The AAP released StatShot data for September, reporting total trade sales of $826.8 million, down slightly from $839.4 million last year. Adult books fell 4.4 percent to $554 million in the month. Hardcovers gained 8.2 percent to $223.8 million, while paperbacks fell 15.7 percent to $171.5 million. Ebooks were down too, 5.8 percent to $70.2 million, while digital audio grew 2.2 percent to $58.9 million. Continuing their upswing from August, children’s books saw a gain after months of losses, with overall sales of 272.8 million, up 5.1 percent from 2022. Hardcovers were just above flat at $103.6 million, while paperbacks […]
Archives for December 2023
Del Rey Removes Cait Corrain’s Book From 2024 Schedule Following Goodreads Controversy
Del Rey posted online that it has removed Cait Corrain’s debut CROWN OF STARLIGHT from next year’s publishing schedule, following a controversy in which Corrain created multiple Goodreads accounts to give other debut authors one-star reviews. Corrain’s book was set to be published on May 14. The publisher writes, “We are aware of the ongoing discussion around author Cait Corrain. CROWN OF STARLIGHT is no longer on our 2024 publishing schedule.” Corrain herself notes in a lengthy apology on Twitter that two of the writers she review bombed, Molly X. Chang and Danielle Jensen, were fellow Del Rey authors. Del […]
People 12/12
Jennifer Finney Boylan has been elected president of PEN America.
Best Of: Hudson Booksellers, Chicago Tribune
New Books Publishing Through December
Annelise Ryan publishes new fiction this month, while nonfiction includes work by John Keahey. Also out in December are new books by Anna Bliss and Lauren E. Rico, both of which are excerpted in our Buzz Books 2023: Fall/Winter anthology. 6 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-through-december 4 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-through-december From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/ We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our lists for the coming months on Bookshop. Check out December‘s 27 fiction releases; 17 works of nonfiction; and 10 children’s […]