This week’s fiction releases include novels by Salman Rushdie and Jojo Moyes. Mark Pomerantz’s Trump tell-all leads nonfiction, along with releases by Priscilla Gilman and Alex Prud’homme. And Tahereh Mafi, Nic Stone, and Dhonielle Clayton all publish new YA titles this month. Also out this week is Nightbirds by Kate J. Armstrong, which is excerpted in our Buzz Books 2022: Fall/Winter anthology. 34 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-february-7 14 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-february-7 26 children’s and YA titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-children-s-titles-publishing-in-february 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. But if […]
Authors Place Press Settles Lawsuit with Authors Guild; Will Stop Publishing
A small press that was sued last month by the Authors Guild over nonpayment has settled, the AG announced. The lawsuit, brought on behalf of 11 authors and led by Karyn Schoenbart, accused Authors Place Press of failing to pay royalties, provide royalty statements, or revert rights to the authors. In the settlement, Authors Place owner Tony Ferraro agreed to revert book rights to the plaintiffs, terminate their agreements so they may publish elsewhere, and provide the authors with all artwork, text, and design files free of charge. Ferraro will also pay Schoenbart–former ceo of NPD Group–“a token monetary payment” […]
Bill to Limit Library E-Book Lending Fails in VA Senate
A bill failed in the Virginia state senate yesterday that would have prevented publishers from imposing limits on lending electronic material. The Committee on General Laws and Technology voted 15-0 to block the bill. The bill stipulated that a publisher’s contract with a library could not “Preclude…the Library from licensing any electronic literary material;” “Restrict the number of licenses for any electronic literary material that a library may acquire after the same item is made available to the public;” “Require a library to pay a cost-per-circulation fee to loan any electronic literary material, unless substantially lower in aggregate than the […]
March Indie Next List
The ABA released its Indie Next List, with Rebecca Makkai's I Have Some Questions for You in the No. 1 spot.
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Audio: Obamas to Audible; Playaway to PRH
Audible will release taped conversations from Michelle Obama’s THE LIGHT WE CARRY tour as an eight-episode podcast. Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast will air weekly, starting on March 7, and available exclusively on Audible for two weeks before opening up to other streaming platforms. This marks the first release after the Obamas’ Higher Ground productions moved from Spotify to Audible last year. A press release notes that it is an “exclusive, worldwide, multi-project, multi-year first-look production deal between Audible and Higher Ground.” “After the remarkable reception to The Michelle Obama Podcast [produced by Spotify], we’re excited to bring listeners more […]