Miramax Books
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Miramax Books was a publishing imprint started by Bob
and Harvey Weinstein
of Miramax Films
and was known for the Percy Jackson and the Olympians
series. It published the memoirs of many major celebrities, including David Boies
, Madeline Albright, Rudolph Giuliani, Tim Russert
, and others. Like Miramax Films, it was owned by the Walt Disney Company.
When the Weinsteins broke from Disney in 2005, five years before Miramax Films
went for sale by Disney, the book division was folded into Disney's publishing arm, Hyperion
, and the Weinstein Brothers brought its CEO, Rob Weisbach, over to their new company, WeinsteinCo
, where books are published under the Weinstein Books imprint.
Bob Weinstein
Robert "Bob" Weinstein is an American film and theatre producer, the founder and head of Dimension Films, former co-chairman of Miramax Films, and current head, with his brother Harvey Weinstein, of The Weinstein Company.-Career:...
and Harvey Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein, CBE is an American film producer and movie studio chairman. He is best known as co-founder of Miramax Films. He and his brother Bob have been co-chairmen of The Weinstein Company, their film production company, since 2005...
of Miramax Films
Miramax Films
Miramax Films is an American entertainment company known for distributing independent and foreign films. For its first 14 years the company was privately owned by its founders, Bob and Harvey Weinstein...
and was known for the Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Percy Jackson & the Olympians is a pentalogy of adventure and fantasy fiction books authored by Rick Riordan. The series consists of five books, as well as spin-off titles such as The Demigod Files and Demigods and Monsters. Set in the United States, the books are predominantly based on Greek...
series. It published the memoirs of many major celebrities, including David Boies
David Boies
David Boies is an American lawyer and chairman of the law firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner. He has been involved in various high-profile cases in the United States.-Early life and education:...
, Madeline Albright, Rudolph Giuliani, Tim Russert
Tim Russert
Timothy John "Tim" Russert was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press. He was a senior vice president at NBC News, Washington bureau chief and also hosted the eponymous CNBC/MSNBC weekend interview...
, and others. Like Miramax Films, it was owned by the Walt Disney Company.
When the Weinsteins broke from Disney in 2005, five years before Miramax Films
Miramax Films
Miramax Films is an American entertainment company known for distributing independent and foreign films. For its first 14 years the company was privately owned by its founders, Bob and Harvey Weinstein...
went for sale by Disney, the book division was folded into Disney's publishing arm, Hyperion
Hyperion (publisher)
Hyperion Books is a general-interest book publishing part of the Disney-ABC Television Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company, established in 1991. Hyperion publishes general-interest fiction and non-fiction books for adults under the following imprints: ABC Daytime Press, ESPN Books,...
, and the Weinstein Brothers brought its CEO, Rob Weisbach, over to their new company, WeinsteinCo
The Weinstein Company
The Weinstein Company is an American film studio founded by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in 2005 after the brothers left the then-Disney-owned Miramax Films, which they had co-founded in 1979...
, where books are published under the Weinstein Books imprint.