IPG has signed five new publishers to its sales and distribution programs:
Whimspire Books, Sacramento, Calif., a women-owned children's book publisher that aims to publish picture books that create moments of joy, laughter, and togetherness for families. (U.S. and Canada, effective February 1, 2025.)
Melbourne Books, an Australian publishing house founded in 2000, that publishes a range of books, including biographies, cookbooks, art, architecture, social histories, travel, academic work, and novels. (U.S. and Canada, effective January 1, 2025.)
WTAW Press, Santa Rosa, Calif., a nonprofit that aims to foster a thriving literary community and publish exceptional, enduring, literary books that are likely to be overlooked in mainstream corporate publishing. (Worldwide, effective July 1, 2024.)
BLoved Publishing, a U.S. house that specializes in translating and publishing popular Korean BL Manhwa and novels into English, as well as Chinese Danmei, Baihe, and BL Manhua in partnership with Monogatari Novels. BLoved seeks to bring captivating stories and immersive worlds to life through meticulous translations for English-speaking readers to enjoy in physical print. (U.S., Canada, and U.K., November 1, 2024.)
Anderson Entertainment, the U.K. company founded by Gerry Anderson to create, develop, produce, and nurture IP and content for raving fans across the globe. Anderson publishes books in a wide selection of formats--hardbacks, coffee table books, comic anthologies, series guides, and audiobooks--based on classic Anderson properties, such as the shows Thunderbirds and Space:1999. (U.S. and Canada, January 1, 2025.)