HarperCollins to Launch 'It Books' Imprint in September
2009年3月5日 - 11:00PM
PRニュース・ワイアー (英語)
New Imprint Devoted to Popular Culture, Music, Entertainment,
Fashion and Sports NEW YORK, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- HarperCollins
Publishers, one of the largest English-language publishers in the
world, today announced the launch of It Books, a new popular
culture imprint dedicated to entertainment, music, fashion, design,
and sports. The first books in the new imprint will be published in
September 2009. Among the projects on the inaugural list are books
by burlesque artist Dita Von Teese, style guru Amanda Brooks,
bestselling author Neil Strauss, and comedians Paul Provenza and
Aaron Karo; Charlie Cross's illustrated history of Led Zeppelin;
the legendary Larry "Bozo" Harmon's posthumous autobiography; and
the first authorized Twitter book. Future authors will include
actress Molly Ringwald and bestselling recording artists Debbie
Harry, Johnny Rotten, Toni Braxton, and the mythical metal band
Spinal Tap. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090305/NY79224LOGO ) It Books
will be directed by Carrie Kania, Senior Vice President and
Publisher. The editorial team for the imprint will be lead by Mauro
DiPreta, Vice President/Associate Publisher, and Cal Morgan, Vice
President/Editorial Director. Ms. Kania and Mr. Morgan are
currently the Publisher and Editorial Director of Harper Perennial
respectively, and will retain those roles. "It Books will be a new
way for us to reach readers like us--people with an endless
appetite for pop culture, who live for music and film and art and
fashion and the Internet," said Carrie Kania. "An It book should be
fun. It should be interesting. It should be cool. It should look
great. Working with Cal and Mauro, we're going to have the chance
to publish some great books and market them in new and interesting
ways. I'm really excited about this opportunity." "I have never
seen a team more excited about the launch of a new imprint," said
Michael Morrison, President and Publisher U.S. General Books and
Canada. "The people Carrie has pulled together are the perfect
group to bring innovative publishing and stunning design to new
readers." About HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins, one of the
largest English-language publishers in the world, is a subsidiary
of News Corporation (NYSE:NWSNYSE:NWS.A)(ASX:NWSASX: NWSLV).
Headquartered in New York, HarperCollins has publishing groups
around the world including the HarperCollins General Books Group,
HarperCollins Children's Books Group, Zondervan, HarperCollins UK,
HarperCollins Canada, HarperCollins Australia/New Zealand and
HarperCollins India. HarperCollins is a broad-based publisher with
strengths in literary and commercial fiction, business books,
children's books, cookbooks, mystery, romance, reference, religious
and spiritual books. With nearly 200 years of history HarperCollins
has published some of the world's foremost authors and has won
numerous awards including the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize and
National Book Award, the Newbery Medal and the Caldecott.
Consistently at the forefront of innovation and technological
advancement HarperCollins is the first publisher to digitize its
content and create a global digital warehouse to protect the rights
of its authors, meet consumer demand and generate additional
business opportunities. You can visit HarperCollins Publishers on
the Internet at http://www.harpercollins.com/.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090305/NY79224LOGO
DATASOURCE: HarperCollins Publishers CONTACT: Alberto G. Rojas,
Director of Publicity of HarperCollins Publishers, +1-212-207-7891,
Web Site: http://www.harpercollins.com/
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