NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt Books &
Media today announced the launch of HMH Audio. The audio
imprint will publish audiobook editions of many of HMH's front list
adult and young reader titles along with select backlist, beginning
in fall 2019.
Executive Producer Tommy Harron has joined the company to lead
this effort, reporting to HMH SVP and Publisher Bruce Nichols. HMH Audio will operate out of a
newly-built studio within HMH's New York
City offices at 3 Park Avenue.
Among the first titles that the imprint will release are the
Best American Short Stories 2019, Tim O'Brien's Dad's Maybe Book, and
Jami Attenberg's novel All This
Could Be Yours. In total, the company expects to publish
approximately 75 audio titles per year.
"It is no secret that the audio market has been growing at an
explosive pace, and for some titles it has become the bestselling
format," said Ellen Archer,
President of HMH Books & Media. "We are thrilled to enter this
market directly and to be able to bring our authors to their
audiences across all print and digital formats."
Harron has spent the past decade at Hachette Audio as an
engineer and producer and will initially hire a small team to
support the business.
About Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media
For nearly two centuries, HMH Books & Media (NASDAQ:
HMHC) has published some of the world's most renowned novels,
nonfiction, children's books, and reference works. As part of a
leading global learning company, it is uniquely positioned to offer
educational and entertaining content for all audiences. Its
distinguished author list includes ten Nobel Prize winners,
forty-eight Pulitzer Prize winners, fifteen National Book Award
winners, and more than one hundred Caldecott, Newbery, Printz, and
Sibert Medal and Honor recipients.
HMH publishes such distinguished authors as Philip Roth, Temple Grandin, Tim O'Brien, and Amos
Oz, and a celebrated roster of children's authors and
illustrators including Kwame
Alexander, Lois Lowry, and
Chris Van Allsburg. HMH is also home
to The Best American series® The Whole30®, Weber Grill, Betty
Crocker®, Better Homes and Gardens®, How to Cook
Everything®, and other leading lifestyle properties; the
Peterson Field Guides®; CliffsNotes™; books by J.R.R. Tolkien; and
many iconic children's books and characters, including Curious
George®, The Little Prince, and The Polar
Express. HMH Productions develops and produces media
and licensed products related to brands such as Carmen Sandiego and Oregon
Trail.
Contact:
Lori
Glazer
SVP, Executive Director of Publicity
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
(212)420-5840
Lori.Glazer@hmhco.com
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