New agent at Idea Architects
Sydney Rogers is currently executive editor at HarperOne (HarperCollins), which specializes in nonfiction.
Trailblazes
New imprint at Open Road Media
Re-Discovery Lit at Open Road Media will publish out-of-print titles and books where rights have reverted to the author.
New imprint at Penguin Random House UK
Fern Press will operate as part of Vintage at PRH UK, focusing on nonfiction.
New children’s imprint in North America
Australian publisher Hardie Grant is launching its children’s imprint, Bright Light, for the North American market.
TikTok launches UK Book Awards
The TikTok Book Awards will launch this year, with a curated longlist based on BookTok data, publisher contributions, and a panel of judges.
Casemate starts new imprint
Casemate is an independent publisher that publishes primarily military history books.
Draft2Digital now distributes to Kobo Plus
Kobo Plus is extending service into the UK and the US, and Draft2Digital has now added Kobo Plus to its standard Kobo distribution.
Free summit on subscriptions for authors
If you want to learn how to earn money selling subscriptions direct to reader, the folks at Ream are hosting a three-day summit May 5–7.
New comic book publisher
DSTLRY was founded this month by former executives at ComiXology (owned by Amazon).
Scribner launches a new poetry program
An imprint of Simon & Schuster, Scribner has published some poetry in the past, but it never had a formal program. Starting this summer, it will begin by publishing one contemporary poet per season, and it will open to unagented submissions in August. Learn more.