North Star Editions is buying the Flux YA imprint from Llewellyn Worldwide and has taken over sales and publishing operations for all existing titles. Llewellyn Worldwide will continue to handle warehousing and fulfillment duties for Flux titles.
Llewellyn launched Flux in 2006, "born out of the success of the Blue Is for Nightmares series by Laurie Faria Stolarz," the company said; the series has sold more than 500,000 copies. Flux has helped launch the careers of authors Laurie Faria Stolarz, Maggie Stiefvater and Simone Elkeles, and A.S. King and Carrie Jones made their debuts with Flux.
"We are excited to be able to continue the wonderful Flux tradition and carry it into this next phase of its life," new Flux managing editor Mari Kesselring said. "We look forward to the opportunity to engage Flux's readership with bold new titles for the young-adult fiction audience."
"We are delighted to find such a welcoming home for Flux," Llewellyn Worldwide president Sandra Weschcke said. "We have enjoyed all the Flux authors and titles over the years and we are confident North Star will grow and prosper with Flux. We look forward to a productive relationship."