Zando

Zando

Status	Active
Founded	2020
Founders	Molly Stern
Country of origin	United States
Headquarters location	New 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]

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, and 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]}  

In 2025, Zando acquired publisher Tin House ^[22] .

References

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2. "Zando > Our Partners".
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7. "Two Rivers Publisher List".
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9. Odintz, Molly. "The Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of 2023". CrimeReads.
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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. 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.
20. White, Peter. "'The Butcher & The Wren' Set For Series Adaptation From Jennifer Yale, Sister & Radio Silence Trio". Deadline.
21. Weinman, Sarah. "'Unidentified Bodies in Her Morgue Irritate Her Endlessly'". The New York Times.
22. Milliot |, Jim. "Zando Acquires Tin House". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved March 21, 2025.