Bloomsbury has purchased the 200-title naval and military history list of Conway from Pavilion Books in the UK (the rebranded version of Anova). Bloomsbury will integrate the titles into their existing lines. Terms were not disclosed, but the Bookseller notes that Conway publisher John Lee will leave after 20 years in that position. James Frey’s packaging company Full Fathom Five is launching a digital imprint that intends to issue a new ebook every week starting October 1. Mashable, which reports the news, explains (?) FFF will publish “genre e-books that the new imprint believes wouldn’t fit into a traditional publishing model but […]
New Imprints
People, Etc.: Sand Named Abrams Publisher; Hachette UK Merges Piatkus and C&R
Little, Brown executive editor Michael Sand will join Abrams as vp, publisher, adult trade as September 22. He has been at Little, Brown since 2006. Abrams ceo Michael Jacobs says in the announcement: “Michael Sand is the perfect candidate to continue to envision, shape, and drive our adult editorial programs at Abrams. In addition to his consummate editorial skill and taste, Sand is an expert on and adept at nonfiction publishing with a focus on narrative, biography, memoir, art, and photography, as well as lifestyle and, especially, cooking and food. His skills and taste are a rare mix in today’s trade […]
Partnerships: Eckhart Tolle Editions; Kensington’s Lyrical High Notes Exclusive to BAM
Eckhart Tolle will launch his own imprint, Eckhart Tolle Editions, in conjunction with New World Library in Spring 2015. Tolle will work to identify and develop titles for the line, most of them written by other teachers and authors he has encountered over his past two decades of teaching, and write a foreword for each title in the imprint, which launches with imprint, Parenting with Presence by Susan Stiffelman and The Calm Center: Spiritual Reflections and Meditations by Steve Taylor. “New World Library Publisher Marc Allen told me he only publishes what he told him that there were a lot […]
People, Etc.
Brenda Marsh has joined Abrams in the newly created position of vp, business development. The position will focus on both new and existing business opportunities, market analysis and company growth initiatives. Most recently, Marsh was vp, author relations at Barnes & Noble. Last week, Barnes & Noble added retired Vice Admiral John R. Ryan to the board. They note in their filing that he “has substantial experience serving on public company boards undergoing strategic transactions such as separations, including serving as a director of Cablevision Systems Corporation during its 2010 spinoff of Madison Square Garden, its 2011 spinoff of AMC Networks, Inc., […]
Omnific Pairs with Simon & Schuster (And Licenses Titles to Amazon)
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 […]
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 […]