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.[citation needed ]
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]
References
^ Kirch, Claire. "HelioTot: Books to Sing About" . PublishersWeekly.com . Retrieved 2024-07-05 .
^ Navigating Tweets, Feats, and Deletes: Lessons for the New Workplace Kindle Edition . 9 June 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-10 – via Amazon.com.
^ Herrington, Sarah (July 30, 2015). "Making the Jump from Big House to Small Press: Susan Shapiro on the Satisfactions of Going Indie" . Literary Hub . Retrieved 2015-09-10 .
^ Gonzalez, David (2015-04-12). "Smoking Marijuana for 50 Years, and Turning Out Just Fine" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-07-05 .
^ 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 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ BENT BUT NOT BROKEN | Kirkus Reviews .
^ Meredith, Leda (July 2008). Botany, Ballet and Dinner from Scratch: A Memoir with Recipes Paperback . ISBN 978-0981619859 .
^ "The Secrets of Book Publishing with Sue Shapiro" . Strand Bookstore official site. Retrieved 2015-09-10 .
^ "112th: M.J. Moore on Mario Puzo | Book Culture" .
^ "112th: Lisa Kohn on to the Moon and Back | Book Culture" .
^ "Q & A with Christie Grotheim | Book Culture" . www.bookculture.com . Retrieved 2024-07-05 .
^ "Be Our Valentine: An evening of bittersweet love songs and readings Hosted by Heliotrope Books" . Dixon Place official site. Retrieved 2015-09-10 .
^ Heliotrope Books [@HeliotropeBooks] (May 19, 2015). "Five Heliotrope authors in one Red Room 5/26! Readings by @neeshaarter @RoyalYoung @edgycathy @kanor631 & #LeahWells http://t.co/tqdtLkzLOv" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2022 – via Twitter .
^ " "To the Moon and Back" is a 2018 Foreword INDIES Winner" . www.forewordreviews.com . Retrieved 2024-07-05 .
^ "The Rainbow Remembers the Music" . Family Choice Awards . 2015-02-01. Retrieved 2024-07-05 .
^ "Editors' Picks: Our Favorite Books from 2013" . Guernica . 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2024-07-05 .
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