Lucy Foley’s The Paris Apartment tops February’s Library Reads list. The other picks: Black Cake, by Charmaine Wilkerson The Christie Affair, by Nina de Gramont Count Your Lucky Stars, by Alexandria Bellefleur Delilah Green Doesn’t Care, by Ashley Herring Blake Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead, by Elle Cosimano Good Girl Complex, by Elle Kennedy Not the Witch You Wed, by April Asher The Verifiers, by Jane Pek The Violin Conspiracy, by Brendan Slocumb
Archives for January 2022
New Books Publishing January 18
Titles by Weike Wang and Jacquelyn Mitchard lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes new work from Bernardine Evaristo and Zora Neale Hurston’s essays. 16 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-january-18 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_January_/221340 16 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-january-18 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_January_/221341 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 well: publun.ch/submitNotable. Please submit your notable titles at least 3 months prior to pub date.
Our 20th Buzz Books Now Ready to Download
Today we launch Buzz Books 2022: Spring/Summer, our biggest sampler ever since we began Buzz Books in 2012: excerpts from 56 of the most buzzed-about books scheduled for publication this spring and summer in an exclusive, free ebook. Most Publishers Lunch readers will want the trade editions of Buzz Books, which include marketing/publicity, rights information and contacts for all of the titles, plus easy click-throughs to read or request full digital galleys. Download it from NetGalley or Edelweiss, where our samplers regularly top the most downloaded lists. The consumer editions of Buzz Books 2022: Spring/Summer are available now on all major ebook platforms, including Kindle, Nook, Kobo, Apple, and Google […]
Maryland Claims eBook Lending Law Is About “Consumer Protection” Not Copyright, But Clearly Seeks to Remedy Lack of Digital First Sale Doctrine
The state of Maryland filed their reply to the AAP’s motion for a preliminary injunction blocking the state’s new library ebook law while the matter is litigated. The state claims the interference with Federal copyright law is incidental and accidental rather than primary: The AAP’s complaint, they write, “rests on the mistaken assumption the Maryland Act is a copyright law and not a regulation of unfair trade practices. State copyright laws are preempted by federal law, but State laws restraining unfair trade practices are not…. The Maryland Act, by contrast, is a consumer protection statute regulating reasonable terms regarding licensing […]
CAA-ICM Merger Postponed Amid Justice Inquiry
CAA’s acquisition of ICM, originally planned to be completed by the end of 2021, has been delayed as the Department of Justice’s antitrust division questions the deal’s “impact on the entertainment industry,” according to the Hollywood Reporter. They cite “multiple sources familiar with the matter.” The parties now hope to close the merger in Q2 2022.
AWP Reassessing In-Person Conference
The Association of Writers & Writing Programs is reconsidering its in-person conference and book fair, currently scheduled for March 23-26 in Philadelphia, due to rising Covid cases. While no decision has been made about canceling, the organization is working with its hotel partners and the city of Philadelphia to determine next steps, and the link to register for the event has been disabled. AWP had planned for a simultaneous virtual version of the conference, with some in-person events livestreamed and some prerecorded virtual events. In December, AWP updated its safety policy, stating that all attendees must be vaccinated, per Philadelphia’s […]