New Books Publishing in December
M. C. Beaton and R. W. Green lead the rest of the month’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes new work by Tori Dunlap and Matthew Hollis. Also out this month is Queen of Myth and Monsters by Scarlett St. Clair, available in our Buzz Books 2022: Romance sampler. 11 new titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-and-nonfiction-publishing-through-december 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 you want to make sure your key titles are on our radar, now you can use this form to submit brief […]
RBmedia to Publish Lee & Low Audiobooks
RBmedia has partnered with Lee & Low Books to publish audiobooks for the children’s publisher. In a four-year agreement, books for all ages, including Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis and Traci Sorell and Strong As Fire, Fierce as Flame by Supriya Kelkar, will be distributed globally by RBmedia brands Recorded Books and Tantor, and available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, and more.
People 12/9
Editor-in-chief at German publishing magazine Börsenblatt Torsten Casimir will become spokesperson for Frankfurter Buchmesse in mid-January. He will manage the communications department and develop content and partnerships.
Hodder-Williams Launches Bedford Square Publishers, with “Adaptable Publishing Model”
Two UK publishing executives have launched a new publisher and acquired a small press. Bedford Square Publishers is run by former Hodder & Stoughton CEO Jamie Hodder-Williams, who left the company in the spring, and former John Murray sales strategy director Laura Fletcher, and they will publish 30 titles in their first year in “reading group fiction, crime fiction, smart-thinking books and wellness.” (Hodder-Williams registered the company name in March 2022.) Hodder-Williams tells the Bookseller that the company will “offer authors an adaptable publishing model,” which may include profit sharing as well as traditional advance and royalty payments. Bedford Square […]
People 12/8
Harper Collins president of sales Josh Marwell has decided to retire after 25 years with the company. CEO Brian Murray writes, "Josh’s principled leadership, care for colleagues and customers alike, good humor, and creative passion for selling our authors’ books are perhaps his greatest legacy.... We will all miss his unique smile that came with a twinkle in his eye when something great happened." Marwell will remain until April "to facilitate a smooth transition, which we will share more information about in the coming weeks."