HarperStudio, an imprint that publisher HarperCollins started last spring, has just announced its first list of releases--on its new blog.
Some of the most interesting titles include a collection of short, unpublished humor pieces by Mark Twain, a memoir by 3rd Rock From the Sun star John Lithgow, a history of humor by New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff, and a Toni Morrison-edited collection called Burn This Book, which will feature pieces by her, Salman Rushdie, Orhan Pamuk, David Grossman, and others.
I don't know how many (or if any) other publishers have blogs, but then HarperStudio has been somewhat cutting edge from the start. The imprint has been looking at alternatives to the traditional advance/royalties system (such as profit sharing) of author compensation and would like to reduce book returns.
A tip of the hat to MediaBistro's Galleycat for spreading the news about this. In response to publisher Bob Miller's concern that the blog's audience might be limited to a few publishing insiders, the Galleycat article begged to differ, noting "the debate over whether the big, generalist publishers can really achieve their own brand identity is far from resolved, but what we do know is that there's an awful lot of readers who are eager to hear from publishers who have something serious to say about their vocation, something besides 'look what we're shipping this week.' And so far this blog's holding up on that front."
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