Zando

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Zando
StatusActive
Founded2020
FoundersMolly Stern
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationNew York City
Distribution Two Rivers (U.S.)
Imprints Zando, Zando Young Readers, SJP Lit, Gillian Flynn Books, Crooked Media Reads, Sweet July Books, Atlantic Editions, Get Lifted Books, Hillman Grad Books
Official website www.zandoprojects.com

Zando is an American independent publisher based in New York City. Zando publishes literary fiction, non-fiction and young adult books. [1] The company consists of imprints Zando, Zando Young Readers, SJP Lit, Gillian Flynn Books, Crooked Media Reads, Sweet July Books, Atlantic Editions, Get Lifted Books and Hillman Grad Books. [2]

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History

The company was founded in 2020 by Molly Stern, former publisher at Crown. [3] [4] Zando is known for partnering with high-profile individuals, companies and brands to publish and promote books. [5] [6] Zando is distributed by Ingram Content Group. [7]

Publishing

Authors published by Zando include Samantha Allen, Steve Almond, [8] Karamo Brown, Margot Douaihy, [9] Maurene Goo, Liv Little, among others. [10]

Zando's publishing partners include Sarah Jessica Parker, [11] [12] The Atlantic, [13] Ayesha Curry, [14] Lena Waithe, [15] John Legend, [16] Crooked Media, [17] [18] and Gillian Flynn. [15] [19]

In 2022, Zando published Morbid co-host Alaina Urquhart's bestselling novel The Butcher and the Wren. [20] [21]  

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  1. ↑ "Zando > About". Zando.
  2. ↑ "Zando > Our Partners".
  3. ↑ Milliot, Jim. "Molly Stern Launches Zando". Publishers Weekly.
  4. ↑ Pineda, Dorany. "Michelle Obama's editor for bestselling 'Becoming' launches publishing firm". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ↑ Alter, Alexandra. "Michelle Obama's 'Becoming' Editor Starts Her Own Publishing Firm". The New York Times.
  6. ↑ Segran, Elizabeth. "Why this book startup is taking a page from Glossier and Allbirds". FastCompany.
  7. ↑ "Two Rivers Publisher List".
  8. ↑ Petski, Denise. "'All The Secrets Of The World' Novel Being Adapted For Television By The Gotham Group, Jon Feldman & 20th TV". Deadline.
  9. ↑ Odintz, Molly. "The Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of 2023". CrimeReads.
  10. ↑ "Zando > Books".
  11. ↑ Perez, Lexy. "Sarah Jessica Parker Teams With Zando to Launch New Book Publishing Imprint". The Hollywood Reporter.
  12. ↑ June, Sophia. "Sarah Jessica Parker's New Side Hustle is Publishing Books". Nylon.
  13. ↑ "The Atlantic Debuts Atlantic Editions, New Book Imprint With the Independent Publisher Zando". The Atlantic.
  14. ↑ Johnson, Arianna. "Ayesha Curry Adds Book Publishing To Sweet July Brand Through New Partnership". Forbes.
  15. 1 2 Alter, Alexandra. "Lena Waithe, Gillian Flynn to Start Book Imprints". The New York Times.
  16. ↑ Pineda, Dorany. "John Legend and his entertainment team will publish books at Zando". Los Angeles Times.
  17. ↑ Maher, John. "Zando, Crooked Media Launch New Imprint". Publishers Weekly.
  18. ↑ "Crooked Media partners with publisher Zando for book imprint". Associated Press.
  19. ↑ Perez, Lexy. "Stone Village to Adapt Gillian Flynn's First Publishing Acquisition for Television". The Hollywood Reporter.
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  21. ↑ Weinman, Sarah. "'Unidentified Bodies in Her Morgue Irritate Her Endlessly'". The New York Times.
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