Jeff Smith, creator of the Bone comics series, canceled the remaining dates of his book tour to promote his new book TUKI after experiencing cardiac arrest on August 13. In a post on their website, publisher Cartoon Books wrote, “There will be a long road to recovery, so regrettably we must cancel the remainder of his book tour this year. Our apologies to his fans who were coming to see him at: Rob Con (VA), CXC (OH), Bedrock Comic Con (TX) and NYCC (NY). We hope this is just a bump in the road and that Jeff will see you […]
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Obituary: Christopher Carduff
Wall Street Journal books editor Christopher Carduff, 66, died on Monday evening following a recent illness. He worked in editorial at Houghton Mifflin, Counterpoint Press, David R. Godine, and the New Criterion, and was a contributing editor at Library of America from 2006 to 2017, where he was the estate-appointed editor of posthumous works by Penelope Fitzgerald, William Maxwell, John Updike, and others. In 2017 he joined the WSJ as books editor. In a memo to staff on Monday, WSJ editorial page editor Paul Gigot writes, “Chris made a tremendous contribution to the Journal over his six years as Books […]
AL: Dealmaker Updates – September
New Books Publishing August 15
Paul Murray and Alice Hoffman publish new novels this week, while new nonfiction includes work from Elizabeth Rush and David Shih. 18 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-august-15 12 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-august-15 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 details as well: publun.ch/submitNotable. Please submit your notable titles at least 3 months prior to pub […]
Distribution: The Experiment
Starting January 1, The Experiment will be distributed by W.W. Norton for print and digital books in the US and “select international markets.” They have been distributed by Workman/HBG.