Welcome back to our new monthly column about buzzy upcoming releases. Earlier this month at the London Book Fair, we heard a lot of discussion about how to revive nonfiction. David Shelley, ceo of Hachette Book Group USA and Hachette UK, mentioned the ascendance of a subset of self-help he called “mind body spirit meets business development” (Shelley touted INNER EXCELLENCE by Jim Murphy, a recent acquisition by Grand Central publishing. republishing in trade paperback on 4/29.) Meanwhile, Sarah Wynn-Williams’ Meta tell-all, CARELESS PEOPLE, sold 60,000 units across all formats in its first week on sale according to the publisher […]
