Flatiron Announces New Nonfiction Imprint with iHM Podcasts

RADIO ONLINE | Thursday, February 20, 2020

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iHeartPodcast Network has partnered with Flatiron Books on a first-of-its-kind book imprint based on iHeartRadio's curiosity podcasts. The imprint, entitled "Stuff You Should Read: An iHeartBook," will kick off with "Stuff You Should Know: An Incomplete Compendium of Mostly Interesting Things" by Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant, to celebrate "Stuff You Should Know" - one of the first podcasts to reach one billion downloads. The first of four books is set to hit shelves on September 29.

"Podcasting is exploding right now, with some of the best and brightest minds launching shows in this medium," said iHeartPodcast Network President Conal Byrne. "We wanted to take a lot of that creativity and extend it into another amazing medium, serving it up in a whole new way and potentially to a whole new audience - readers. We found the perfect partner in Flatiron to launch our first four titles, with more to come."

"We are extraordinarily excited to be working on a book with Flatiron," said Clark. "It's been a long time coming since we first wanted to create a SYSK book - since basically the beginning of the podcast 12 years ago - so this is a bit of a dream come true for us."

Bryant continued, "Our listeners have been clamoring for a book as well, but the time never seemed right until now. With so much experience under our belts and a wealth of information we know people crave, we're finally ready to dive into this book project the right way with Flatiron. We can't wait to finally see the finished book in our hands and the hands of our listeners everywhere."

The imprint will be headed by Flatiron Executive Editor Sarah Murphy and will publish a minimum of one book per year. To start, it will feature titles based on other popular long-running iHeartPodcast Network curiosity shows including "Stuff You Missed in History Class," "Stuff They Don't Want You to Know," and "Stuff Mom Never Told You." Additionally, Imprint, a part of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, will publish young reader editions of the books.