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, a 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]
In 2024, Zando launched the romance imprint Slowburn. The inaugural title was Brynne Weaver’s Leather & Lark, published in June of that year, [8] which became an instant New York Times best seller.[9]
In 2025, Zando acquired publisher Tin House.[10]
In 2026, Zando launched the horror imprint Evil Twin. First titles published under the imprint include A.P. Thayer’s Tapeworm and Abe Moss’s Morsels. [11]
Publishing
Authors published by Zando include Samantha Allen, Steve Almond,[12] Karamo Brown, Margot Douaihy,[13] Maurene Goo, and Liv Little, among others.[14]
Zando’s publishing partners include Sarah Jessica Parker,[15][16] The Atlantic,[17] Ayesha Curry,[18] Lena Waithe,[19] John Legend,[20] Crooked Media,[21][22] and Gillian Flynn.[19][23]
In 2022, Zando published Morbid co-host Alaina Urquhart‘s bestselling novel The Butcher and the Wren.[24][25]
References
- ^ “Zando > About”. Zando.
- ^ “Zando > Our Partners”.
- ^ Milliot, Jim. “Molly Stern Launches Zando”. Publishers Weekly.
- ^ Pineda, Dorany. “Michelle Obama’s editor for bestselling ‘Becoming’ launches publishing firm”. Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Alter, Alexandra. “Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ Editor Starts Her Own Publishing Firm”. The New York Times.
- ^ Segran, Elizabeth. “Why this book startup is taking a page from Glossier and Allbirds”. FastCompany.
- ^ “Two Rivers Publisher List”.
- ^ https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/94518-zando-launches-new-romance-imprint-slowburn.html
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2024/06/23/trade-fiction-paperback/
- ^ Milliot |, Jim. “Zando Acquires Tin House”. PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ^ https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/99714-zando-unmasks-evil-twin-horror-imprint.html
- ^ Petski, Denise. “‘All The Secrets Of The World’ Novel Being Adapted For Television By The Gotham Group, Jon Feldman & 20th TV”. Deadline.
- ^ Odintz, Molly. “The Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of 2023”. CrimeReads.
- ^ “Zando > Books”.
- ^ Perez, Lexy. “Sarah Jessica Parker Teams With Zando to Launch New Book Publishing Imprint”. The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ June, Sophia. “Sarah Jessica Parker’s New Side Hustle is Publishing Books”. Nylon.
- ^ “The Atlantic Debuts Atlantic Editions, New Book Imprint With the Independent Publisher Zando”. The Atlantic.
- ^ Johnson, Arianna. “Ayesha Curry Adds Book Publishing To Sweet July Brand Through New Partnership”. Forbes.
- ^ a b Alter, Alexandra. “Lena Waithe, Gillian Flynn to Start Book Imprints”. The New York Times.
- ^ Pineda, Dorany. “John Legend and his entertainment team will publish books at Zando”. Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Maher, John. “Zando, Crooked Media Launch New Imprint”. Publishers Weekly.
- ^ “Crooked Media partners with publisher Zando for book imprint”. Associated Press.
- ^ Perez, Lexy. “Stone Village to Adapt Gillian Flynn’s First Publishing Acquisition for Television”. The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ White, Peter. “‘The Butcher & The Wren’ Set For Series Adaptation From Jennifer Yale, Sister & Radio Silence Trio”. Deadline.
- ^ Weinman, Sarah. “‘Unidentified Bodies in Her Morgue Irritate Her Endlessly’“. The New York Times.