Paula Deen reaches book distribution deal with Hachette
Hachette’s plans include selling and distributing a new title, ‘Paula Deen Cuts the Fat’
Paula Deen has found a new publishing home.
Hachette Book Group announced on Monday that it had reached a distribution deal with the celebrity chef’s Paula Deen Ventures.
Hachette’s plans include selling and distributing a new title, Paula Deen Cuts the Fat, and reissuing such older works as The Lady & Sons and A Savannah Country Cookbook.
Todd McGarity, Hachette’s vice-president of client distribution services, said in a statement that Deen’s “trademark warmth and culinary flair are as appealing as ever.”
In 2013, Ballantine Books cancelled a multibook deal with Deen after the deposition in a discrimination lawsuit filed by an ex-employee of Deen’s revealed that she had admitted using racial slurs. Other companies also ended relations with her.
Deen launched Paula Deen Ventures in 2014.
