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Posts Tagged ‘2007-Spotlight’

Penguin to Provide Imprint Focus Blog Posts

By Jane • Nov 13th, 2007 • Category: Publishing News

Penguin’s blog is going to do a series of Imprint focuses blog posts starting with Ace/Roc. The next four weeks on the Penguin blog will be dedicated to showcasing the Roc/Ace imprints. In addition to introductions to the editors and authors, exclusive information on the books and the publishing process will be [...]



Hot Books for Fall: Spotlight on SourceBooks, Deb Werksman, Executive Editor

By Jane • Oct 29th, 2007 • Category: Interviews, Misc

SourceBooks is a small publishing house located in Naperville, Illinois. This year marks the beginning of SourceBooks entry into the world of romance publishing. The new line is called “Casablanca” and will offer “15 to 20 titles per season, in a mixture of mass market and trade paperback formats.”
Deb Werksman is [...]



Hot Books for Fall: Spotlight on Ace/Roc

By Jane • Oct 22nd, 2007 • Category: Interviews, Misc

Anne Sowards is a senior editor at Penguin Group (USA) Inc. She has worked on Ace science fiction & fantasy since 1996, and on Roc science fiction & fantasy since December 2003. She edits a number of great authors, including (but not limited to) Jim Butcher, Patricia Briggs, Anne Bishop, and Karen Chance. When she’s [...]



Hot Books for Fall: Spotlight on Avon/William Morrow

By Jane • Oct 15th, 2007 • Category: Interviews, Misc



Hot Books for Fall: Spotlight on Harlequin

By Jane • Oct 8th, 2007 • Category: Interviews, Misc

If there is one thing that Harlequin knows how to do, it is making your evening fun. During the National Convention, Harlequin throws a big party on Friday nights. It is considered the party of the convention and everyone shows up and I mean, everyone. The food tables were overflowing and [...]



Hot Books for Fall: Spotlight on Berkley by Editor Cindy Hwang

By Jane • Oct 1st, 2007 • Category: Interviews, Misc

Berkley is an imprint of Penguin books. It provides one of the largest array of books within the romance genre of any publisher on the market. Under the Berkley insignia, you’ll find authors like Meljean Brook, Nalini Singh, and Erin McCarthy who write exciting and sexy paranormals to historicals from RITA winner, Jennifer [...]



Hot Books for Fall: Spotlight on Dorchester

By Jane • Sep 10th, 2007 • Category: Letters of Opinion, Misc

I have a real affection for Dorchester because it takes a lot of risks. In a market in which we readers complain of homogeneity, Dorchester is providing variety. There is its new Shomi line of which Driven by Eve Kenin is a keeper. In October, the first of CL Wilson’s epic fantasy [...]



Spotlight on Grand Central Publishing aka Warner: Hot Books for Fall

By Jane • Aug 27th, 2007 • Category: Letters of Opinion, Misc

Grand Central Publishing (formerly Warner Books) is an all-format, all-genre trade publisher. We're the house of Nicholas Sparks, David Baldacci, Brad Meltzer, Lolly Winston, Preston & Child and many others. We have several imprints including 5 Spot, where we publish smart women's fiction and nonfiction such as Knitting Under the Influence by Claire LaZebnik, and [...]



Spotlight on Bantam: Hot Books for Fall

By Jane • Aug 20th, 2007 • Category: Interviews, Misc



Spotlight on Pocket: Hot Books for Fall

By Jane • Aug 13th, 2007 • Category: Interviews, Misc

Pocket is the publishing house for bestselling authors Sabrina Jeffries, Liz Carlyle, and Roxanne St. Claire, and award winning authors such a Caridad Ferrer (Adios to My Old Life) and Kresley Cole (A Hunger Like No Other), both who walked away with a RITA this summer at Nationals. Lauren McKenna is the editor [...]