Jenna Bush Hager chose two titles for her Today Show Read With Jenna Book Club: The Great Divide, by Cristina Henriquez and The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros.
Archives for March 2024
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Madeleine Colavita is promoted to senior editor, Forever.
New Books Publishing March 5
This week’s fiction releases include new novels by Brandon Sanderson, Helen Oyeyemi, and Tana French. RuPaul, Andre Dubus III, and Brad Gooch publish nonfiction works this week, while March’s YA releases include Adam Silvera, Morgan Matson, and Melissa de la Cruz. Also out this week are new titles by Jennine Capó Crucet, Cristina Henríquez, Amy Lin, and Katherine Reay, all of which are excerpted in our Buzz Books 2024: Spring/Summer anthology. 32 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-march-5 10 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-march-5 26 children’s/YA titles https://bookshop.org/lists/march-2024-children-s-new-releases From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/ We […]
Jerusalem International Book Forum Postponed Until 2025
Jerusalem International Book Forum (JIBF) has postponed its 2024 event until next year. At a virtual meeting for the Forum and the Zev Birger Editorial Fellowship, JIBF director Sharon Katz spoke briefly about the postponement. “Unfortunately, as most of you know, [the Forum] can only happen in May 2025,” he said. “After a long wait, we realized that for the JIBF to take place in the safe and prosperous environment it deserves, we would have to wait for next year.” The dates of the 2025 event have not yet been announced. JIBF chairperson and former director Yoel Makov concluded the […]
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At the Morrow Group, Maureen Cole has been promoted to executive director of publicity.
Spotify Launches Audiobook-Only Plan
Spotify has introduced a paid subscription plan focused on audiobooks in the US. For $9.99 per month, the Audiobooks Access Tier allows users to listen to 15 hours worth of audiobooks. Music and podcasts remain ad-supported, like a free account. (That’s one dollar per month less than Spotify’s Premium plan, which includes 15 hours of audiobooks along with ad-free music and other features.) “Spotify offers several subscription plans tailored to fit a variety of users’ preferences and will continue to invest in giving our listeners more options to cater to their unique needs,” the company said in a release.