Eoin Purcell and Blathnaid Healy have launched a new nonfiction publishing house called Full Set. Purcell was previously head of Amazon Publishing Europe. Healy is a former BBC and CNN media executive. The company is headquartered in Dublin but will commission globally. The first list will debut late in 2026. The imprint’s initial focus will be “current affairs and business titles, both full-length and essay-length books with the stated ambition of delivering rewarding reads to audiences in all formats.” Purcell said in a release, “We both strongly believe in the power of great storytelling and will promote authors that embrace nuance, […]
New Imprints
Little, Brown Children’s Announces New Imprint and Group Structure
Little, Brown Children’s announced it will launch a new “boutique” imprint, saying that “more news about the imprint name, logo, and launch list will be shared in the new year.” Alvina Ling has been promoted to vice president, publisher of the imprint, stepping down from her position as editor-in-chief of the division. With Ling’s promotion, the editorial team will be divided into two editorial groups, one focused on Young Reader (0–12) and the other on Older Readers and Upper Nonfiction (12+). President and publisher Megan Tingley said in a release, “The opportunity to work with Alvina Ling is a golden […]
Key Lime Publishing Launches
“A group of former Mango Publishing team members” including chief content officer Hugo Villabona have launched Key Lime Publishing, which is “committed to empowering new and underrepresented authors, connecting their voices with readers in authentic, meaningful ways,” a release states. Ingram Publisher Services and PGW will sell and distribute books worldwide. “We’re not just launching a company—we’re building a platform for voices that deserve to be heard,” Villabona said in the release. “Our mission is to make publishing more inclusive, more responsive, and more human.”
Imprints: Align Insight
Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group is launching a new imprint, Align Insight, “for Christian authors and experts writing to a broad, general-market readership on topics such as self-help, lifestyle, psychology, relationships, memoir, and leadership.” The imprint will publish 8-10 books per year. Acquisitions will led by editorial director Madison Trammel; vp and executive editor Susan Tjaden; associate editor Kim Von Fange; editor Jamie Lapeyrolerie; and associate editor Leslie Calhoun. Its first title, by financial wealth educator and enterpeneur Vanessa Adekoya, will be released in fall 2026. “We are seeing a segment of the market continue to gravitate toward books […]
Imprint: Scarlett Press
Simon & Schuster US and UK will launch New Adult imprint Scarlett Press, which will publish “commercial, fast-paced, romance-forward books in all genres” for readers over 18. The list will include self-published and original titles, and will debut with five titles in spring 2026. The imprint will be led by staffers from S&S’s children’s divisions: in the US by senior editors Kate Prosswimmer and Sarah McCabe and overseen by svp, publisher Justin Chanda, and in the UK by managing director Rachel Denwood and publisher Yasmin Morrissey. “S&S is perfectly positioned to lead in the fast-growing New Adult space with Scarlett […]
Imprints: Plainspoken Books
University Press of Kansas is launching Plainspoken Books, “a new nonfiction trade imprint focused on bringing Midwest stories into national conversations.” Editor Alec Loganbill will lead the imprint, supported by the entire University Press of Kansas staff. The first title, WHIRLWIND by Bill Kurtis, about “the legendary Chicago newsman whose early life in Kansas set him on a path to cover some of the most iconic stories in modern history,” will debut this month. Other forthcoming titles include: MY NAME WAS BABY by Chris Arnone and GOD’S MISFITS by Max McCoy. Loganbill said in a release, “As a lifelong Kansan, I […]