Booksellers named Paul McCartney’s The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present Barnes & Noble’s Book of the Year for 2021. “The Lyrics is an extraordinary book, ceo James Daunt said. “It is stunningly beautiful and a masterpiece of book design. Paul McCartney has fashioned, through the explorations of his songs with the poet Paul Muldoon, a fascinating insight into his life and creative genius. No wonder the booksellers of Barnes & Noble have hailed this magnificent and deeply original book.” Daunt will be in conversation with McCartney on B&N’s YouTube channel tonight. McCartney said: “I’m beyond honored to receive this recognition. My […]
PRH Releases Author Diversity Audit
Penguin Random House released their “phase one” U.S. publishing programs audit, which investigated the identities of contributors — authors, illustrators, and translators — of titles published between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2021. Contributors were asked to self-identify, and 3,415 people participated. Initial conclusions were clear: “Our Contributor demographics do not reflect U.S. reader demographics when it comes to race and ethnicity. Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous representation is low, while white representation is overindexed. Significant growth in the underrepresented contributor populations is required to accurately reflect U.S. demographics.” The company noted, “The data also show a correlation between workforce […]
Distribution: Additions to IPG
Beginning January 1, Independent Publishers Group (IPG) will distribute Phoenix Books, Stygian Sky Media, and Imagine and Wonder‘s print titles (IPG already handled Imagine and Wonder’s digital distribution). Overcup Press will be distributed by IPG beginning March 1. Kitchen Ink Publishing is now distributed by IPG, as well.
People 11/16
In the Doubleday publicity department, Elena Hershey has been promoted to associate director; Tricia Cave has been promoted to publicity manager and Jillian Briglia has been promoted to associate publicist.
New Books Publishing November 16
Dave Eggers, David Baldacci and Charlie Jane Anders lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes The 1619 Project, a memoir by Dwayne Wade, and diaries from Patricia Highsmith. Also out today are books by Bisi Adjapon, Tea Cooper, Claire Oshetsky and Gayle Jessup White, all excerpted in our Buzz Books 2021: Fall/Winter sampler. 18 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-november-16 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_November_/220403 18 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-november-16 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_November_/220404 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 […]
December Library Reads
The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale tops December's LibraryReads list.