- Kimani Press
=History=
Kimani Press was formed by
Harlequin Enterprises , Ltd. in December 2005, with the purchase of the Arabesque, Sepia and New Spirit Imprints fromBET Books. Arabesque is the first line of original African-American romance novels from a major publishing house, and will publish two single-titles each month. The Sepia imprint features commercial women’s fiction, and New Spirit serves the growing African-American inspirational marketplace with both fiction and non-fiction releases.In July 2006, Harlequin launched Kimani Romance, the only African-American series imprint in the marketplace today, with four new releases each month. In February 2007, Kimani TRU was launched targeting a young-adult, multi-cultural audience with one new release each month.
Since 2005, Kimani Press novels have been available in eBook format, a portable downloaded alternative to the standard paperback.
Kimani Press Imprints
Arabesque: the leading line of African-American romances. An-award-winning imprint of traditional and contemporary romance novels written by African-American authors. [ [http://www.eharlequin.com/store.html?cid=368 African-American Books from Kimani Press ] ]
Kimani Romance: series romance.
Kimani Tru: young-adult fiction featuring African-American youth.
New Spirit: a line of inspiration fiction and motivational nonfiction by bestselling African-American authors.
Sepia: features a variety of storylines, including mystery, suspense, humor, and relationship-focused fiction.
Kimani Press: fiction and non-fiction such as "Friends…A Love Story", a memoir by
Angela Bassett andCourtney B. Vance .External links
* [http://www.eharlequin.com www.eHarlequin.com] -- for information about Kimani Press print and digital books, authors, writer’s guidelines, and submissions.
References
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