Heresy Press, which was founded last year and plans to publish six "unapologetically free-spirited works of fiction per year that will show the world that novels don't have to be instruments of social justice or manuals of good behavior but simply compelling stories," is becoming an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing.
Bernard Schweizer, who founded Heresy Press a little over a year ago with his wife, Liang Schweizer, will continue to serve as director. "There's a hunger for liberated literature that tests boundaries, including unabashedly funny and blasphemous stories,” Schweizer said. "Skyhorse, with its explicit commitment to viewpoint diversity, is the perfect partner to help bring Heresy Press products to an ever growing and enthusiastic audience."
Among Heresy Press's forthcoming titles are Devil Take It by Daniel Debs Nossiter, Shibboleth by Thomas Peermohamed Lambert, and Michael Liska's debut, Alice, or the Wild Child. Heresy Press's advisory board includes Nadine Strossen, Joyce Carol Oates, Steven Pinker, Sherman Alexie, Junot Diaz, Richard North Patterson, Meghan Daum, and others.