At Tom Doherty Associates, Peter Lutjen has been promoted to creative director, Jamie Stafford-Hill has been promoted to senior associate art director, and Lesley Worrell has been promoted to associate art director. Alison Fisher has been promoted to executive editor. Rebecca Naimon has been promoted to publishing operations coordinator.
New Books Publishing October 5
Jonathan Franzen, Amor Towles and Chibundu Onuzo lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes titles by Dave Grohl, David Sedaris and Stanley Tucci. Also out today are works by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson, Sarah Ruhl and Matthew Pearl, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2021: Fall/Winter sampler, and Lana Harper, available in our Buzz Books 2021: Romance sampler. 20 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-october-5 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_October_/219918 18 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-october-5 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_October_/219919 23 children’s books https://bookshop.org/lists/new-children-s-titles-publishing-in-october https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Childrens_Titles_Publishing_in_October/219917 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. […]
Harper UK to Remove Story from Walliams Book Following Criticism
Harper Collins UK will remove the story “Brian Wong, Who Was Never, Ever Wrong” from THE WORLD’S WORST CHILDREN by David Walliams, following criticism that it contains stereotypes in the character of a Chinese boy. Originally published in 2016, a new edition of the book will be published in March in the UK, with a new story to replace the one that is being removed. Podcaster and writer Georgie Ma has spoken about the book and met with the publisher about the portrayal. She told The Bookseller: “’Wong’ and ‘wrong’ are two words that are commonly used in playgrounds to […]
People 10/4
Ashley Hong has been promoted to associate editor at Convergent, reporting to editorial director Keren Baltzer.
October Book Picks
Amazon, B&N, and Costco announced their picks for October.
People 10/1
Traci N. Todd will join Little Bee Books as publisher.