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Heliotrope Books is an independent publisher based in Lower Manhattan. Founded and operated by Naomi Rosenblatt, Heliotrope specializes in cross-genre books with mixed sales categories, memoirs by journalists (including the "memoir-noir", a category coined by Heliotrope), and fiction set in New York City. Heliotrope also publishes a line of children's books under the imprint HelioTot. Notable authors include humorist entrepreneur Richard A. Moran, professor and memoirist Susan Shapiro, and Leda Meredith.

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As a New York City press, Heliotrope works closely with neighborhood bookshops and local entertainment venues including The Strand Bookstore, St. Mark's Bookshop, Dixon Place, The Red Room at KGB Bar, and Theatre 80 St. Marks.

Nonfiction/Memoir

  • Leda Meredith, Botany, Ballet, and Dinner From Scratch: A Memoir with Recipes. (2008)
  • Richard A. Moran, Sins and CEOs: Lessons from Leaders and Losers That Will Change Your Life. (2011)
  • Whit Hill, Not About Madonna: My Little Pre-Icon Roommate and Other Memoirs. (2011)
  • Royal Young, Fame Shark: Tales of a Lower East Side Hustler. (2013)
  • Richard A. Moran, Navigating Tweets, Feats, and Deletes: Lessons for the New Workplace. (2014)
  • Catherine Hiller, Just Say Yes: A Marijuana Memoir. (2015)
  • Kate Walter, Looking for a Kiss: A Chronicle of Downtown Heartbreak and Healing. (2015)
  • Neesha Arter, Controlled: The Worst Night of My Life and Its Aftermath. (2015)

    • Fiction

  • Elizabeth Dembrowsky, My Monk: A Typographic Novel. (2009)
  • Sonia Pilcer, The Last Hotel. (2014)
  • Dara Lebrun, The Bunny Hop. (2014)
  • Seth Kanor, Indian Leap. (2015)
  • Susan Shapiro, What's Never Said. (2015)

    • HelioTot (Children's)

  • Leah Wells; illustrated by Naomi Rosenblatt, A Song for the Birds. (2014)
  • Leah Wells; illustrated by Naomi Rosenblatt, The Rainbow Remembers the Music. (2015)
  • Leah Wells; illustrated by Amy Look, Thank You Very Much! (2015)
  • R. A. Herman; illustrated by Steve Haskamp, Gomer and Little Gomer (original printing 2005; Heliotot edition 2015)

    • Awards

  • Family Choice Award, 2015 - The Rainbow Remembers The Music
  • Guernica Magazine Pick of 2013 - Fame Shark

    • References

    Heliotrope Books Wikipedia
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