Several of the books that were set to be published shortly after the January 6th Report was released on December 19 are available now. Celadon’s version, which features an introduction by David Remnick, went on sale as an ebook on December 23, as a paperback (for $17.99) on the 26th, and as an audiobook on the 28th. The edition from Twelve, which features analysis from the staff of the New York Times, landed on December 24 for $19.99, while the Harper Collins edition with a foreword from Ari Melber released on December 26 for the same price. Two versions from […]
Archives for January 2023
New Books Publishing January 3
This week’s fiction releases include novels by Ali Hazelwood and Deepti Kapoor, while nonfiction includes new work by Jim Popkin and Dacher Keltner. And Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, Kekla Magoon, and Alice Oseman all publish new YA titles this month. Also out this week are new books by Ana Reyes and Susanne Pari, both excerpted in our Buzz Books 2022: Fall/Winter anthology. 20 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-january-3 2 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-january-3 27 children’s and YA titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-children-s-titles-publishing-in-january 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 […]
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2022: The Year In Mergers
2022 was an odd year for publishing mergers, in multiple ways. In line with the larger market and the broader economy, the year started strong with a series of deals of note, following pandemic-driven strength. Then as interest rates rose and the economy cooled, deal activity got quiet quickly. Some of the year’s biggest deals were the ones that didn’t happen. There was Penguin Random House’s planned $2.175 billion acquisition of Simon & Schuster that was blocked by the court, of course. (Which means S&S will be back up for sale in 2023.) But also, it became clear in early […]