It’s your last chance to register for our inaugural Buzz Books Editors & Authors Nonfiction panel, happening tonight at 7pm, and featuring four authors of the biggest nonfiction titles for fall/winter 2025 in live conversation with their editors. We hope to see you there! Char Adams and her editor Emi Ikkanda discuss BLACK-OWNED: THE REVOLUTIONARY LIFE OF THE BLACK BOOKSTORE, a compelling and rigorously reported history of Black political movements, told through the lens of Black-owned bookstores. Christine Kuehn and her editor Ryan Doherty discuss FAMILY OF SPIES: A WORLD WAR II STORY OF NAZI ESPIONAGE, BETRAYAL, AND THE SECRET HISTORY BEHIND PEARL HARBOR, the story of one family’s shocking involvement […]
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BOMC Addresses Controversy Over James Frey’s Comments On AI
With James Frey’s novel NEXT TO HEAVEN publishing on June 17, a 2023 interview in which he said he was using generative AI in the writing of his work sparked controversy online. Critics shared an excerpt of the interview, noting that Book of the Month has selected his new novel NEXT TO HEAVEN as one of their upcoming picks. The AI portion of the interview refers specifically to a book-in-progress titled FOURSEVENTYSIX at the time. Frey has not published a book under that title, and it’s unclear whether that work has any relationship to NEXT TO HEAVEN. “Yes, I use […]
Acquisitions: PRH Buys Wonderbly
Penguin Random House has acquired UK publisher Wonderbly, known for its personalized gift books, as well as the recently-acquired Historic Newspapers business, from private equity firm Graphite Capital, which bought the publisher in 2021. Wonderbly will continue to operate independently, maintaining its leadership team, with co-founder and ceo Asi Sharabi leading the business from its London headquarters. PRH says in the announcement that, “Together, the companies will collaborate on a range of new initiatives and publishing ventures designed at accelerating growth, expanding reach, and attracting new audiences.” For the fiscal year ending a year ago, on May 31, 2024, Wonderbly […]
AI, Marketing, and Diversity at the US Book Show
The US Book Show took place on Tuesday, with speakers discussing connecting with readers, the next generation of publishing, and—what else?—AI. In a conversation with Simon & Schuster ceo Jonathan Karp, Hachette Book Group ceo David Shelley noted that there are “benign” uses for AI, like compiling metadata, but that uses by “bad actors” like using copyrighted works to train AI models and using AI to create content are a challenge. “I think that it would be naive and lazy and incurious not to be intensely interested in what’s happening with AI, it’s certainly not why I got into book […]