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| Marta Hallett | |
Marta Hallett, who has a long career in illustrated books, is launching G Editions, which will publish illustrated books, principally in the areas of art and photography, with a focus on fine art and photography monographs along with author-centric titles in the gift categories. The company intends to publish approximately 12 titles a year and will be distributed by Ingram's Two Rivers Distribution division. The first two titles will appear this spring.
Hallett, who is CEO of G Editions, has published such artists as Fernando Botero, Hans Hoffman, Hunt Slonem, Don Bachardy, Charles Schultz, Fleur Cowles, Frank Gehry, Douglas Kirkland, Sandro Miller and Tyler Shields. She began her career at Harper & Row and then launched the co-edition company Running Heads, which she co-directed until its acquisition by the Quarto Group, in 1993. She has been v-p and publisher of HarperCollins' Collins division; v-p and publisher of Smithmark and the imprint S Editions, now part of the Abrams Group; and v-p and publisher of Rizzoli International Publications. In 2002, she founded Glitterati Incorporated, a publisher of nonfiction books for adults and children with high literary content and exceptional design and manufacturing, distributed by National Book Network.
Hallett said, "This is an exciting time to launch G Editions, having the focus on publishing works of art, which are no longer exclusively niche categories, but have expanded into virtually every corner of popular interest, providing endless concepts and themes that can now be explored visually."
Marketing and publicity for G Editions will be directed by Darcy Cohan, and Alexandra Feinman will manage digital marketing and promotions. Gloria Blanco heads finance and business operations.