VP, editorial director Sara Goodman shared more details about Saturday Books, the new “New Adult” imprint from St. Martin’s Press that sits alongside YA imprint Wednesday Books. The imprint seems to be a way of reclaiming and redefining the term “New Adult,” which came to describe steamy romances about–and with the intended audience of–people in their early 20’s. The moniker has fallen out of favor in the industry in recent years: In 2013 at the category’s height, PM recorded 51 New Adult deals; in 2023 that number dropped to 7. Though the current success of authors who cross age categories […]
New Imprints
Tara Weikum Becomes Publisher at New Harper Children’s Imprint
Harper Children’s will create a new to-be-named imprint, with Tara Weikum serving as vice president, publisher. The imprint will launch in winter 2025 and will publish “fiction that sits at the corner of commercial and literary for middle grade and teen readers.” Also working on the imprint are Sarah Homer, who has been promoted to editor, and executive editors Kristin Rens and Amy Cloud.
Imprints: Saturday Books
St. Martin’s is launching a new imprint, Saturday Books, that will specialize in “new adult” titles for 18-30 year old readers. The Wednesday Books team, vp and editorial director Sara Goodman and vp and associate publisher Eileen Rothschild, will lead the imprint. First titles will debut in fall 2025, with 10-12 planned per year. The publisher describes the imprint’s identity as “commercial and voice-driven fiction with a special focus on fantasy, speculative fiction, romance and genre-adjacent fiction.” Authors on the roster so far include Kristen Ciccarelli, Betty Cayouette, Talia Hibbert, Isabel Ibañez, Julia Jones, Kim Liggett, Elle McNicoll, Stephanie Perkins, […]
Authors Equity Announces First 10 Titles, Starting In September
Authors Equity announced their first 10 planned titles, with the first due in September. The main commonality, as they write in the announcement, is “that these are all creators driven to try something new.” Among the first releases are books by entrepreneur and business/marketing guru Seth Godin, self-help author Rachel Hollis, and venture capitalist Reid Hoffman. Authors Equity will also publish the James Frey novel (Next to Heaven) that recently sold for TV rights next summer. Their other fiction offerings include a romance “every couple of months” from 831 Stories, starting Authors Equity off on September 10 with Big Fan […]
Nourry Announces New Publisher, Pairs with Simon & Schuster In First-Look Agreement
Following preliminary reports in April, former Hachette Livre CEO Arnaud Nourry officially announced his new publishing venture, Les Nouveaux Editeurs. The company says it has a broad partnership with Simon & Schuster that includes a “first-look agreement for future editorial acquisitions, joining forces in some auctions and bidding together for series, licenses and other multi-book acquisitions.” S&S explains in a separate announcement, “Under the agreement, which includes adult, childrens, and illustrated/graphic titles, each company will have the first opportunity to acquire projects for its market which satisfy certain parameters and for which the other company has acquired world rights. The […]
Imprints: JVL to Collaborate with Amistad
Start-up JVL Media, founded by Viola Davis, Julius Tennon and Lavaille Lavette, will “join forces” with the Harper One Group to publish in association with the Amistad imprint. They anticipate publishing their first releases together in 2025. Harper One president and publisher Judith Curr says in the announcement, “Together, we aim to amplify authentic voices and untold stories that will resonate deeply with readers.” Tennon notes, “JVL Media transcends traditional publishing. We’re nurturing a literary culture that echoes the soul of our society and propels us into the future with stories that matter.”