New Imprints

Canelo Group has launched a new division called August Books, which they describe as “the home of non-fiction and historical adventure at The Canelo Group.” Martina O’Sullivan has joined to lead the new division as executive publisher. She previously worked for 20 years in trade, scholarly and academic publishing. Craig Lye serves as commissioning editor. O’Sullivan said in the release, “It’s such a privilege to start something new, and incredible to combine that creative freedom with the existing knowledge and expertise of the Canelo team.”

Former Penguin Random House US CEO Madeline McIntosh and her partners officially announced the new publishing company they have working on in stealth mode for some time. Called Authors Equity, it is founded along with former Macmillan CEO Don Weisberg (who serves as senior advisor) and former PRH president of strategic development Nina von Moltke (who is president). McIntosh is ceo and publisher. Authors Equity is built as a “collaborative” and “fully author-centric” approach to publishing, “committed to reshaping the relationship between author and publisher.” They promise authors more of the proceeds, through a profit sharing model, and a better […]

Atria is launching a new imprint called Primero Sueño Press that will publish Latinx/Latine/Hispanic authors in English and Spanish. Michelle Herrera Mulligan, who has been promoted to vice president and associate publisher at Atria, will lead the imprint. The publisher writes in a release, “Named after iconic feminist Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz’s landmark poem celebrating the soul’s search for absolute knowledge, Primero Sueño Press will serve English and Spanish speakers seeking identity, culture, inspiration, entertainment, wellness, and personal development. The imprint will publish fiction and nonfiction with universal appeal that honors and plays with genre.” Yezanira Venecia has […]

Soho Press is launching a new horror imprint called Hell’s Hundred. The publisher writes that the imprint, which will join Soho Crime, Soho Press, and Soho Teen, derives its name from New York City’s SoHo neighborhood: “Decades before evolving into an artistic hotbed, the desolate area was infamously known as ‘Hell’s Hundred Acres,’ a dangerous industrial district often brimming with flames.” The imprint will publish its first two titles, E. K. Sathue’s youthjuice and Stuart Neville’s Blood Like Mine, in summer 2024. Soho publisher Bronwen Hruska says in the release, “All of us at Soho are excited to reach a […]