This week’s fiction releases include books by Jess Walter, Riley Sager, and S.A. Cosby, while new nonfiction includes work from Kate McKean and Sara Kehaulani Goo. Also publishing this week are new titles by Rob Franklin and V. E. Schwab, both excerpted in our Buzz Books 2025: Spring/Summer sampler. 29 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-june-10 6 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-june-10 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 June‘s 73 fiction […]
Archives for June 2025
Obituary: Frederick Forsyth
Thriller writer Frederick Forsyth, 86, died on June 9 after a brief illness. He wrote 18 espionage thrillers and 24 books in all, which have sold more than 75 million copies worldwide according to the NYT. Many of Forsyth’s novels, including The Day of the Jackal (1971) and The Odessa File (1972), were inspired by his days as a journalist and working with MI6. Putnam will publish the sequel to The Odessa File, REVENGE OF ODESSA, co-written by Tony Kent, on November 18. “Frederick Forsyth was one of the undisputed true giants of international suspense fiction. We shall miss him […]
Scribd Acquires Fable
Scribd’s Everand has acquired social reading app Fable, for undisclosed terms. Everand and Fable will continue as separate services, though “Fable will benefit from Everand’s resources and the operational stability that comes from being part of Scribd, a privately-held company with over 18 years experience, to further enhance its community-first features as both teams explore thoughtful opportunities to evolve the reading experience together.” Fable founder and ceo Padmasree Warrior will transition to an advisory role. Fable had raised $27.25 million in funding.
Imprints: Nation Books
The Nation Magazine is partnering with OR Books to launch Nation Books, a new progressive imprint this fall (not to be confused with Nation Books, the Bold Type imprint). The imprint will be distributed by OR and will release four to six titles a year, “with new, younger Nation writers complementing more established voices” from the magazine. First titles include THE NINE HAVE SPOKEN, edited by Richard Kreitner, in which contributors discuss the current right wing Supreme Court in light of the court’s history; OBSOLETE by Garrison Lovely, a “deep dive into the Silicon Valley hivemind” centering on AI; and THESE […]