Agate is a Chicago-based independent publishing company that features five principal trade imprints:
—Bolden Books, devoted to fiction and nonfiction by African-American writers;
—B2 Books, devoted to business-related nonfiction;
—Surrey Books, devoted to books on food, dining, nutrition, and entertaining;
--Midway Books, devoted to Midwest topics and authors, with a particular focus on Chicago

In addition, the company has a fifth line of business, Agate Development, an educational content development service. agatedevelopment.com

Sexual Healing, by Jill Nelson; Freshwater Road, by Denise Nicholas; Freeman, by Leonard Pitts, Jr.; The Indian Slow Cooker, by Anupy Singla; Gluten-Free Baking Classics, by Annalise G. Roberts; Where the Line Bleeds, by Jesmyn Ward; The End of the Euro, by Johan Van Overtveldt; I, Steve: Steve Jobs in His Own Words; Long Division and How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America, by Kiese Laymon; The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Cubs; Early Sunday Morning, by Denene Millner

Nathan Vogt, Nordlyset Agency, nathan@nordlysetagency.com

Acquisitions: Doug Seibold, seibold@agatepublishing.com
Acquisitions: Jessica Easto, easto@agatepublishing.com