This week’s fiction releases include novels by Emily Henry, Justin Taylor, and Douglas Preston, while Amy Tan and Tracie McMillan publish new nonfiction works. Also out this week are AMERICAN FLYGIRL by Susan Tate Ankeny, available in our Buzz Books 2024: Spring/Summer anthology, and new books by Jenny Holiday and Taj McCoy, both excerpted in our Buzz Books 2024: Romance collection. 22 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-april-23 12 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-april-23 From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/ We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our […]
Archives for April 2024
PEN America Literary Awards Canceled
After weeks of criticism, including the withdrawal of approximately one third of nominated writers, PEN America announced on Monday that it will cancel this year’s Literary Awards ceremony. “We greatly respect that writers have followed their consciences, whether they chose to remain as nominees in their respective categories or not,” PEN America literary programming chief officer Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf said in a release. “We regret that this unprecedented situation has taken away the spotlight from the extraordinary work selected by esteemed, insightful and hard-working judges across all categories. As an organization dedicated to freedom of expression and writers, our commitment […]
Obituary: Daniel C. Dennett
Philosopher Daniel C. Dennett, 82, died on April 19 at Maine Medical Center of complications of interstitial lung disease. He was the author of Brainstorms and From Bacteria to Bach and Back, among other titles.
Former Lagardere Publishing CEO Nourry Said to Prepare Launch of New Publisher
La Lettre (The Letter) in France recently ran an unconfirmed report that former Lagardere Publishing CEO Arnaud Nourry “is preparing his return in secret, three years after being brutally ousted from his chair.” Fired three years ago after speaking out in opposition to any splitting up of Hachette Livre or a sale to Editis”\ (back when the battle for control of Lagardere’s assets was still brewing), La Lettre says Nourry’s non-compete clause “expires in April”—at the end of the month, according to Le Point—and he “intends to take advantage of the restructuring of the editorial landscape brought about by Vivendi’s […]
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LA Times Book Prizes
The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were announced on April 19.