News - Zando Projects

Los Angeles Times

The independent publisher making a business of celebrity book imprints

April 24, 2024

“The people involved at Zando are industry-savvy, experienced and passionate about discovering new models of helping readers discover books. They seem to have superb taste married with superb connections.”

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Vanity Fair

An indie publisher harnesses the muscle of household names

March 8, 2023

In books, it’s all about the eyeballs. In 2020, Molly Stern launched Zando, an innovation on traditional publishing that had a mission to partner with “beloved” public figures and institutions in putting forth books.

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New York Times

Lena Waithe, Gillian Flynn to Start Book Imprints

September 22, 2021

The two women are joining Zando, an independent publishing company founded last year that plans to work with authors and sell books in unconventional ways.

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Deadline

Publisher Zando Announces Imprints From Lena Waithe and ‘Gone Girl’ Author Gillian Flynn

September 21, 2021

Zando, the independent publisher with a stated mission to collaborate with influential creators, authors, platforms, and institutions to acquire and publish titles under their own imprints, has named Lena Waithe and Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn as its first founding publishing partners.

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Associated Press

Gillian Flynn, Lena Waithe to head their own book imprints

September 21, 2021

Flynn’s imprint will be called Gillian Flynn Books and Waithe’s will be an extension of the Hillman Grad production company she founded with Rishi Rajani.

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Fast Company

Indie publisher Zando taps Gillian Flynn and Lena Waithe to find your new favorite authors

September 21, 2021

Book publisher powerhouse Molly Stern started her own company on the premise of using influential creators to surface overlooked talent.

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The New York Times

Michelle Obama's 'Becoming' Editor Starts Her Own Publishing Firm

November 13, 2020

Molly Stern, the former publisher of Crown, is starting Zando, an independent publishing company with an unusual marketing strategy.

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