Barnes & Noble Acquires Joseph-Beth Booksellers
Another well-known independent bookstore brand has been sold to Barnes & Noble, as Joseph-Beth Booksellers announced the sale of “their two bookstores and bistros located at The Mall at Lexington Green in Lexington, Ky. and Rookwood Pavilion in Cincinnati, Ohio.” Store owner and chair Robert Langley said in the announcement, “This decision was made for the continued success of Joseph-Beth Booksellers. For 40 years, Joseph-Beth has been more than a bookstore. It has been a gathering place for readers, families, local authors, teachers and neighbors. In honoring its importance to the communities its two stores serve and to support its […]
Authors Guild Updates Guidance on Anthropic Claims
The Authors Guild has updated its resources for authors making Anthropic claims, following a wave of incorrect claims filings earlier this month. The updates include a list of dedicated email addresses at four of the five big houses for authors to reach out for claims challenges or other disputes: Penguin Random House: anthropicsettlement@penguinrandomhouse.com HarperCollins: anthropicsettlement@harpercollins.com Macmillan: anthropic@macmillan.com Hachette Book Group: AnthropicClaims@hbgusa.com The Guild adds: “If your publisher does not have a central email address for issues around the settlement, you should reach out to your editor. If the editor is no longer with the publisher, try to find a contact for the general counsel […]
New Books Publishing September 15
This week’s fiction releases include new novels by Emily St. John Mandel, Leigh Bardugo, and Jodi Picoult, while nonfiction includes work by Nadia Murad, Colin Kaepernick, Cristina Rivera Garza, Carlo Rovelli, Pope Leo XIV, and Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor. 14 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-september-15 39 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-september-15 Also publishing this week are new books by Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Elizabeth Alexander, and George “Boe” Boedeker Jr., all of which are excerpted in our Buzz Books 2026: Fall/Winter anthology, and by Keri Lake, which is excerpted in our Buzz Books 2026: […]