Heliotrope Books Explained
Heliotrope Books is an independent publisher based in Lower Manhattan. Founded and operated by Naomi Rosenblatt, Heliotrope specializes in cross-genre books with mixed sales categories, memoirs by journalists (including the "memoir-noir", a category coined by Heliotrope), and fiction set in New York City. Heliotrope also publishes a line of children's books under the imprint HelioTot.[1] Notable authors include humorist entrepreneur Richard A. Moran;[2] award-winning professor and bestselling memoirist Susan Shapiro;[3] Catherine Hiller, novelist, filmmaker, and author of the notable marijuana memoir Just Say Yes;[4] novelist, poet, and playwright Sonia Pilcer;[5] author, playwright, and actor Don Cummings,[6] and international foraging expert Leda Meredith.[7]
As a New York City press, Heliotrope works closely with neighborhood bookshops and local entertainment venues including The Strand Bookstore,[8] Book Culture,[9] [10] [11] Dixon Place,[12] The Red Room at KGB Bar,[13] and Theatre 80 St. Marks.
Awards
- Foreword Indies Winner / Bronze, Religion, 2018 - To the Moon and Back[14]
- London Book Fair, Honorable Mention, 2018 - To the Moon and Back
- Family Choice Award, 2015 - The Rainbow Remembers The Music[15]
- Guernica Magazine Pick of 2013 - Fame Shark[16]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Kirch . Claire . HelioTot: Books to Sing About . 2024-07-05 . PublishersWeekly.com . en.
- Book: Navigating Tweets, Feats, and Deletes: Lessons for the New Workplace Kindle Edition . Amazon.com . 9 June 2014 . 2015-09-10.
- Web site: Making the Jump from Big House to Small Press: Susan Shapiro on the Satisfactions of Going Indie . Herrington, Sarah . Literary Hub . July 30, 2015 . 2015-09-10.
- News: Gonzalez . David . 2015-04-12 . Smoking Marijuana for 50 Years, and Turning Out Just Fine . 2024-07-05 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
- Therrien, Jim. "Every suite tells a story in Pilcer's 'The Last Hotel.'" Berkshire Eagle. July 23, 2015. http://www.berkshireeagle.com/berkshirelifestyles/ci_28527884/every-suite-tells-story-pilcers-last-hotel
- Book: BENT BUT NOT BROKEN Kirkus Reviews . en.
- Book: Botany, Ballet and Dinner from Scratch: A Memoir with Recipes Paperback . 978-0981619859 . Meredith . Leda . July 2008 .
- Web site: The Secrets of Book Publishing with Sue Shapiro . Strand Bookstore official site . 2015-09-10.
- Web site: 112th: M.J. Moore on Mario Puzo | Book Culture.
- Web site: 112th: Lisa Kohn on to the Moon and Back | Book Culture.
- Web site: Q & A with Christie Grotheim Book Culture . 2024-07-05 . www.bookculture.com.
- Web site: Be Our Valentine: An evening of bittersweet love songs and readings Hosted by Heliotrope Books . Dixon Place official site . 2015-09-10.
- Heliotrope Books . Heliotrope Books . HeliotropeBooks . 600804364454907905 . May 19, 2015 . Five Heliotrope authors in one Red Room 5/26! Readings by @neeshaarter @RoyalYoung @edgycathy @kanor631 & #LeahWells http://t.co/tqdtLkzLOv . en . December 2, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305182620/https://twitter.com/heliotropebooks/status/600804364454907905 . March 5, 2016 . live.
- Web site: "To the Moon and Back" is a 2018 Foreword INDIES Winner . 2024-07-05 . www.forewordreviews.com . en.
- Web site: 2015-02-01 . The Rainbow Remembers the Music . 2024-07-05 . Family Choice Awards . en-US.
- Web site: 2013-12-12 . Editors’ Picks: Our Favorite Books from 2013 . 2024-07-05 . Guernica . en-US.