New Books Publishing May 26
This week’s fiction releases include new novels by Walter Mosley, Freida McFadden, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Matt Haig, and Nora Roberts, while nonfiction includes work by David Sedaris and Sen. Chris Murphy. 37 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-may-26 14 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-may-26 Also publishing this week are a new books by Francesca Cocchi, Casey Sherman, and Amanda Skenandore, all excerpted in our Buzz Books 2026: Spring/Summer anthology. We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our lists for the coming months on Bookshop. Check out May‘s 154 fiction releases, 67 works of […]
Fire Hits A Scholastic Book Fairs Warehouse
A fire broke out at the Miramar, CA warehouse for Scholastic Book Fairs on Monday, NBC San Diego reports. Firefighters were called around 2 AM and took about six hours to control the flames. Around 9:15 AM, a pallet of books reignited and firefighters were dispatched again. They “removed several pallets stacked high with books” and opened skylights to dissipate the smoke. An investigation into the cause of the incident is ongoing. The warehouse was closed for Memorial Day on Monday and no one was injured. The facility is one of five Scholastic Book Fairs warehouses in California. Scholastic noted […]
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Spotify’s Audiobooks Add-On Is Driving Real Sales, As They Announce AI-Narrated Audiobook Tool; ElevenLabs Offers 200k Publisher Audios
At Spotify’s investor day presentations, global head of audiobooks Owen Smith said that the company’s program that sells subscribers an additional 15 hours of audiobook listening a month (Audiobooks+) for $11.99 is “on track to reach $100 million in annualized recurring revenue this July.” (Financial translation: The means that by July, they expect monthly sales to reach $8.33 million.) To further that growth, they will be adding a higher tier for “power readers” as well as “Family and Student plans.” Smith underscored that, “Almost half of our audiobook listeners are under 35—meaningfully younger than the broader market—and we’re helping publishing […]