Thames & Hudson is selling its college division to W.W. Norton & Co., the Bookseller reported. Norton, which distributes Thames & Hudson trade and college titles in the U.S. and Canada, will take over worldwide publishing of the Thames & Hudson college division with the Spring 2026 academic season. Norton will continue to distribute Thames & Hudson's trade list in North America.
Thames & Hudson CEO Sophy Thompson said: "W.W. Norton is the perfect home for our college publishing list and provides valuable continuity for our authors and for the instructors and students who have adopted our textbooks. This evolution in our relationship with W.W. Norton is occurring at an exciting moment for our North American trade programme. Our trade business in the U.S. and Canada, with the distribution support of W.W. Norton, has doubled over the past decade, and we have a talented team in New York, led by Will Balliett, ready to take that growth to the next level."
W.W. Norton chairman and president Julia A. Reidhead said, "When Thames & Hudson first approached us about taking on their college business, we could not have been more enthusiastic. The opportunity to publish Thames & Hudson's distinguished college list marks an exciting new chapter in a 50-year relationship between our companies. Because of our collaborative work together, we have seen many of T&H's college books develop, come to fruition, enter the marketplace, and become market leaders in their fields. We are thrilled to pick up the process and to build and strengthen an already outstanding publishing program."