At the Basic Books Group, publisher Lara Heimert has been promoted from svp to president and is launching two new imprints, Basic Venture, a business and economics imprint, and Basic Liberty, which will publish conservative books. Both will publish their first lists in summer 2025. Basic Venture will be led by editorial director Colleen Lawrie and executive editor Emily Taber , who move over from Public Affairs, building on that line’s “two decades…of business publishing.” (A new editorial director will be hired for Public Affairs.) In addition to publishing “leading experts” they will focus on “helping individuals and organizations who […]
December 2024 Indie Next List
The ABA named Robin Wall Kimmerer's The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World as their No. 1 pick on the December Indie Next List.
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New Books Publishing November 5
This week’s fiction releases include new stories by Joyce Carol Oates, while nonfiction includes work from Oliver Sacks and Sy Montgomery. November’s children’s releases include new books by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Isabel Ibañez, and Katharine McGee. Also publishing this week are The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong and Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell by Unfins, both excerpted in our Buzz Books 2024: Fall/Winter sampler. 17 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-november-5 9 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-november-5 20 children’s titles https://bookshop.org/lists/november-2024-children-s-releases From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/ […]
DK Acquires Canelo
DK has acquired UK-based digital publisher Canelo, founded by Iain Millar, Michael Bhaskar and Nick Barreto in 2015. The company says the acquisition is part of a plan “to broaden its publishing scope, adding Canelo’s thriving fiction lines to its world-renowned illustrated, non-fiction and children’s fiction titles.” DK ceo Paul Kelly said, “This partnership is a strategic evolution for DK, integrating Canelo’s renowned author-first approach and proven genre expertise with our global platform. Together, we’ll engage new readers and support talented authors by creating compelling, accessible fiction and non-fiction with a reach that spans DK’s global distribution networks. We see […]