Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Justin Cronin, and Dave Barry publish new fiction this week, while nonfiction includes new work from Minka Kelly, Michio Kaku, Camille T. Dungy, Ben Smith and Jeffrey Toobin. Angeline Boulley, Becky Albertalli, Ibi Zoboi, and Jason Reynolds all publish new kids titles this month. Our Buzz Books 2023: Spring/Summer collection also has excerpts of many top titles publishing today: Tembe Denton-Hurst’s Homebodies, Ryan Holiday’s The Daily Dad, Susie Luo’s Paper Names, Janika Oza’s A History of Burning, Crystal Smith Paul’s Did You Hear About Kitty Karr?, and Abraham Verghese’s The Covenant of Water. 33 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-may-2 […]
People 5/1
At the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, books editor Laurie Hertzel has retired after 15 years in the position. Writer Chris Hewitt will cover books for the paper.
Workers at B&N Union Square Announce Union
Workers at Barnes & Noble’s Union Square flagship store–the same New York building where the corporate offices are located–announced plans to unionize. They have filed for election with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), which also represents workers at McNally Jackson, Book Culture, and Greenlight Bookstore. According to the union, the majority of employees signed union authorization cards, and on April 28 they announced their plans at the store and asked for voluntary recognition from management, which has not yet responded. A release from RWDSU states, “Workers at the store face continued safety issues amid the rebound of […]
Baillie Gifford Prize “Winner of Winners” Winner
The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction announced the winner of its Winner of Winners Award, which honors one of the past 24 winners.
People 4/28
At Harper Audio, Brad Hill has been promoted to associate publisher. Nathan Rosborough has been promoted to director of production. Suzanne Mitchell has been promoted to creative director. Almeda Beynon has been promoted to executive producer.
Pearson Higher Ed Sales Drop 5%, As Expected
Pearson announced a brief trading update on results for the first quarter of 2023, with overall sales up 2 percent and sales excluding Online Program Management (which is up for sale) and international courseware local publishing (which is being wound down) were 6 percent. “Performance in each of Pearson’s divisions in line with or ahead of our expectations,” the company said in a release. Those expectations were low for Higher Education sales—the only actual publishing division remaining at what has become a testing, workforce skills and English language learning company: The dropped 5 percent, “including the anticipated deferral of Pearson+ sales […]