NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 15, 2023) — Forefront Books, a Nashville-based independent book publisher, has announced the hiring of Becky Nesbitt as Publisher of her own imprints and Associate Publisher for Forefront Books. Nesbitt most recently was Editorial Director and Executive Editor at Penguin Random House.
“Becky is a trusted colleague and longtime friend as well as one of the most respected editors in our industry,” said Forefront Books’ owner, Jonathan Merkh. “I’m personally thrilled to have her on my team and looking forward to what she will add to our company.”
Nesbitt joins Forefront with over 30 years of experience gleaned from editorial roles at Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, and Tyndale House Publishers. “Jonathan has assembled an incredible, forward-thinking team and I’m excited to be a part of it.” Nesbitt said. “I’m thrilled to contribute to such an innovative and successful model of publishing.”
Forefront Books was recently named Publishers Weekly’s second-fastest growing independent publisher. With a sales growth of 216% over two years and an increase in title count from 21 books a year in 2020 to 39 in 2022, Forefront’s growth is projected to continue beyond 2023.
Current key titles for the publisher include Dark Future, by Glenn Beck, which charted again this week on the New York Times bestseller list, as well as John C. Maxwell’s newest work, The 16 Undeniable Laws of Communication.
Forefront Books is a unique publishing company that caters to the most successful men and women in their respective fields – the thought leaders, the visionaries, the pioneers, the business owners, and the entrepreneurs who have a compelling story to tell – and delivers a world-class end result from a team which has helped create more than sixty New York Times bestsellers, including seven number one bestsellers. To learn more about Forefront Books, visit https://www.forefrontbooks.com.
