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 […]
New Imprints
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 […]
Announcements: Tor.com, the Imprint; Kirkus Prizes; and More
Science fiction & fantasy community website Tor.com is expanding its original fiction output with a new imprint devoted to publishing novellas, shorter novels, serializations, and other pieces of fiction exceeding 18,000 words. According to a blog post by the imprint, each DRM-free title will be available exclusively for purchase, and will also be available via POD and audio formats. A “select number of titles” will be considered for traditional print publishing as well. In announcing the imprint at an afternoon presentation at IDPF, Tor/Forge publisher Tom Doherty said: “We see it as a way of science fiction & fantasy to […]
Atria Joins with UTA for Keywords Press Imprint, Publishing “Digital Influencers”
Atria Publishing Group has paired with United Talent Agency a launch an imprint “specifically created to publish digital influencers” — and YouTube stars in particular — called Keywords Press. The line aims to publish 6 to 10 titles a year, and it promises “new business, creative development and marketing models designed in recognition and celebration of the unique relationship between digital stars” and their fans. In the last month, we’ve also published deal reports for YouTube comic Toby Turner (with Katherine Tegen Books) and YouTube teen start Paige McKenzie (with Weinstein Books). The NYT points out with caution that “although […]