Candice Carty-Williams and Ian McEwan lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes new work from Nina Totenberg, Jann Wenner and David Milch. Also out this week are new titles from Buzz Bissinger, Rachel Aviv, Joël Dicker, Cin Fabré and Ling Ma, all excerpted in our Buzz Books 2022: Fall/Winter sampler. 18 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-september-13 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_September_/224194 19 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-september-13 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_September_/224195 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 […]
Archives for September 2022
Oprah’s Book Club Pick
The next Oprah's Book Club selection is That Bird Has My Wings, by Jarvis Jay Masters.
DOJ’s Post-Trial Briefs Restate Their Case
In a confident and assured filing of “findings of fact and conclusions of law,” the Department of Justice restated for the final time their case to block Penguin Random House’s acquisition of Simon & Schuster. “The proposed acquisition is precisely the march toward concentration and monopsony power that Congress enacted the Clayton Act to prevent. One entity’s control of almost half of the nation’s anticipated top-selling books threatens competition in multiple ways. Authors’ advances would fall—advances that they use to pay their bills and that reflect compensation for their work. The contractual terms publishers offer authors would worsen. Authors would […]
Imprints: 4U2B Books & Media
Loyola Press is launching 4U2B Books & Media, a new imprint “to help children, parents, educators, and lifelong learners thrive with a sense of place and purpose.” In addition to children’s books, they will publish select titles for adults. First titles include two children’s books by Mark K. Shriver, which will be released in September 2022 and 2023, respectively. President and publisher Joellyn Cicciarelli said, “With 4U2B Books & Media, we’re looking to entertain, educate, and nurture families by helping children develop self-awareness, social-emotional skills, responsible decision-making, and thriving relationships.”
Obituary: Javier Marías
Spanish novelist Javier Marías, 70, died at his home on Sunday. He’d been suffering from pneumonia. Marías’ 15 books include the Your Face Tomorrow trilogy, A Heart So White, and All Souls.
People 9/12
Anne Savarese is promoted to publisher at Princeton University Press.