Skyhorse and The Explorers Club Partner to Publish Books
By: Christina Mancuso Dec. 01, 2015
NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire-iReach/ Skyhorse Publishing and the Explorers Club are teaming up to publish books together.
The arrangement kicks off with Skyhorse committed to publishing three books from the Explorers Club in 2016two to be released in the spring, one in the fall.
Up first are two books for Spring 2016: Matthew Henson and Robert Peary's A Journey for the Ages, about the authors' historic North Pole expedition, and Apsley Cherry-Garrard's The Worst Journey in the World. An additional title for Fall 2016 is an updated version of Lowell Thomas's book Famous First Flights That Changed History: Sixteen Dramatic Adventures, by Thomas and his son, Lowell Thomas Jr.
Jay Cassell, Skyhorse Publishing editorial director for sports and outdoors publishing, said the companies would update other classic books by Explorers Club members in the coming years.
"The Explorers Club is looking forward to working with Skyhorse Publishing, which will publish our Classic Series books, outstanding books that reflect our interest and mission in world exploration," said Ted Janulis, president of the Explorers Club. Cassell added: "The Explorers Club has always been a leader in the field of exploration and research. We are excited to be doing books with the Club, and look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship."
THE EXPLORERS CLUB
The Explorers Club is an international multidisciplinary professional society dedicated to the advancement of field research and the ideal that it is vital to preserve the instinct to explore. Since its inception in 1904 in New York City, the Club has served as a meeting point and unifying force for explorers and scientists worldwide. Today, with some thirty offices around the world, the Explorers Club promotes the scientific exploration of land, sea, air, and space by supporting research and education in the physical, natural, and biological sciences. The Club's members have been responsible for an illustrious series of famous firsts: first to the North Pole, first to the South Pole, first to the summit of Mount Everest, first to the deepest point in the ocean, first to the surface of the moonall accomplished by its members.
The Explorers Club actively encourages public interest in exploration and the sciences through its public lectures program, publications, travel program, and other events. The Club also maintains Research Collections, including a library and map room, to preserve the history of the Club and to assist those interested and engaged in exploration and scientific research.
SKYHORSE PUBLISHING
Skyhorse Publishing was launched in September 2006 by Tony Lyons, former president and publisher of the Lyons Press. As of Winter 2015, the company has had thirty-three New York Times bestsellers. It has 81 employees and revenue of more than $40 million .
Through its thirteen imprints, Skyhorse publishes an eclectic and maverick list that includes books on history, politics, rural living, humor, and more. Its imprintsAllworth Press, Arcade Publishing, Carrel Books, Gary Null Publishing, Good Books, Helios Press, Hot Books, Night Shade Books, Not For Tourists, Sky Pony Press, Sports Publishing, Talos Press, and Yucca Publishingcover such areas as sports, business, art, fiction, nonfiction, and children's literature. Its backlist includes more than six thousand titles.
Skyhorse is distributed by Perseus Books Group in the United States and overseas and by Thomas Allen & Son in Canada.
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