Sourcebooks Repackaging, Rewriting YA Series for Adult Readers

Sourcebooks is repackaging and its author, Claire Legrand, rewriting the Empirium YA trilogy of fantasy novels to market them to adult readers. The series, which originally was released under the Sourcebooks Fire imprint, will be released under its Casablanca adult romance imprint. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-05-19 04:00:00 UTC ]

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