Scott Pack leaves HarperCollins for new venture

The Friday Project publisher Scott Pack is leaving HarperCollins to start a new business venture. Pack, who ran the Friday Project imprint as well as online author community Authonomy, will be leaving at the end of December. The Friday Project imprint, which was acquired by HarperCollins in April 2008 with a remit to publish innovative titles in experimental ways, will now be wound down, publishing titles currently on the schedule but with no further acquisitions. Authonomy will continue as before, being formally relaunched in the New Year. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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