Bindery Books

⭐ BINDERY DROP ⭐ Our first four books are officially releasing today. It would be impossible to summarize the philharmonic-level orchestra of activity that has gone into building both this company and this launch over the past year, but there isn’t enough space in a single post to thank the many people who have worked so tirelessly to make it happen. We believe the reason so many have coalesced around Bindery is because our mission matters. We’re here to build a more diverse, equitable, and independent world of books. The book industry at large has suffered as the media landscape has disintegrated over the last two decades. Especially, authors have suffered, forced to sit by as debuts become increasingly hard for publishers to break out in a rapidly fragmenting consumer landscape, as authors’ earnings dropped with their sales projections (42% on average over the last decade), and as the business doubled down on “sure bets” that look like existing bestsellers. We decided to create a publishing model that is structurally different. Bindery empowers tastemakers, who lead highly engaged communities of readers, to start their own publishing imprints and choose what books get published next. This means authors and stories that are “too niche” or “too genrebendy” for a traditional publisher to take a risk on are ones that we are happy to publish. Community investment is what makes this possible—readers are driving the kinds of stories that get created here. And community investment is also what makes us believe these stories will not be small at all. The run-up to this launch has been peppered by our books gracing dozens of “biggest and buzziest” and “best of fall” lists. We’re in second printings for several ahead of launch. Two authors have earned out their advances on subsidiary rights sales including audio for all titles, foreign editions in Germany, Italy, UK, Czech Republic, Russia, and Ukraine, subscription box buys, and film option interest. You will find Bindery Books in hundreds of independent bookstores and libraries, Barnes & Noble, and Walmart, with endorsements from heavy hitters like Rebecca Yarros, Rebecca Thorne, Melissa Albert, Emily Habeck, and TJ Klune. Behind the scenes, it’s been a whirlwind and the hardest and best work we’ve ever done. And we’re just getting started. If you would like to support us and the incredible authors we’re publishing this season, please pick up a copy at your favorite bookstore—and if they aren’t carrying it already, ask them to! Know that by supporting Bindery you are making a real contribution to change. --Matt Kaye and Meghan Harvey, cofounders

The next project from this year that I wanted to share was this book cover for And The Sky Bled by S. Hati, which will be coming out very soon! This piece was made as a paper sculpture, which I then photographed and coloured digitally. I love working on paper sculpture pieces; they're pretty labour intensive but the results are always worth the extra effort. #bookcover #coverillustration #illustration #papercut #papersculpture #papercraft #book #fantasy Bindery Books

Been sitting on this one for a while... beyond excited to announce that Bindery Books has signed with IAG and Atlas Literary to represent our media rights, "bringing a groundbreaking angle to the book-to-screen IP pipeline." 📖 🎞 🎉 https://lnkd.in/g2C2yYQJ

From a queer paranormal pulpy sci-fi, to an upmarket contemporary exploration of Egyptian-American identity, and several flavors of fantasy in between, we're proud to announce a diverse list of stories coming from Bindery in Spring 2025.

We're excited to share all four covers for our first season. Coming to bookstores October 15, 2024!

New chapter alert for Bindery Books! 🎉 📖 We're thrilled to announce that we're growing our team. New positions include a Founding Product Designer, Senior Frontend Engineer, and Acquisitions Director. We'd love to hear from any mission-aligned folks eager to help us build a more creative, independent, and equitable world of books. Check out the listings and apply here: https://lnkd.in/gtFjARuJ Special thanks to Bloomberg Beta, Lakehouse Ventures, Precursor Ventures, and Baukunst for believing in our mission and making this next phase possible.

We're pleased to announce that Bindery's Fall 2024 titles have all been acquired by Podium Audio!

We couldn't be happier to be partnering with Lavender PR! Check out PW's launch announcement about this new firm founded by two senior publicity alums from William Morrow and Flatiron.

Thank you to TAG24 NEWS US for this wonderful story on all we're up to at Bindery Books! "With a focus on authors and genres often neglected by traditional publishing houses, these titles have set a foundation for innovative storytelling fueled by the passion of readers." https://lnkd.in/gbG3zSPa