HarperCollins Announces New Fiction Imprint:
The Borough Press
FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR, October 9, 2013–聽HarperFiction is thrilled to announce new imprint聽THE BOROUGH PRESS, an energetic and modern list with a simple but ambitious mission: to publish exciting and intelligent fiction with a broad appeal, bringing stand-out writing to a wide readership.
Heralding HarperCollins聽笔耻产濒颈蝉丑别谤蝉听imminent move to Southwark,聽THE BOROUGH PRESS聽was named by publishing director Katie Espiner to reflect both the spirit of the imprint and its new location 鈥� proud of a rich and varied past, whilst concerned with a thriving present and a bright future.
Katie Espiner said:聽鈥淎lthough publishing stands on shifting sands at the moment, one thing that remains constant is readers’ desire for excellent storytelling. Our aim at The Borough Press is to bring the best writing to the widest possible audience, and in doing so create an identity around our authors which will come to represent a hallmark of quality for readers. I am extremely proud to be launching The Borough Press in 2014 with some absolutely stellar titles from a rich mix of bestselling authors, debut novels and rising stars.鈥�
Launching in January 2014,聽THE BOROUGH PRESS聽will publish some of HarperFiction鈥檚 biggest names including聽Lionel Shriver聽and聽Tracy Chevalier. The imprint will also become the new home of聽The Austen Project聽鈥� a major series in which six contemporary authors reimagine the six complete novels of Jane Austen 鈥� whose authors include聽Joanna Trollope,聽Val McDermid,聽Alexander McCall Smith聽and聽Curtis Sittenfeld.
鈥淎 class imprint, with a class editor at the top 鈥� a woman who’s smart, savvy, with good taste and the kind of dry, evil sense of humour that should be a requirement in publishing today. 聽How could an author ask for more? 聽Delighted to be on board,鈥� said Lionel Shriver.
Tracy Chevalier commented: 鈥淚鈥檓 thrilled to be a part of The Borough Press. It combines the focus of a boutique imprint with the muscle of a large publisher, all underpinned with Katie Espiner鈥檚 excellent taste. It feels like coming home.鈥�
The first acquisition for聽THE BOROUGH PRESS聽is a new deal with聽Louisa Young聽whose novel 聽The Heroes鈥� Welcome, the sequel to 2011鈥檚 critically acclaimed and bestselling novel聽My dear, I wanted to tell you, will be published in May 2014. Revisiting the story in 1919,聽The Heroes鈥� Welcome聽follows the lives of Riley and Nadine, Peter and Julia, as they come to terms with the aftermath of the Great War.
Kate Elton, publisher for HarperFiction said:聽鈥淭he Borough Press will give further shape and identity to our publishing in an incredibly exciting and vibrant part of the market, and I’m delighted to see it take its place within HarperFiction. Katie is one of the most inspiring publishers with whom I’ve been privileged to work, and I know that her infectious passion, great taste and creativity will make The Borough Press a fantastic home for her wonderful authors.鈥�
THE BOROUGH PRESS聽is a boutique publishing team, led by publishing director聽Katie Espiner. The imprint will offer personal, bespoke publishing on a tailored and thoughtfully curated list which, along with established fiction names, will acquire and nurture exciting new literary voices, from 2013 debuts聽Nathan Filer聽and聽Rosie Garland, to聽Robert Dinsdale聽and聽Judith Allnatt, whose beautiful First World War novel聽The Moon Field聽will be the imprint鈥檚 first publication on 16th聽January 2014.
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