Simon & Schuster’s Gallery Books has announced a co-publishing agreement with independent publisher of romantic fiction, Omnific Publishing. Under the agreement, Gallery and Pocket will co-publish “a select number” of titles with Omnific, both as ebooks and print books. Additionally, S&S will distribute all Omnific titles. Gallery Books Publishing Group president and publisher Louise Burke says in the announcement: “Omnific have been innovators in both their editorial approach to romantic fiction, and in their publishing and business philosophy. We have been greatly impressed with the high-quality and market success of many of their books, and look forward to a partnership […]
New Imprints
Freeman Partners With Grove Atlantic on Literary Anthology Series
Former Granta editor and NBCC president John Freeman is partnering with Grove Atlantic on a new literary anthology series, Freeman’s, to be published twice a year in collaboration with the New School. Freeman’s will be an ongoing series of themed anthologies of all original works of fiction, nonfiction and poetry. “Over the last two decades, as a critic, author and editor John has proven himself to be one of the most dynamic figures on the American literary scene, and we are very excited to be working with him,” said Grove Atlantic ceo and publisher Morgan Entrekin in the announcement. Freeman […]
People
Stacy Lellos returns to Scholastic, as svp and general manager overseeing Klutz, reporting to Ellie Berger. Lellos has been vp of marketing at Toys R Us since 2013, prior to which she held a variety of publishing and marketing positions at Scholastic since 2000. Director of marketing and publicity at Soho Press Paul Oliver is launching Syndicate Books this fall as a sideline, focused on out-of-print mysteries and crime fiction. Soho will distribute his line (and they are distributed by Random House), and he aims to publish 5 to 10 titles a year, starting with Ted Lewis’s Get Carter (originally called Jack’s Return […]
Imprints: Voyager Expands Impulse Digital Program; Harper Canada Launches Harper Avenue; and More
HarperCollins’ science fiction & fantasy imprint Voyager is expanding its digital-first Impulse program with 31 new titles set for publication between July 2014 through Winter 2015. These digital-first publications, the “vast majority” of which were acquired from an open global submissions call in 2012, will be followed by short-run paperback editions.”Voyager Impulse gives us the opportunity to expand our frontlist in new directions and offer a more diverse selection of imaginative fiction to readers,” said svp, executive editor and director of editorial development at Morrow and Voyager Jennifer Brehl in the announcement. “I for one am energized by the vast […]
People: Mundy Resigns from Atlantic Books
The UK’s Atlantic Books announced Thursday that founder, ceo and publisher Toby Mundy has resigned from the company after 14 years, and will leave on June 30. He said in the announcement, “Everything must come to an end and I feel sure that the time is right to pursue new adventures in this exciting, unpredictable industry. Our authors could not be in better hands and I look forward to toasting their future triumphs.” Atlantic “will announce plans for his replacement in due course.” Allen & Unwin purchased a majority stake in the company in January after a few years of significant […]
Forthcoming: Jeter’s First List, O’Reilly’s Next Killing
Derek Jeter’s Jeter Publishing co-publishing partnership with Gallery and Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing announced their first three titles Thursday at BEA. Two of those books are by or about…Derek Jeter: a middle grade novel, THE CONTRACT, written with Paul Mantell, for publication September 23, “based on Jeter’s own childhood experience.” And later in the fall they will publish a “chronicle of Jeter’s last season with the New York Yankees, told mostly through the pictures of photographer Chris Anderson.” Jeter says in the announcement, “My goal in creating Jeter Publishing is to work with inspiring people from all walks of […]