Atheneum editorial director Caitlyn Dlouhy will start an an eponymous imprint, Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, scheduled to begin publishing in spring 2016. With the new title of editorial director, Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, she will continue to report to publisher Justin Chanda. The new line will publish approximately 20 books a year, ranging from picture books to young adult. Chanda says it is “a celebration of quality books for kids, and also a celebration of one of the publishing industry’s finest editors.” Dlouhy first joined Atheneum in 1998. S&S Children’s president Jon Anderson says in the announcement: “Caitlyn Dlouhy epitomizes editorial excellence. An eponymous imprint is the […]
New Imprints
Faber to Launch US Line in 2016 with PGW and Perseus
Following Faber and Faber’s termination of their US publishing partnership with FSG in February, the company has announced plans to launch their directly-published new US line in spring 2016, distributed by PGW. Faber intends to publish 60 new titles a year in the US, along with issuing a backlist of over 1,000 titles. The company will “hire dedicated marketing and publicity resources” to support the new program, co-locating those new hires with the Perseus Books Group. Faber ceo Stephen Page says in the announcement, “What we are building is a marketing and selling model for publishers with no editorial resource […]
Harper Expands Spanish-Language Publishing, Licenses Lee’s Watchman
In the vein of their new Harper Germany publishing line, HarperCollins has created Harper Iberica to publish in Spain and Portugal, and Harper Espanol to publish Spanish-language books in North and South America. Larry Downs is svp and publisher for Harper Espanol, which will publish approximately 50 books a year, and Luis Pugni is managing director of Harper Iberica, which aims to publish approximately 30 titles. To lead the initiatives, Harper has acquired world Spanish rights in all formats to Harper Lee’s forthcoming Go Set a Watchman, and it has picked up print and audio rights for To Kill a Mockingbird. CEO […]
People, Etc.
At Public Affairs, Colleen Lawrie will join the company as a senior editor on March 9. She was most recently an editor at Harper Collins. Tony Forde starts work there as a publicist on March 18. He was most recently an associate publicist at Twelve. Molly Fonseca will start as marketing manager at Flatiron Books on March 23, reporting to associate publisher Liz Keenan. She has been at Penguin Random House in the international sales department. Steven Boriack joins Flatiron as senior publicist on March 30, reporting to publicity director Marlena Bittner. Chelsey Heller has joined Zachary Shuster Harmsworth as subsidiary rights director and will also be handling foreign rights […]
Corporate: Coffee House Press Partners With Emily Books; The Readers Guild; and More
The special committee appointed by the Books-A-Million board to examine the Anderson family’s offer to buy out other shareholders and take the company private has hired Houlihan Lokey as its financial adviser. Coffee House Press is partnering with Brooklyn-based feminist publishing project Emily Books, on an imprint for “books that speak to the aesthetic excellence, experimental boldness, and social concerns of both organizations.” Coffee House will publish two Emily Books titles a year, starting with the spring 2016 publication of Jade Sharma’s debut novel, Problems. Businessman Fred Tarter, in publishing since 1962 and the creator of enterprises from Hootenanny Magazine to the Burger King Kids’ […]
Paula Deen Books to Return This Fall, Distributed By HBG
Paula Deen returns to book publishing this fall, issuing her titles through Paula Deen Ventures, the company she launched in early 2014 with backing from Najafi Media. The company announced an agreement with Hachette Book Group to sell and distribute her titles throughout the world. The first planned new title is Deen Cuts the Fat, for publication September 8, and PDV plans reissues of at least some of Deen’s previous titles, including The Lady & Sons, A Savannah Country Cookbook, and The Lady & Sons, Too! Deen tells People Magazine the book has “200 amazing light recipes.” She notes, “I cut the calories […]