Jennifer Weiner, Stacey Abrams, and Jake Tapper lead this week’s fiction releases, along with Jean Hanff Korelitz and A.J. Gnuse (both available to sample in our Buzz Books 2021 Spring/Summer anthology). New nonfiction includes titles from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Seth Rogen, Billie Eilish, and Daniel James Brown (also excerpted in Buzz Books). 20 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-may-11 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_May_/219346 11 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-may-11 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_May_/219347 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 […]
Archives for May 2021
Prepare For The Season Ahead With Our New Buzz Books Fall/Winter Sampler
Today we launch our big Buzz Books 2021: Fall/Winter digital sampler, now in its twelfth year. With in-person events still shut down, and digital promotion continuing to take on a central role, we present excerpts from 51 of the most buzzed-about books scheduled for publication this fall and winter in an exclusive, free ebook. It’s all the fun and discovery of a convention floor, in an easy work-from-home package. Most Publishers Lunch readers will want the trade editions of Buzz Books, which include marketing/publicity and rights information and contacts for all of the titles, plus easy click-throughs to read or request full digital galleys on […]
Harper Closes Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Acquisition
HarperCollins formally completed their acquisition of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s trade division on Monday. HMH interim president Ed Spade will report to Harper ceo Brian Murray. HMH publisher, adult trade Deb Brody will report to president and publisher of the Morrow Group Liate Stehlik, and HMH Children’s publisher Cat Onder will report to Harper Children’s president and publisher Suzanne Murphy. The company says that “all sales rep, customer support, order processing, and the like will remain the same for the time being.” Murray says in the announcement, “We are happy to welcome HMH Books & Media employees, authors, and illustrators to […]
People, Etc.
Alena Jones has been promoted to the newly created position of director of buying and content at the Seminary Co-op Bookstores. At Pan Macmillan, publishing director Vicki Mellor has returned from parental leave, and Gillian Green has joined the team permanently as publishing director, reporting to Pan publisher Lucy Hale. Green will build her own eclectic commercial list with an emphasis on reading group fiction, along with commissioning across historical fiction, women’s fiction, crime, thriller and saga. Alex Saunders has been promoted to commissioning editor, reporting to Wayne Brookes. Victoria Reynolds has joined Abrams Children’s as digital & social media marketing […]
People, Etc.
Jennifer Alton has been promoted to associate editor at Counterpoint Press. Hector Torres has been promoted to senior sales manager, international direct comic market, and the Caribbean, Penguin Random House. At Holiday House, Peachtree Publishing, and Pixel+Ink, Aleah Gornbein has joined the newly merged marketing/publicity department as associate publicist; Alison Tarnofsky has joined as associate marketing manager, trade; and Alex Howard has been promoted to digital marketing coordinator. Bookselling Former librarian Stephanie Kitchen bought Chicago bookstore City Lit from founder Teresa Kirschbraun and will reopen on June 19. The store had closed eight months ago, unable to continue following months of […]
Storytel Streaming Sales Increase 20 Percent in Q1
Swedish ebook streaming service and publisher Storytel reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, with streaming sales of SEK517.1 million ($62.1 million), up 20.5 percent from SEK429.3 million a year ago. Print publishing sales were SEK125.2 million, up from SEK114.7 million, gaining 9.1 percent. Pre-tax loss for the quarter was SEK(73.5) million, compared to a loss of SEK(37.5) million in Q1 2020. (Still in growth mode, the company doesn’t consider earnings a key performance indicator.) During the quarter, Storytel acquired a majority stake in Swedish publishing house Lind & Co., and added a new market, Israel, following the […]