Penguin Publishing Group imprint Portfolio has launched a new imprint called Thesis. Starting in spring 2023, Thesis will publish "idea-driven nonfiction by thought leaders, journalists and experts with a strong point of view."
Bria Sandford, editorial director of Portfolio's Sentinal imprint, and Niki Papadopoulos, editor-in-chief of Portfolio, will lead Thesis. Adrian Zackheim will be the new imprint's publisher and Helen Healey will serve as editor for Thesis, Sentinel and Portfolio.
"There's a big need right now for writers who make counter-consensus arguments without falling into reflexive contrarianism," said Sandford. "I'm excited for Thesis to publish those thinkers who can stand outside the currents of the moment and help us see and think differently."
The imprint will launch its first title, Struggle Sessions by Nellie Bowles, next spring, with Take Down by Laila Mickelwait following in fall 2023. Thesis will also publish the work of journalist Matt Taibbi, Sharon McMahon and evolutionary psychologist Diana Fleischman.
Papadopoulos said: "We've discovered an audience hungry for ideas that don’t fall into ideologically neat buckets, and which challenge the status quo on both sides of the political aisle. Our goal with Thesis is to carve out a dedicated space for these books, and to move the conversation forward around the pressing social issues of our time.”
Zackheim added: "Our strength historically has been in helping authors with big ideas in the business and political spaces sharpen their message and grow their tribe, and we're excited to bring this skillset to bear on new and adjacent categories."