Forthcoming: Paolini’s MURTAGH
Announced in line with the Bologna Book Fair underway now, Knopf Children’s will publish MURTAGH by Christopher Paolini, a new standalone novel in the Eragon universe, on November 7. Paolini says, “Murtagh is the novel I’ve been waiting to write for over 13 years.” The publisher says the book will have a first printing of two million copies in the US. It will publish simultaneously in the UK by Penguin Children’s and Canada by Penguin Teen.
Obituary: Ian Falconer
Author and illustrator of the Olivia series of picture books Ian Falconer, 63, died on Tuesday in Rowayton, CT after a short illness. Olivia won a Caldecott Medal in 2001 and Falconer published seven more books in the series. He also illustrated more than 30 New Yorker covers.
People 3/7
Jenny Fry is promoted to publisher and commercial director at Canongate, allowing CEO Jamie Byng to focus on commissioning books and selling North American, film and tv rights.
New Books Publishing March 7
Jenny Jackson, Margaret Atwood, and Claire Jimenez have new fiction publishing this week, while nonfiction includes new work from Dina Nayeri, Debra Lee, and Dan Egan. Marie Lu, Kalynn Bayron, Elizabeth Wein, and Garth Nix all publish new YA titles this month. We also have a wealth of excerpts of today’s notable releases in our Buzz Books collections: novels by Eleanor Catton, Jessa Maxwell, and Shelley Read appear in Buzz Books 2023: Spring/Summer; Rafael Frumkin‘s CONFIDENCE appears in Buzz Books 2022: Fall/Winter; and new books from Sarah Hawley and Anita Kelly appear in Buzz Books 2023: Romance. Read was also […]
Indigo Refuses to Pay Ransom; Employee Data May Be on Dark Web
Last week Indigo posted additional information to their website FAQ about their Feb. 8 cyberattack. The retailer notes that it will not pay the ransom. “The privacy commissioners do not believe that paying a ransom protects those whose data has been stolen, as there is no way to guarantee the deletion/protection of the data once the ransom is paid. Both US and Canadian law enforcement discourage organizations from paying a ransom as it rewards criminal activity and encourages others to engage in this activity,” they wrote. “Additionally, we cannot be assured that any ransom payment would not end up in […]