It’s a big week for new books coming to market. As in previous weeks, our sample Bookshop and Aerbook store carousels provide easy displays of books publishing today in need of attention and support, featuring: 31 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-titles-publishing-july-7 14 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-july-7 27 new children’s and YA titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-children-s-titles-publishing-in-july We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our lists for the coming three months through this reference page. But if you want to make sure your key titles are on our radar, now you can use this form to submit brief details as […]
Archives for July 2020
S&S Moves Up Pub Date for Mary Trump Book
In advance of a July 10 court hearing on the request for a temporary restraining order to delay publication of Mary Trump’s TOO MUCH AND NEVER ENOUGH, Simon & Schuster has moved that publication date up to July 14. The change was “due to high demand and extraordinary interest in this book,” the publisher said. Chris Bastardi, spokesperson for Mary Trump, said: “The act by a sitting president to muzzle a private citizen is just the latest in a series of disturbing behaviors which have already destabilized a fractured nation in the face of a global pandemic. If Mary cannot […]
Introducing Our Buzz Books Romance Panel
Following on the success of our virtual Buzz Books Editors Panel in May, we are presenting Buzz Books Romance on July 22 at 6 pm EDT. The format will be slightly different: Select Buzz Books 2020: Romance authors will answer questions from their editors about what inspires them, what it’s like to write romance from a diverse perspective and more. Romance author Kwana Jackson (Real Men Knit) will host the event. A Q&A will follow, as well as a lottery for prizes (summer books bundles, tote bags, and other surprises!) for five lucky registrants. The authors and editors are: Melissa […]
People, Etc.: Canedy to Lead S&S Imprint
Dana Canedy will become senior vice president and publisher of the Simon & Schuster trade imprint, starting July 27. She has been the administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes since 2017, and previously worked at the New York Times for 20 years. She was a lead writer and editor on the 2001 Pulitzer-winning series “How Race Is Lived in America,” and her roles at the paper including serving as special advisor to the ceo and executive editor on strategic planning, change management, and diversity and inclusion practices. Canedy tells the NYT, “The ultimate goal of the job is to champion the […]
CJK Buys Quad’s Versailles Facility
After a long eight months of trying to sell their money-losing book printing business, Quad has finally sold just one of their plants to one of the most logical buyers. The assets of their 1 million square foot book printing facility in Versailles, KY have been sold to CJK Group, which will operate the plant in their Sheridan group, as Sheridan Kentucky. As they note, “The facility serves many high profile publishing houses in the areas of educational textbooks, trade books, children’s books, and scientific/technical books.” CJK has built itself through a string of acquisitions, most recently acquiring Thomson Shore […]
Briefs
The July 8 virtual memorial for Carolyn Reidy will be streamed on You Tube (at 4 PM Eastern) at this open link. In advance, the community is invited to shared their memories at RememberingCarolynReidy.com. Author Rudolfo Anaya, 82, who helped launch the 1970s Chicano Literature Movement, died Sunday from a long illness. Publisher of his novel BLESS ME, ULTIMA since 1994 Grand Central said in a statement, “We will miss his passionate commitment to his local community and community of writers, his humility, and his sense of humor.” Bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi was awarded Boston University’s Andrew W. Mellon […]