Effective May 1, Hopkins Fulfillment Services will distribute the University of New Orleans Press, which is currently distributed by National Book Network.
Abram Shalom Himelstein, the press's editor-in-chief, commented: "In the coming months we will be publishing work by Tom Dent, Clementine Hunter and FiYiYi Mardi Gras Indians. We will be exploring brass bands and horse tracks and Creole history. This work is more than a business to us, and the people at Johns Hopkins understand that."
Hopkins Fulfillment Services manager Davida Breier said, "The spirit and scholarship behind UNO's list makes them a natural partner for HFS."
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Effective June 1, Consortium Book Sales & Distribution will distribute Blue Apple Books in the United States and Canada.
Founded in 2003 by Harriet Ziefert, Blue Apple Books, Maplewood, N.J., publishes 40 titles per year for children under the age of 10. Titles include Broadway Barks by Bernadette Peters, Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow? by Susan Shea and illustrated by Tom Slaughter, Jessie Hartland’s Museum series, books by DwellStudio and Deborah Zemke's Doodles for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner placemat series. It has also just launched the Jump-Into-Chapters line.
David Steinberger, CEO of the Perseus Books Group, commented: "Harriet Ziefert's passion for bringing children books they not only need, but will also enjoy, is unsurpassed. She's a treasure in the world of children's publishing and the independent publishing community."