Catapult Book Group Acquires Hawthorne Books & Literary Arts
November 24, 2025
Catapult Book Group has acquired Portland-based independent press Hawthorne Books & Literary Arts, including its full catalog and trademark. Hawthorne will become the fourth imprint within the Catapult portfolio (alongside Catapult, Counterpoint Press, and Soft Skull Press), with Hawthorne's founder Rhonda Hughes remaining on as Contributing Editor and distribution shifting to Penguin Random House.
- Buyers
- Catapult Book Group (operating within Unlikely Collaborators Inc.)
- Targets
- Hawthorne Books & Literary Arts
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- Oregon, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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