Publishing and film interest. According to Publishers Weekly, a reputable industry publication, the final offer was "well into six figures". SVP, publisher, Crown, Molly Stern will be leaving the company as a result of those additional changes, while Gillian Blake is moving over from Holt as svp, editor-in-chief, Crown Trade, starting January 22. All Rights Reserved. Founded by acclaimed publishing executive Molly Stern, Zando is an independent publisher that offers a new model to connect inspiring authors to the audiences they deserve—and helps readers find new books to love. “To find an audience is increasingly complicated.”. Two years ago, at what seemed to be the pinnacle of her 25 years in publishing, Molly Stern’s career came to an abrupt halt. Ms. Stern, who will take on the role of chief executive, initially plans to hire eight staff members and later to grow to a staff of 20. But Ms. Stern has aligned herself with deep-pocketed backers. Special guest: Lori Goldstein, Laurent D, Molly Stern, Michael Kanyon; 190: 4 "Francesco Carrozzini" March 16, 2011 () The girls returned from panel. At Crown, Ms. Stern helped the actress Sarah Jessica Parker start her own literary fiction imprint, an experience she drew on in creating the business model for Zando. Ms. Witherspoon’s endorsements helped turn novels like “Little Fires Everywhere” and “Where the Crawdads Sing” into hits, and she has made her media company, Hello Sunshine, into a book-to-screen factory. Before joining Crown, in 2010, Stern worked at Viking for fifteen years, editing a range of critically acclaimed authors including Jasper Fforde, Geraldine Brooks, Garrison Keillor, David Benioff, and Sue Monk Kidd. This summer, she received a significant start-up investment from Sister, an independent global studio that was founded in 2019 by the media executive Elisabeth Murdoch, the film industry executive Stacey Snider and the producer Jane Featherstone. Stern and her team will collaborate with influencers and other prominent brands and institutions to publish books under their own imprints and market them to their fans. As publisher of Crown, Ms. Stern had released 2018’s biggest blockbuster — Michelle Obama’s memoir, “Becoming,” which sold more than two million copies in its first two weeks. © 2021 Publishers Lunch. “When you have a world of massive consolidation and homogeneity, Molly and Sister have a huge passion for new voices,” Ms. Murdoch, the daughter of the media mogul Rupert Murdoch, said. “Discoverability is a real crisis,” Ms. Stern said. Reese Witherspoon and her make up artist Molly R. Stern join The Hollywood Reporter for The Beauty Issue. And listen to us on the Book Review podcast. Two years ago, at what seemed to be the pinnacle of her 25 years in publishing, Molly Stern’s career came to an abrupt halt. “What I really wanted to do was tend to my own obsessions and figure out how to do it independently,” she said in an interview this week. Her the best movie is Swingers. 148 Followers, 369 Following, 1,546 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from @molstern She came up with the name as a nod to the first letters of her sons’ names, Zach and Oscar. Sara was angry with how her hair hadn't gotten longer, and she thought that it was the reason she performed poorly in the previous photoshoot. Rather than relying chiefly on bookstores, retailers, advertising and other traditional channels to promote authors, she plans to team up with high-profile individuals, companies and brands, who will act as publishing partners and promote books to their fans and customers. Each Publishers Lunch Deluxe subscription includes full access to our searchable multi-year archive of industry news, a nightly email reporting 10 to 50 deal transactions, and our database of industry contacts, scripts, and posting privileges. As an independent publishing company, Zando can also experiment with distribution in ways that might be challenging for legacy publishers. The Publishing Industry's Daily Essential Read, Two years after she was dismissed from her position as svp, publisher of Crown in a reorganization after it was merged into the Random House Publishing Group, Molly Stern has formally announced her new independent publishing company, Zando (named for her sons, Zach and Oscar). Brittani was glad about her previous placements. A natural next move would have been to set up shop with her own imprint at a rival publishing house, but as she surveyed the landscape, she decided she wanted to build something from scratch. [citation needed] Stern learned the roles of The Duke in Rigo­letto; Nemorino in Don Pasquale and Edgardo in Lucia di Lam­mer­moor.Stern at­tended the High School of Music and Art, now known as Fiorello H. La­Guardia High School of Music & Art and Per­form­ing Arts. Molly Stern oversees both the hardcover and paperback trade fiction and nonfiction publishing programs at Crown Publishers. Molly Stern Publishing executive . Molly has 3 jobs listed on their profile. New York, NY. The publishing industry's essential daily read. Molly Stern, the former publisher of Crown, is starting Zando, an independent publishing company with an unusual marketing strategy. Two years ago, at what seemed to be the pinnacle of her 25 years in publishing, Molly Stern’s career came to an abrupt halt. After spending some time in job limbo, Viking editor-in-chief Molly Stern will be joining Crown Publishing, where she will oversee general interest hardcover trade fiction and nonfiction. “What I really wanted to do was tend to my own obsessions and figure out how to do it independently,” Molly Stern said. With her industry experience, Ms. Stern may also have an advantage when it comes to signing authors. At Crown, when she was publishing books by lesser-known authors, the lack of broad support was constantly frustrating, even when authors got positive reviews and retail promotion. Zando is in advanced negotiations with several potential partners, Ms. Stern said, though the company was not prepared to name them or announce projects. Eric Simonoff, then at Janklow & Nesbit, agented the book. View Molly Stern’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community.