Interview with Sourcebooks Part 1
I had the pleasure of interviewing Deb Werksman, romance editor of Sourcebooks to find out more about Sourcebooks and what they are looking for. I’ll be splitting the interview over the next few days.
Who is Sourcebooks?
Sourcebooks is a 20-year-old general trade publishing company. We are the largest woman-owned independent publishing house in the US, and one of the fastest growing indies.
What genre of fiction are you currently publishing?
We publish commercial fiction, women’s fiction, Jane Austen sequels, and romance fiction.
Who is your target audience/reader?
For romance fiction, our audience is a 25+ female readership.
What are some of your up coming romance fiction titles?
We’re very excited about:*No Regrets (Fall 2007), a Regency romance with a most unusual heroine (she’s fat and wears glasses, and can’t believe that she’s driving the hero wild with desire!). *Hundreds of Years to Reform a Rake (Fall 2007), a time-travel with a modern career woman thrust back in time into the social whirl of the Regency period and the arms of an unscrupulous rake!*The Cat Slave Chronicles (Spring 2007), a paranormal/sci-fi romance with a hero from a planet where the inhabitants have a feline gene—he purrs, he likes to rub up against you, he’s gorgeous and sinuous and he has some really unusual, um, equipment…*SEALed with a Kiss (Spring 2007), with a Navy SEAL hero who reluctantly accepts the heroine’s help to connect with his young son. In the process, she discovers that even a hero needs help sometimes, and he discovers a new definition for “high maintenance.”*50 Ways to Hex Your Lover (Spring 2007), a fun, funny paranormal from Linda Wisdom, who’s written 70 romances and sold over 13 million books.*New trade paper releases of Georgette Heyer Regency romances (Cotillion, Fall 2007; False Colours, Spring 2008) and historical fiction (An Infamous Army, Fall 2007; The Spanish Bride, Spring 2008).