This week’s fiction releases include novels by Sam Lipsyte, Cormac McCarthy, S. A. Cosby, and Jane Smiley, while nonfiction includes new work by Jessica Grose and Evette Dionne and the letters of John Le Carré. In YA, new books by Maureen Johnson and Adiba Jaigirdar are out this month. Plus, our own 1,994-page case-bound keepsake edition of THE TRIAL: The DOJ’s Suit to Block Penguin Random House’s Acquisition of Simon & Schuster is now available from Bookshop.org as well. Also out this week is Good Enough Parenting by Timothy A. Cavell and Lauren B. Quetsch, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2022: […]
Archives for December 2022
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J. Carl Maxwell has joined the AAP as vice president, public policy. He is based in Washington, DC and reports to svp, government affairs Shelley Husband.
The Trial Under (Or Instead of?) The Tree
It takes a while for the metadata for our impressively fat, 6.7 pound printed hardcover edition of THE TRIAL: The DOJ’s Suit to Block Penguin Random House’s Acquisition of Simon & Schuster to populate throughout the retail chain — but we’re happy to report some mainstream alternatives to our own Aerio-powered storefront. Prime members can stick Amazon with the full shipping cost and still receive this big beauty promptly. And if you find our retail price daunting, they’ll even offer you an installment plan. Barnes & Noble customers can purchase online now as well.
AAP Adult Sales Rose in September, As Children’s Fell and Returns Increased
While holiday sales data from NPD Bookscan continues to show unit-based year-end sales consistently underperforming last year’s big performance, the AAP’s dollar-based reports from a few months ago show a more measured accounting from reporting publishers heading into the fall. Overall trade sales were $850 million, down (2.5) percent from 2021, with strong adult results and considerably weaker children’s sales. Adult sales reached $590 million, a 3.9 percent increase. Hardcover sales of $206.4 million were down (7.4) percent from $222.8 million, while paperbacks were up 19.8 percent to $207.3 million. Mass market sales increased 13.7 percent to $18.4 million. Digital […]
December Reese Pick
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell is the December pick for Reese Witherspoon's Book Club.
Hachette UK Acquires Welbeck Publishing
Hachette UK announced Monday the acquisition of Welbeck Publishing Group, in an agreement executed on November 30. The company was founded by Mark Smith and Marcus Leaver in 2019, beginning with the acquisition of Carlton Books (and expanded through a number of original imprints, plus the acquisition of Eddison Books in 2020, and the launch of an Australian subsidiary with Booktopia in 2021.) Smith and Leaver said in the announcement, “The last few years have seen so much change in the world, it’s been daunting and exhilarating at the same time, and we are proud of what we have achieved. […]