Michael Sand, who is currently Executive Editor at Little, Brown will join Abrams as Vice President, Publisher for Adult Trade on September 22nd.
Sand has more than 20 years experience working with illustrated books. He joined Little, Brown in 2006 where he worked on cooking titles including: The Flavor Bible by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg and Eleven Madison Park: The Cookbook by Daniel Humm and Will Guidara. Prior to Little, Brown, Sand served as an Executive Editor at The Aperture Foundation where he worked for ten years.
“Michael Sand is the perfect candidate to continue to envision, shape, and drive our adult editorial programs at ABRAMS. In addition to his consummate editorial skill and taste, Sand is an expert on and adept at nonfiction publishing with a focus on narrative, biography, memoir, art, and photography, as well as lifestyle and, especially, cooking and food. His skills and taste are a rare mix in today’s trade books environment,” stated Michael Jacobs, President and CEO of Abrams.