Our next virtual Buzz Books Editors and Authors Panel is on Thursday, May 16, at 7:00 PM Eastern. Once again, we are honored to have the American Booksellers Association join us as co-presenter, with book expert extraordinaire Leigh Haber hosting. You can register here. And note that the first 25 booksellers who enroll will get a package of galleys for the featured titles. On May 14, we’ll release the next edition of our popular digital sampler, Buzz Books 2024: Fall/Winter, packed with substantial excerpts from all of the Author and Editors Panel books, as well as from dozens of other […]
Obituary: Paul Auster
Paul Auster, 77, died on April 30 of complications from lung cancer. He is the author of 34 books, including The New York Trilogy and 4321, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. His most recent book, Baumgartner, was published in November.
PRH Develops Generative AI Tool for Employees
Further to our reporting last fall on how publishing teams are using generative AI tools for their day-to-day work, and Penguin Random House CEO Nihar Malaviya’s assertion that the company would embrace AI technology, earlier this year PRH introduced its own internal AI application, called PRH ChatGPT. In a statement, the company said, “PRH ChatGPT was launched as a way for our employees to safely experiment with generative AI during their daily work—to learn more about how the technology works and identify potential opportunities to enhance creativity and productivity.” The company made the program available to all employees in the […]
New Books Publishing April 30
This week’s fiction releases include novels by Rachel Khong and Danielle Steel, while Erik Larson and Frank Bruni publish new nonfiction works. Also out this week is GRANITE HARBOR by Peter Nichols, available in our Buzz Books 2024: Spring/Summer anthology. 17 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-april-30 15 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-april-30 From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/ We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our lists for the coming months on Bookshop. Check out April‘s 104 fiction releases, 48 works of nonfiction, and 45 children’s titles; May‘s 105 fiction […]
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New Books Publishing April 23
This week’s fiction releases include novels by Emily Henry, Justin Taylor, and Douglas Preston, while Amy Tan and Tracie McMillan publish new nonfiction works. Also out this week are AMERICAN FLYGIRL by Susan Tate Ankeny, available in our Buzz Books 2024: Spring/Summer anthology, and new books by Jenny Holiday and Taj McCoy, both excerpted in our Buzz Books 2024: Romance collection. 22 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-april-23 12 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-april-23 From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/ We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our […]