New Imprints

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 […]

Isaac Peterson, and Jessica Hammerman have launched a new independent publisher called Green City Books based in Bend, OR. Distributed by Publishers Group West, Green City “plans to publish between six and twelve titles a year, focusing on original voices in fiction and nonfiction, and creating a platform for artistic vision and excellence in the craft of writing.” Peterson, whose background is in design, and Hammerman, an editor who previously worked at Putnam and Norton as well as several magazines, will serve as publishers. Delphinium Books editorial director Joseph Olshan serves as editorial advisor. The first title will be Sonata […]

Andy Cohen, best known for his work as a producer for Bravo and the host of talk show Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen is following Gillian Blake to relaunch his eponymous imprint at Crown. Previously, the imprint Holt, where the modest-sized list included The Meaning of Mariah Carey and Not All Diamonds and Rose: The Inside Story of the Real Housewives from the People Who Lived It.  Crown svp, publisher Blake will direct the new iteration, saying in the announcement, “Andy’s knowledge of the entertainment space and his knack for spotting hits make him the ideal publishing partner. I’m […]