Effective October 24, Adam Bellow will join St. Martin's Press as editorial director for a new, to-be-named imprint of political and current affairs books "from all sides of the political spectrum and across a range of issues--but its focus will be on discovering a new generation of conservative voices," according to the publisher. The imprint will include books acquired by Bellow, as well as titles from other St. Martin's editors. Although most of the titles will be nonfiction, selected fiction with political themes and stories will also be published.
"Left and right no longer even speak to one another, let alone debate each other's books," said Bellow. "This imprint will seek to revive the culture of intelligent debate, both within the right and between right and left, creating a sense of openness and ferment that will attract the most original and interesting writers and build community through a sense of shared mission and purpose."
St. Martin's Press editor-in-chief George Witte commented: "We're thrilled to welcome an editor of Adam's stature to St. Martin's. He has articulated a dynamic new direction for both conservative and political publishing, and we look forward to the range of books he will discover here."
Prior to joining St. Martin's, Bellow was v-p and executive editor at HarperCollins and editorial director of Broadside Books. He also has been editorial director of the Free Press/Simon & Schuster and executive editor-at-large at Doubleday/Random House.