Publisher’s Lunch reports
that former Avon and Berkley publisher Lou Aronica is launching a new book publishing company with agent Peter Miller.
Former Avon and Berkley publisher Lou Aronica and agent Peter Miller are creating The Story Plant, a publishing company focused on “commercial fiction and author development,” intending to “develop writers over multiple books” and “focus on long-term relationships with commercial novelists.” Distributed by Perseus Distribution, the line launches this fall with Sienna Skyy’s AMERICAN QUEST, a contemporary romantic fantasy, and Jonathan Javitt’s medical thriller CAPITOL REFLECTIONS.
Miller, who serves as marketing and rights director for the company, says inthe announcement, “When we sign a Story Plant title, we’re specifically looking at the book’s film and foreign potential. We think the books on this list are going to be successful on a number of platforms.” Foreign rights are being sold by Baror International.
Lou is known for founding HarperCollins’ SF imprint Eos and for his skill at picking winning books. His new enterprise sounds quite interesting.
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