When we created our cool linked tables of publishers’ imprints and divisions at PublishersMarketplace.com we were told Harper Entertainment didn’t exist anymore and now it’s clear why: the line is turning into a whole new imprint, It Books. The line is run by publisher Carrie Kania, with Mauro di Preta serving as associate publisher and Cal Morgan as editorial director. Kania and Morgan remain as publisher and editorial director of Harper Perennial, too. The line launches in September 2009 and is described as a “culture imprint dedicated to entertainment, music, fashion, design, and sports” (think SSE for Harper). The NYT […]
New Imprints
Weisbach Launches Management Company, and Much More
Rob Weisbach is starting a “new generation management company,” Rob Weisbach Creative Management, designed to “re-conceive the traditional literary agency as a cross-training development company–one that will work with new and established talent on all aspects of career building. Weisbach represented Norman Ollestad’s CRAZY FOR THE STORM last July. At the time he expressed little interest in serving as a full-time agent, but he explains that his new venture “is broader in scope and service, allowing me to take significant advantage of my range of experience as an editor, publisher, promoter, and entertainment executive. I’ll get to work with both […]
Vintage Broadens Spanish-Language Publishing
Vintage Español has announced a significant expansion through a co-publishing agreement with their parent company’s co-venture Random House Mondadori. Starting this fall, Vintage will reissue approximately 50 of RH Mondadori’s bestselling backlist titles, including all of the Spanish-language editions of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s work, along with works by such authors as Pablo Neruda, Federico GarcÃa Lorca, Ken Follett, John Grisham, Cormac McCarthy, and Mary Higgins Clark. Vintage will also publish 15 new frontlist titles in Spanish (mostly in paperback) annually as part of the initiative. The program is being directed by Vintage Espanol publishing director Milena Alberti and overseen by […]
Pocket in Co-Publishing Agreement with Juno Books
Juno Books, best-known for “contemporary fantasy novels that emphasize strong female protagonists in richly imagined contexts,” will become an imprint of Pocket Books, starting with Lori Devoti’s AMAZON INK in June 2009. They plan to co-publish one title a month together. Juno started in publishing in fall 2009. Editor Paula Guran will work together with Pocket’s Jennifer Heddle on the line. Pocket publisher Louise Burke says, “We’ve seen great growth in this category, are delighted to now have a dedicated line, and look forward to helping to cultivate a wider audience for Juno’s terrific roster of authors.” Guran adds that […]
Rizzoli's New Imprint for Museum Publishing
Rizzoli is forming a new unit to expand their business in museum-related publishing called Skira Rizzoli International Publications Inc. Massimo Vitta Zelman has the post of chairman at the new company and longtime Rizzoli New York Publisher Charles Miers serves as president. Karen Hansgen joins the company as associate publisher of Skira Rizzoli. She has been director of publications at the New Museum of Contemporary Art and at the International Center of Photography in New York, and previously worked as a book packager. Launching in fall 2009, the company will publish for the English speaking market, and will coordinate international […]
Imprint News
Candlewick Press will launch their first separate imprint, Templar Books, in spring 2009, in partnership with UK-based Templar Publishing. They’ll issue eight books in the spring and “nearly a dozen” in the fall. (Templar produces the bestselling ‘Ology series that Candlewick already publishes in the US.)