Two Portland, Ore. publishers have merged. Microcosm Publishing has taken on the operations of Elly Blue Publishing with company founder Elly Blue named marketing director for the full Microcosm/Elly Blue list.
Elly Blue Publishing, which does feminist books and zines, will continue as an imprint of Microcosm. The acquisition will raise Microcosm’s backlist to about 300 titles. The merger was effective January 1, the same day Microcosm moved its distribution to Perseus Books Group’s Legato division.
