Tonight at 7 PM Eastern, we’ll host a thrilling new Buzz Books panel: Horror’s New Horizons. Join four authors and their editors as they discuss their dark new novels: Ivy Pochoda & Daphne Durham discuss Ecstasy, a horror retelling of a Greek tragedy about women who reject society’s expectations. A dark, poetic story about power and desire. Markus Redmond & Leticia Gomez discuss Blood Slaves, a vampire origin story set during American slavery. The last member of an ancient African vampire tribe joins forces with an enslaved person seeking freedom, leading to a violent battle for liberation. Hester Steel & Alexandra Murphy […]
Archives for February 2025
LA Book Prize Finalists
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Perminder Mann Named CEO of Simon & Schuster International
Perminder Mann will become the new chief executive officer of Simon & Schuster International starting May 1 and reporting to Simon & Schuster president and ceo Jonathan Karp. Mann will also join the S&S executive board. She has been ceo of Bonnier Books UK since 2017. She succeeds Ian Chapman, who will depart the company at the end of May, after 25 years with the company. “Describing the significance and sweep of what Ian has accomplished in his quarter-century of leadership is a daunting challenge,” Karp says in a release. “For all of his colleagues at Simon & Schuster, Ian […]
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New Books Publishing February 18
This week’s fiction releases include books by M. C. Beaton and Oprah’s new book club pick Eric Puchner’s Dream State, while new nonfiction includes work from Susan Morrison and Sarah Jones. Also publishing this week is a new novel by Kimberly Lemming, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2024: Romance sampler. 22 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-february-18 9 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-february-18 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 February‘s […]