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| Ben Rosenthal | |
Ben Rosenthal and Mabel Hsu are co-editorial directors of Stonefruit Studio, an imprint of Sourcebooks.
Mabel Hsu: Ben! What should we tell folks about our new imprint?
Ben Rosenthal: How about why we’re doing this?
Hsu: Why are we doing this? [Existential]
Rosenthal: We want a place where storytellers have the freedom to take risks and push boundaries—a studio for artists to feel at home. We want it to be fun.
Hsu: Wow, yes! The fun is a big part of it. It’s an important guiding light for us.
This imprint has been a chance to start fresh, set our priorities, and bring a playfulness to our publishing approach. And it has been fun!
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| Mabel Hsu | |
Rosenthal: I’ve loved experimenting with the types of books and formats we’re publishing.
Hsu: We’ve been lucky to have such brilliant creators join our imprint! Lots of new ideas and exciting projects from debut and award-winning authors.
What do you think readers can expect from our list?
Rosenthal: It goes back to our imprint name: Stonefruit Studio. Books kids can devour. That taste delicious. Books for every reader.
Hsu: Say the tagline.
Rosenthal: Stories that refuse to be eaten politely.
Hsu: Nice.
You forgot to say we’ll be doing books across all genres and age ranges: board books, picture books, middle-grade, graphic novels, YA novels, and even new adult.
Rosenthal: We really need a different term for new adult.
Hsu: For the aspiring adult.
Adults in a transitional period.
Adults still on their parent’s healthcare plan?
Rosenthal: There you go.
For all the young readers and adults still on someone else’s healthcare plan, we’ve got an incredible slate of books coming up this summer. So please
Hsu: —please—
Rosenthal: Enjoy this peek at our first list!