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HarperCollins to Close Regan’s Imprint
HarperCollins announced today that it plans to close ReganBooks, the imprint created by Judith Regan, the controversial editor who was abruptly fired last month. The imprint will officially close on March 1.
All books scheduled for publication under the Regan imprint will instead carry an interim logo, HC. According to the ReganBooks spring catalog, some of those titles include “The Political Teachings of Jesus,” by Tod Lindberg, and “21 Pounds in 21 Days,” by Roni Deluz.
Several ReganBooks staff members, including Cal Morgan, the editorial director of the imprint, will move to the New York offices of HarperCollins. Suzanne Wickham, the publicity director, will remain in Los Angeles, where ReganBooks is now based.
The imprint moved there early last year to satisfy Ms. Regan’s desire to integrate book deals with television and movie projects. That plan went awry when a book Ms. Regan scheduled, “If I Did It” by O.J. Simpson, was canceled by HarperCollins in late November after a storm of public criticism. A television interview with Mr. Simpson that was to be broadcast on the Fox network was also cancelled.
HarperCollins is owned by the News Corporation, the media company controlled by Rupert Murdoch. News Corporation also owns the Fox network.
