Archives for November 2022
Best Of: NYT, WSJ, Oprah
The New York Times and Wall Street Journal announced their Top 10 books for 2022.
New Books Publishing November 29
This week’s fiction releases include a new mystery by Louise Penny, while nonfiction includes a collection of Volodymyr Zelensky’s speeches. Also out this week is Winterland by Rae Meadows, which is excerpted in our Buzz Books 2022: Fall/Winter anthology. 7 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-november-29 4 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-november-29 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 […]
People 11/28
Jess Johns joins Sourcebooks in the newly created role of director of analytics. Johns was previously the manager of consumer insights at Ingram and cofounded the analytics start-up OptiQly.
Astra Magazine Shuts Down
After just two issues, Astra Publishing House is shutting down its literary journal Astra Magazine. The book publishing side will remain intact. They write in a release that all magazine operations including the website “will come to a close by the end of 2022.” The magazine was launched in April by editor-in-chief Nadja Spiegelman and deputy editor Samuel Rutter. Leying Jiang, president of Astra Publishing House writes, “We are disappointed not to be able to further fund the magazine. In a very difficult year for publishing, we found that the format provided unexpected challenges and have decided to close the magazine […]
Agents Sign Letter of Support for HCP Union
A group of 172 agents sent HarperCollins a letter supporting the HCP Union, which has been striking since November 10 for an increase to the base salary and a commitment to diverse hiring. The signatories state that they will not submit new projects to the publisher until the strike ends. They write: “We and our clients have benefited greatly from the passion and expertise of HarperCollins’ staff, and we stand with them in their demands for a living wage, a more equitable and diverse workplace, and stronger union protections. Until an agreement is reached and the strike ends, we will […]