Book Advisors represented Erewhon Books in this transaction.
In the latest for SFF publishing acquisitions, Kensington Publishing recently acquired fellow independent publisher Erewhon Books.
Erewhon—established in 2018, which offers a lineup of authors such as C. L. Polk, E. Lily Yu, Benjamin Rosenbaum, and Cassandra Khaw—is now an imprint of Kensington. The acquisition incorporates Erewhon’s backlist as very well as their titles coming out via 2024. Editorial oversight will keep on underneath Erewhon Publisher Sarah Guan, with the relaxation of the Erewhon staff also becoming a member of Kensington. Starting in 2023, Penguin Random House Publisher Services will begin distributing all of their publications.
“The varied, high-top quality record Erewhon has developed and the stage of assist they’ve been ready to provide their authors as a small, but efficient and passionate crew is remarkable,” Steven Zacharius, the President and CEO of Kensington Textbooks reported in a push release. “It also pretty considerably aligns with Kensington’s possess ethos as an unbiased company pushed by reader desire with a aim on establishing and creating authors’ professions. We are enthusiastic to amplify Erewhon’s sizeable strengths while advancing their vision for thoughtful, simply unusual literary speculative fiction.”
Some of Kensington’s other imprints include Citadel Push, which focuses on non-fiction Lyrical Push, which focuses on romance, thrillers, and mysteries and Zebra, which focuses on women’s fiction and romance. Including Erewhon to their roster will give Kensington their to start with sizeable foray into SFF.
“From its inception, Erewhon Books has printed thought-provoking get the job done that examines a large array of encounters of the environment,” Guan said in a statement. “With Kensington’s strong status in the industry driving us and with the powerhouse of their distribution by way of Penguin Random Residence, Erewhon now has the possibility to give our authors and workforce a increased system than ever ahead of. We are seeking ahead to making the future stage of Erewhon’s development, as our potential has by no means been brighter!”