William Morrow is launching a line of "eminent nonfiction and literary fiction" that will "investigate, inform, entertain, and inspire conversation, highlighting both established bestselling authors as well as introducing talented new voices." The line should begin publishing in spring 2016.
Although the line has no name yet, Morrow has hired Geoff Shandler to be v-p, editorial director, of the nonfiction side, effective today.
Shandler was formerly editorial director of the adult trade division of Little, Brown, and was earlier editor in chief there. Before that, he helped start up PublicAffairs, and he began his career at Random House.
Among authors Shandler has edited are Ben Bradlee, Jr., James Bradley, Robert Dallek, Jonathan Safran Foer, Mary Gabriel, Malcolm Gladwell, John le Carré, Marcus Luttrell, James Andrew Miller, Dana Priest, Charlie Savage, Bob Spitz, John Paul Stevens, Jake Tapper, Evan Thomas, Chuck Todd and Luis Alberto Urrea.