Good Morning America chose Dirty Laundry by Disha Bose as its April Book Club pick.
Archives for April 2023
Acquisitions: Applewood Books, Barrington Stoke
Arcadia Publishing has acquired Applewood Books, which specializes in “reissuing original versions of historical books” and has a catalog of over 2500 titles. The company previously purchased Applewood’s imprint Commonwealth Editions in 2021. Arcadia ceo Brittain Phillips said in a release, “Applewood’s extraordinary catalog will enhance Arcadia’s ability to deliver on our mission: to connect people with their past, with their communities, and with one another.” Elsewhere, Harper UK has acquired children’s publisher Barrington Stoke, which publishes 40 dyslexia-friendly titles a year. Based in Edinburgh, the imprint will remain autonomous under managing director Alex Beecroft. Harper UK ceo Charlie Redmayne […]
New Books Publishing April 4
Curtis Sittenfeld, Susanna Hoffs, and Alejandro Varela publish new fiction this week, while nonfiction includes new work from Timothy Egan and Joan Biskupic. Alexandra Bracken, Maurene Goo, and Jarrett Krosoczka all publish new YA titles this month. Our Buzz Books 2023: Spring/Summer collection also has excerpts of many top titles publishing today: Monica Brashears’s House of Cotton, Nicole Chung’s A Living Remedy, Ling Ling Huang’s Natural Beauty, Meagan Jennett’s You Know Her, Kate Morton’s Homecoming, and Mary Otis’s Burst. 23 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-april-4 14 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-april-4 28 children’s/YA titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-children-s-titles-publishing-in-april […]
April Picks
Abrams Eliminates Positions, Changes WFH Policy
In an email to employees last week that was leaked online, Abrams announced modest layoffs and changes to their work from home policy. The email noted that “a number of positions were eliminated” and “some colleagues exited the company.” They wrote, “It’s clear that taking costs out of the company is critical to the health of Abrams. While we can’t predict the future with certainty, the intention is to take these measures all at once to prevent future reductions in staff.” The publisher confirmed that the email went out to employees, but would not elaborate on the record about the […]
People 4/3
Writer and editor Thomas Meaney is the new editor of Granta, and will start in mid-April.