish books that offer ideas and guidance across genres—including narrative nonfiction, memoir, and authoritative advice—to help readers navigate today’s complexities.” The imprint’s first list includes Bill […]

Tor Publishing Group and Tor UK will launch a new imprint, Wildthorn Books, which “will focus on commercial stories that are irresistible, genre-blending and genre-bending.” The first list will release in winter 2027 and the US and UK companies will share top authors. “Wildthorn’s mission is to become the destination for compulsive, page-turning reads,” a release states. “Categories will include commercial and upmarket women’s fiction, suspense, paranormal mystery, magical realism, speculative non-fiction, and historical fantasy. The imprint will be headed by president and publisher Devi Pillai and vp, editorial director Monique Patterson, who launched Bramble together in 2023. Senior editor Susan […]

Simon & Schuster UK is launching a new commercial fiction imprint called Skylight. Sam Eades and Sophie Wilson have joined as publishers in a job share, reporting to executive publisher Phoebe Morgan as part of the fiction division. Eades was mostly recently at Orion Fiction and Wilson was previously at Headline. Eades said, “I’m thrilled to be launching a new fiction imprint with Sophie Wilson at S&S, a company renowned for its trust, openness and ambition. This job share means collaboration is built into everything we do, and together we’re committed to championing voices and stories that readers will love.” […]

Berlin-based Hebrew-language publisher Altneuland Press is launching a US publishing program in 2026, in collaboration with New Vessel Press and with Pushkin Press and Steerforth. First titles include In the Belly of the Whale by journalist Ruth Margalit, an original English-language nonfiction collection, co-published with Pushkin Press and Steerforth Press; Our Lady of Kazan, by Maya Arad, co-published with New Vessel Press; and Bandit by Itamar Orlev — an award-winning debut novel, forthcoming in English translation. “Our goal is to build a publishing structure that reflects how literature now circulates — across languages, markets, and borders,” said Moshe Sakal, Altneuland co-founder and […]