Skyhorse Publishing
Not For Tourists, Hot Books, Racehorse Publishing, Clydesdale Press, Seahorse Press, Racehorse For Young Readers, Peakpoint Press | |
No. of employees | 56 (as of October 2018) |
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Official website | www |
Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. is an American
History
The current president and publisher is founder Tony Lyons, former president and publisher of
Growth and expansion
In 2010, Skyhorse acquired
Skyhorse added 250 new titles to its catalog with its acquisition of science-fiction and fantasy publisher
In May 2015, partnering with
Skyhorse started a new division in 2016 called Racehorse Publishing, which publishes a range of categories, including promotional titles, instant books, and classic works of literature. The promotional line is operated under the new Clydesdale Press imprint. Another new imprint, Seahorse Press, publishes books on boating, sailing and sea adventures.[14] Skyhorse launched the new imprint Arcade CrimeWise to publish crime fiction, mysteries, noir, thrillers, and spy novels.[15]
To manage the close to 1,000 titles that it stood to publish in 2016, Skyhorse increased staff from 56 to 81 in 2015.[16]
Skyhorse Publishing had revenue of more than $43 million in 2015 and a backlist of 6,000 titles. With 93 people then on staff, the company planned to release 900 books in 2017 through its 18 imprints.[17] Practical books for sports lovers, gardeners, cooks and gamers, etc., sold more than 3 million copies in total during 2015. Adult coloring books, first introduced in May 2015, have sold over 4,000,000 copies.[18]
In June 2017, a group of Skyhorse employees announced intentions to hold a union election in order to join United Auto Workers Local 2110.[19] According to a National Labor Relations Board count, staffers fell short of the votes needed on November 30, 2018, with 18 voting for, 28 voting against, and an additional 23 votes submitted but counted as ineligible ballots.[20]
In April 2018, Skyhorse announced “a major reorganization” with job cuts of 16 full-time positions and plans “to reduce new titles published by ‘approximately 25 percent’ in 2018” compared to 2017, when it released 1,120 titles.[21] Publisher Tony Lyons announced the decision in response to a decline in net sales by 19% in 2017, and issues related to paper shortages and book distribution.[22]
Skyhorse and Simon & Schuster released the news in July 2018 that Simon & Schuster will distribute Skyhorse titles in the U.S. and most markets and territories around the world beginning on January 1, 2019.[23]
Bestselling books and notable authors
In 2008, Skyhorse published the erotic travelogue Around the World in 80 Lays, by Joe Diamond, writer for
The Case Against Impeaching Trump by
On March 23, 2020, Skyhorse Publishing announced that it had acquired and released the memoir
The book, The Walk by
Sky Pony, the children's book imprint of Skyhorse, publishes a line of unofficial Hacks for Minecrafters books, and a series of original, unofficial novels. Along with Scholastic, the official licensing publisher of Minecraft books in the U.S., the two houses publish the majority of Minecraft titles for kids.[36]
On May 17, 2021, Skyhorse announced that it would release Blake Bailey's biography of Philip Roth, Philip Roth: The Biography. The book was originally published by W. W. Norton & Company, which withdrew it after allegations of sexual misconduct were made against Bailey.[37]
On November 16, 2021, Skyhorse published the New York Times,
Skyhorse has published thirty-five titles about the assassination of John F. Kennedy,[41] including many promoting conspiracy theories.[42][43] The company was reported to have invested $1 million on acquisition, printing and marketing for the publication of eight new books on the subject in 2013; as well as $300,000 to $400,000 on the reprints of seventeen others.[43] Authors on the subject published or re-published by Skyhorse include Richard Belzer,[41][43] Gaeton Fonzi,[41] Jim Garrison[43] Mark Lane,[43] Peter Dale Scott,[43] Roger Stone,[41] Jesse Ventura,[41] and Harold Weisberg.[41]
Criticism
Skyhorse Publishing has been criticised as a toxic workplace, and for printing books containing conspiracy theories.[44] The Los Angeles Times has described it as "almost comically agnostic on the truth".[45]
In 2013, the
The Guardian called Skyhorse publisher Tony Lyons “the US publisher who picks up books ‘cancelled’ by other presses.[47] In response, Lyons said, “Maybe the role of publishers is to bring people closer. To encourage them to read things they disagree with, that make them angry, but ultimately to learn things that help them bridge the gap to what they thought they hated but may find some nuance in.” [48]
In June 2022, Simon & Schuster announced it would be distributing Skyhorse's forthcoming publication of the House Select Committee's report on the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.[49] The book will contain an introduction by Darren Beattie, a former Trump employee and conspiracy theorist who has referred to the Committee's investigation as a "witch hunt."[50][51]
In 2023, the AP reported that Skyhorse had a deal to publish books by the vaccine misinformation organisation
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