HarperCollins ceo Brian Murray was interviewed Tuesday morning as part of a Credit Suisse investor conference, where he explained the trade publishing business’s growing sales and margins. Murray made clear, “We are being aggressive in terms of buying books. We’ve seen the book pie grow, maybe 15 percent. And so our response, which is part…
New Books Publishing June 15
Alex Michaelides, Nathan Harris, and Joshua Henkin lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes titles from George Packer, Craig Melvin, and Ursula Burns. The Henkin is excerpted and available for download now in our Buzz Books 2021: Spring/Summer edition. 12 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-june-15 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing__June_/219488 9 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-june-15 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_June_/219489 We consult…
Imprints: Burke and Hartson Create All Seasons Press
Louise Burke and Kate Hartson have launched a new publishing company, All Seasons Press, “to publish the best writers, politicians and pundits in the conservative movement.” The first list, debuting this fall, will feature RUSH ON THE RADIO, by Rush Limbaugh show producer James Golden; THE CHIEF’S CHIEF by Mark Meadows, former chief of staff…
People, Etc.
Celia Lee will join Simon & Schuster Children’s as executive editor. She was most recently senior editor at Orchard Books and Cartwheel Books. Stephanie Koven has joined Blackstone Publishing as head of foreign rights. Previously, Koven was an agent at Cullen Stanley International. Nicki Richesin has joined Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency as an…
Picks: Oprah’s Book Club, Barnes & Noble’s Best Books So Far, And More
Oprah‘s next book club selection is The Sweetness of Water by debut author Nathan Harris. She will discuss the book with Harris on Apple TV+ on July 23. Barnes & Noble named its Best Books of 2021 so far: Amari and the Night Brothers, by B. B. Alston Firekeeper’s Daughter, by Angeline Boulley The Four…
In Bologna Panel, Publishers Discuss History, Future of Diverse Books
In a pre-recorded panel at the virtual Bologna Children’s Book Fair, A Decade of Diversity in Children’s Books, publishers and creators of children’s books from around the world discussed the history and future of diverse books. Featuring COO of We Need Diverse Books Dhonielle Clayton; publisher of Lee & Low Books Jason Low; author and…