This week’s fiction releases include new novels by Louise Penny and Paula Hawkins, while Glory Edim publishes a memoir. 10 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-october-29 5 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-october-29 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 October‘s 36 fiction releases, 31 works of nonfiction, and 50 children’s titles; November‘s 80 fiction releases, 39 works of nonfiction, and 20 children’s titles; and December‘s 48 fiction releases, 14 works of nonfiction, and 15 children’s titles. […]
Archives for October 2024
November Picks
Barnes & Noble Book of the Year
In our reporting about Barnes & Noble's Book of the Year finalists last week, we omitted There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib. A winner will be named on November 15.
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Barnes & Noble Book of the Year Finalists
YA Authors Cross Over With “Adult Debuts”
One of the biggest acquisitions of 2024 was a seven-figure, three-book deal for YA author Adalyn Grace’s THE WRETCHED DIVINE by Feiwel and Friends. Grace’s book highlights a growing trend of authors who historically published in the children’s/YA market selling their first books marketed for adults. While many authors, such as Jacqueline Woodson and Victoria/VE Schwab, have long published books for kids and adults, PM deal reports show that there’s a marked uptick in what editors and agents are calling “adult debuts.” So far this year, PM has recorded at least 30 such acquisitions, almost a quarter of which were […]