Soho Press co-founder Alan J. Hruska, 88, died of lymphoma on March 29 at home in Manhattan. He founded Soho in 1986 along with his wife, Laura Chapman Hruska, and Juris Jurjevics. A litigator at Cravath Swaine & Moore for 44 years, he was also the author of multiple novels, starting with Borrowed Time (1985) and recently including a number of recent legal thrillers. His daughter Bronwen Hruska is the publisher of Soho Press.
Duke Once Again Appeals DUP Union
Duke University has filed yet another appeal challenging the Duke University Press Union election, the union said on Twitter. The union was certified in March, and this marks the third time the university has contested the organization with the National Labor Relations Board. According to the union, they remain certified and members hold union rights during the appeals process, unless the NLRB issues a stay or reverses course to uphold the university’s arguments. The union wrote on Twitter, “This is an appeal to what is essentially the Supreme Court of labor disputes—making the same arguments that the NLRB has rejected […]
Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction
The Wrong End of the Telescope by Rabih Alameddine (Grove Atlantic) won the 2022 Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction.
April Book Club Picks
This month’s GMA Book Club pick is Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.
New Books Publishing April 5
Jennifer Egan, Ocean Vuong, Douglas Stuart and Emily St. John Mandel lead this week’s big wave of notable fiction releases, while nonfiction includes new work from Susan Cain and Ben McGrath. Also out today is The Wise Women by Gina Sorrell, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2022: Spring/Summer sampler. 38 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-april-5 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_April_/222521 9 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-april-5 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_April_/222522 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, […]
People 4/5
Cheryl Lew has been promoted to senior publicity manager at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.