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Archives for June 2021
New Books Publishing June 8
Bill Clinton and James Patterson, Lisa Taddeo, and Rivka Galchen lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes titles from Lawrence Wright, Akwaeke Emezi, and Danielle Henderson. The Henderson is excerpted and available for download now in our Buzz Books 2021: Spring/Summer edition, along with other new titles releasing today from Charles Martin and Tia Williams. 22 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-june-8 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_June_/219409 15 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-june-8 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_June_/219410 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 […]
Governor General’s Literary Awards
People, Etc.
Elizabeth Trout has been promoted to assistant editor at Kensington. Corporate LSC Communications has renamed its books division — which includes Dover Publications — Lakeside Book Company. CEO Dave McCree said, “The Lakeside name is a nod to our roots and symbolic of the trust our company has earned to help stories of all kinds be shared. We have taken the opportunity to revisit our company values and align ourselves around the true purpose of our business: crafting books for readers and serving our publishing customers.” Controversies Elin Hilderbrand asked Little, Brown to remove the reference to Anne Frank in […]
Our Next Buzz Books Editors Panels
A reminder that this week Buzz Books 2021: Fall/Winter and Buzz Books 2021: Romance are being featured as part of Edelweiss’s new Bookfest in two editor/author events: Bookfest/Buzz Books Young Adult Editors Panel Wednesday, June 9 at 3 pm Eastern Hear from four YA authors and their editors as they discuss what inspires them, what it’s like to write from a diverse perspective and more. Q&A to follow! Moderated by Publishers Lunch reporter Erin Somers, featuring: Jo Watson BIG BONED (Wattpad Books). Edited by Deanna McFadden. Ayana Gray BEASTS OF PREY (Putnam Children’s). Edited by Stacey Barney. Dhonielle Clayton THE […]
Scholastic CEO Dick Robinson Dies at 84
Scholastic’s longtime chairman and ceo Richard Robinson, Jr. died “unexpectedly” on Saturday at 84. The company said he “had been in excellent health and had been overseeing Scholastic’s long-term strategic direction and day-to-day operations for the better part of five decades.” The company says that “under a pre-authorized framework,” lead independent director (and CFO at Lionsgate) James Barge will work with chief strategy officer Iole Lucchese, general counsel Andrew S. Hedden, and CFO Kenneth Cleary, “to ensure that all day-to-day operations continue without interruption.” Class A shareholders and the board “will be meeting independently to determine the best course for […]