Grand Central Publishing is launching Da Capo, a new imprint dedicated to books about music. Founded in the tradition of the former Da Capo Press, the imprint's acquisitions will be overseen by Brant Rumble, editorial director, nonfiction, and executive editor Ben Schafer, with additional acquisitions by Grand Central editors.
Da Capo will publish approximately 12 titles per year, with its first list to be released this summer, including Dennis McNally's counterculture history The Last Great Dream; Barry Mazor's Blood Harmony: The Everly Brothers Story; the punk rock chronicle Tearing Down the Orange Curtain by Nate Jackson and Daniel Kohn; and Shouting Out Loud, Audrey Gordon's biography of the Raincoats. In fall 2025, Da Capo will publish The Cars: Let the Stories Be Told by Bill Janovitz. More Da Capo titles will be announced in the coming weeks.
"Da Capo has a long tradition of publishing books for people to whom music is far more than a passive listening experience," said Schafer. "For the Da Capo reader, music is a way of life and a cornerstone of one's sense of identity. It is a link to broader traditions of subcultures and, as I've said many times in-house since I first joined the company in 2002, we make 'books for people who dress like the music they listen to.' "
Rumble added: "We are excited to curate a renewed frontlist--and capitalize on an extensive backlist--that includes a wide range of artists, genres, and literary approaches that deliver to readers a deeper understanding of the music that they love."