Hachette Expands Basic Books Group

The Basic Books Group, a division of Hachette Book Group, will add two new imprints to its portfolio following the promotion of Lara Heimert to president and publisher of the group, HBG and Hachette UK CEO David Shelley announced on November 7. Basic Venture, a business and economics imprint, will be led by editorial director Colleen Lawrie and executive editor Emily Taber, while Thomas Spence, the former president and publisher of Regnery Publishing, will lead Basic Liberty, a conservative imprint, as executive editor.

“The Basic Books Group has seen fantastic growth and success in recent years,” Shelley said in a statement.“They know their readership incredibly well and are able to serve their desire for serious non-fiction publishing by the leading authors in their fields across a range of different topics. Lara has grown and steered the group with incredible vision and precision; her promotion, and the investments we’re making with the two new imprints and other promotions and hires, are testament to the further potential for growth we see in this space and with this skilled team.”
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