Walker Brockington
In a partnership with Simon & Schuster, the relaunch aims to advance MTV Entertainment’s book-to-TV/film pipeline and lead to the discovery of unique voices.
MTV Books is getting a revival.
YA publishing industry veteran Christian Trimmer has been appointed to head the relaunch of MTV Books in partnership with Simon & Schuster, MTV Entertainment announced Tuesday. The relaunch aims to advance MTV Entertainment’s book-to-TV/film pipeline and the discovery of unique voices for publishing.
In his new role, Trimmer will acquire and edit books for young adults and work closely with MTVE’s Meghan Hooper, evp, head of original movies and limited series, to identify titles for development into films and miniseries across the group’s brands and studios. He will also assess whether existing IP could be reimagined as book projects.