PENGUIN GROUP LAUNCHES NEW IMPRINT, THESIS

Portfolio, an imprint of the Penguin Publishing Group, is pleased to announce the launch of a new imprint, joining its eponymous Portfolio and its Sentinel publishing programmes. This new line, Thesis, will be led by Bria Sandford, editorial director of Sentinel, and Niki Papadopoulos, editor-in-chief of Portfolio. Adrian Zackheim will serve as Publisher. Helen Healey will also rejoin the company as Editor to acquire for Thesis, Sentinel, and Portfolio. Thesis will be dedicated to publishing urgent idea-driven nonfiction by thought leaders, journalists and experts with a strong point of view. The inaugural list will launch in spring 2023 with Struggle Sessions by Nellie Bowles, and Takedown by activist Laila Mickelwait in fall 2023. Other authors to be published under the mprint include journalist Matt Taibbi and evolutionary psychologist Diana Fleischman. Sandford said, “There’s a big need right now for writers who make counter-consensus arguments without falling into reflexive contrarianism. 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.” — Penguin Random House