Archives for August 2025
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Forthcoming, And Not: Patterson on Mangione, Sure’s Memoir
James Patterson and investigative journalist Vicky Ward (his co-author on THE IDAHO FOUR) are writing a new book on the “polarizing case of Luigi Mangione,” charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in midtown Manhattan. Little, Brown promises “this new book will be propelled by hundreds of exclusive interviews, extensive on-the-ground reporting, copious court transcripts, and SEC filings to take this story beyond the headlines.” And they note, “Early discussions are in progress with major interest for both scripted and unscripted adaptations of the book.” Separately, as Page Six reports, Simon & Schuster has removed on sale listings […]
New Buzz Books: Romance eBook, and a Fresh New Website
We are excited to launch a brand new Buzz Books website! Please visit buzz.publishersmarketplace.com to keep up with our live events, download our samplers of the season’s buzziest forthcoming titles, and subscribe to our new BuzzBooksOfficial newsletter (coming soon). This is also pub day for our latest free eBook sampler, Buzz Books: Romance 2025 — just in time for the wonderful Bookstore Romance Day on August 9. This all-romance issue features prepublication excerpts from 18 books that showcase the full range of the genre: from contemporary and romantasy, rom-com and dark romance, YA, sports romance, paranormal, western, and more. Now, […]
Harper Collins Has Soft Finish to Year with Second Highest Sales on Record
News Corp announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025, with fourth quarter publishing sales at Harper Collins down 4 percent to $494 million, due to a strong comparative period, softer consumer sales, and “fewer notable frontlist titles,” partially offset by $4 gain from currency fluctuations. EBITDA fell 12 percent to $50 million. Brian Murray discussed the sales trend with PL. “We definitely felt the momentum in the marketplace cool off,” he said, noting that “industry-wide promotions in May just didn’t deliver,” from multiple major retailers. And “Prime Days also didn’t quite deliver the same way” they […]