Two British publishers have edited books that are printed in China based on Chinese regulations on free speech, the Financial Times reports. The titles from Quarto and Hachette UK’s Octopus Books were manufactured for western distribution but, like many illustrated books from US and UK presses, produced in China because it’s cheaper to print there. Since 2020, in separate books Quarto has removed references to Hong Kong and dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. In addition, the FT writes, “the nationality of people mentioned in one book was also changed from Taiwanese to East Asian, while references to Tibet, a region […]
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At St. Martin's, Martin Quinn has been promoted to director, marketing and bookseller strategy. Kirsi Balazs has been promoted to associate manager, marketing & sales operations. Alexis Neuville has been promoted to associate manager, marketing. Hannah O'Grady has been promoted to editor.
Lambda Literary Award Finalists
Lambda Literary announced the finalists for their 34th annual awards. Winners will be announced in a virtual ceremony on June 11.
New Books Publishing March 15
Harlan Coben, Eloghosa Osunde, and John Scalzi lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes new work from Melissa Febos and Reshma Saujani. 23 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-march-15 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_March_/222353 8 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-march-15 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_March_/222354 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 date.
Obituary: Maureen Howard
Novelist and memoirist Maureen Howard, 91, died in New York on Sunday. Her 1978 memoir, Facts of Life, won the National Book Critics Circle Award and her novels Grace Abounding, Expensive Habits, and Natural History were all finalists for the PEN/Faulkner Award. She also received a Guggenheim fellowship and an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Canadian Government Allocates $32 Million to Support Online Bookselling
Minister of Canadian Heritage the Honorable Pablo Rodriguez announced The Support for Booksellers initiative, intended to help Canadian bookstores increase their ability to sell books online as a result of the pandemic. Part of the Canada Book Fund, which supports books by Canadian authors, the initiative will give $32.1 million to bookstores over two years, “for expenses related to online book sales and to help these bookstores improve their online business models.” “During the pandemic, Canadians bought more Canadian books, proving that our authors and publishers are more important than ever in sharing our stories,” Rodriguez said. “Our government is proud to […]