Urban Books Announces New Initiative
New York (PRWEB) October 19, 2005 -- Publisher and founder of Urban
Books
LLC, Carl Weber, announced today a new initiative with its distributor
Kensington
Publishing and the acquisition of United Brothers Books, a small
independent
publishing house specializing in urban fiction.
Urban Books, established just three years ago by Weber, himself a New
York
Times bestselling novelist, is recognized for its hugely successful and
sometimes controversial "street lit´ fiction by authors such as La Jill
Hunt, Chunichi
and Nikki Turner. Now, Weber is creating a new imprint, Urban Soul, as
a
joint venture with its distributor, Kensington Publishing.
The new imprint allows Urban, presently the fastest growing African
American-owned publishing house in the country, to expand in an
entirely new direction,
that of women´s fiction. Urban Soul books will begin in June with two
mass
market titles, Mile High Confession by T. Wendy Williams and Secret
Lovers by
Maxine Thompson, Michelle Mcgriff and Patricia Anne Phillips. Urban
Books
Associate Publisher Roy Glenn spearheads the new imprint and says it is
not a brand
new idea but that "we´ve been talking about women´s fiction for some
time,
and I fully expect Urban Soul to become a household name in African
American
homes across the country."
"To go into this venture with a partner like Kensington, which not only
broke
ground by establishing a home for African American writers and readers
and
showcasing the popularity and profitability of their books, but which
has
tremendous long term experience publishing women´s fiction and romance
is an honor,"
says Weber. "I definitely see enormous opportunities for the future."
Additionally, Urban Books has just acquired United Brothers Books, a
small,
independent publishing house specializing in urban literature. Drawing
upon
United Brothers recently acquired titles, as well as their backlist,
and focusing
on key Urban Books titles previously available only in trade paperback,
Weber
is creating a second imprint, Urban Mass. Beginning in March 2006 with
Mixed
Messages by Latonya Williams and Is It a Crime by Roy Glenn, Urban Mass
will
present one new and one reprint mass market title per month.
"With the continued success of books such as Sister Souljah´s Coldest
Winter
Ever as a mass market title, we believe that those and other types of
urban
literature will also do extremely well in that format. With our
acquisition of
United Brothers Books´ list, we hope to fill a void in this area," says
Weber.
Kensington Publishing Chief Executive Officer Steven Zacharius welcomes
the
growth of Urban Books saying, "Carl is an exception author, an
exceptional
publisher and an exceptional businessman. It´s a pleasure representing
his company
to the trade and we are delighted to be part of his continued expansion
and
success."
Contact:
Arvita Glenn, Marketing Director, Urban Books LLC
74 Andrews Avenue
Wheatley Heights, New York 11798
631-920-2273
Books
LLC, Carl Weber, announced today a new initiative with its distributor
Kensington
Publishing and the acquisition of United Brothers Books, a small
independent
publishing house specializing in urban fiction.
Urban Books, established just three years ago by Weber, himself a New
York
Times bestselling novelist, is recognized for its hugely successful and
sometimes controversial "street lit´ fiction by authors such as La Jill
Hunt, Chunichi
and Nikki Turner. Now, Weber is creating a new imprint, Urban Soul, as
a
joint venture with its distributor, Kensington Publishing.
The new imprint allows Urban, presently the fastest growing African
American-owned publishing house in the country, to expand in an
entirely new direction,
that of women´s fiction. Urban Soul books will begin in June with two
mass
market titles, Mile High Confession by T. Wendy Williams and Secret
Lovers by
Maxine Thompson, Michelle Mcgriff and Patricia Anne Phillips. Urban
Books
Associate Publisher Roy Glenn spearheads the new imprint and says it is
not a brand
new idea but that "we´ve been talking about women´s fiction for some
time,
and I fully expect Urban Soul to become a household name in African
American
homes across the country."
"To go into this venture with a partner like Kensington, which not only
broke
ground by establishing a home for African American writers and readers
and
showcasing the popularity and profitability of their books, but which
has
tremendous long term experience publishing women´s fiction and romance
is an honor,"
says Weber. "I definitely see enormous opportunities for the future."
Additionally, Urban Books has just acquired United Brothers Books, a
small,
independent publishing house specializing in urban literature. Drawing
upon
United Brothers recently acquired titles, as well as their backlist,
and focusing
on key Urban Books titles previously available only in trade paperback,
Weber
is creating a second imprint, Urban Mass. Beginning in March 2006 with
Mixed
Messages by Latonya Williams and Is It a Crime by Roy Glenn, Urban Mass
will
present one new and one reprint mass market title per month.
"With the continued success of books such as Sister Souljah´s Coldest
Winter
Ever as a mass market title, we believe that those and other types of
urban
literature will also do extremely well in that format. With our
acquisition of
United Brothers Books´ list, we hope to fill a void in this area," says
Weber.
Kensington Publishing Chief Executive Officer Steven Zacharius welcomes
the
growth of Urban Books saying, "Carl is an exception author, an
exceptional
publisher and an exceptional businessman. It´s a pleasure representing
his company
to the trade and we are delighted to be part of his continued expansion
and
success."
Contact:
Arvita Glenn, Marketing Director, Urban Books LLC
74 Andrews Avenue
Wheatley Heights, New York 11798
631-920-2273
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