Ali Smith, Emily Henry, Holly Black and Hernan Diaz lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes new work from Bill Gates and Will Jawando. Also out today are books by Jasmine Guillory, Susannah B. Lewis and Shelby Van Pelt, all excerpted and available in our Buzz Books 2022: Spring/Summer sampler, and Timothy Janovsky, which is available in our Buzz Books 2021: Romance compilation. 23 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-may-3 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_May_/222741 8 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-may-3 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_May_/222742 We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our lists for the coming three months through this reference page. […]
Bonnier Launches Audio Imprint
Bonnier Books UK has launched Twelve Point Audio, an imprint for original podcasts and audio content. Audio director Jon Watt will lead the imprint, which will publish 8-10 projects a year and “will expand Bonnier Books UK’s audio output with a curated list of originated content, brand partnerships and backlist acquisitions in key genres.” Among other projects, Twelve Point has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to Kendare Blake’s The Three Dark Crowns series from Wolf Literary Services. “The growth of audio continues to be significant for Bonnier Books UK and our authors, and through twelve point audio we look forward to […]
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Anthony Goff joins Blackstone Publishing as president. He was svp audio publisher at Hachette Audio until February, when Ana Maria Allessi took over the combined Hachette Audio and Workman Audio.
Edgar Awards
Mystery Writers of America announced the winners of the 2022 Edgar Awards.
Stella Prize
Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen won the 2022 Stella Prize.
ABC News Launches “The Book Case” Podcast
ABC Audio announced the launch of a new weekly podcast, The Book Case, hosted by ABC News journalist Charlie Gibson and his daughter Kate Gibson. Each episode will include book recommendations from the hosts, “a short audio postcard” from an independent bookstore owner about their popular titles, and a conversation with authors and industry figures including John Irving, Azar Nafisi and Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. The first episode, out May 2, features Oprah Winfrey, “who discusses the impact of her book club on American readership, her own reading habits and how she makes her picks.”