In a continuation of the protests against PEN America over their response to the war in Gaza, some authors have withdrawn from PEN awards consideration. The move comes as various authors have removed themselves from participating in the PEN World Voices Festival, more than 1300 writers have signed an open letter urging PEN to respond to the deaths of writers and scholars in Gaza, and protestors disrupted a January PEN event that featured Israel supporter Mayim Bialik. Camonghne Felix shared on social media that her book DYSCALCULIA was set to be longlisted for the PEN/Jean Stein award. She declined before […]
Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Shortlist
Five authors from Canada and the US have been shortlisted for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction.
New Books Publishing April 9
This week’s fiction releases include novels by Leigh Bardugo, Lionel Shriver, and Megan Miranda, while Anne Lamott, Hampton Sides, and James Patterson and Matt Eversmann publish new nonfiction works. Also out this week is Etta Easton’s THE KISS COUNTDOWN, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2024: Romance anthology. 25 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-april-9 15 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-april-9 From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/ 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 April‘s 104 fiction releases, 48 […]
Endeavor Top Execs to Receive Bonuses, Royalties, More in Buyout
When Endeavor finally went public in 2021 at a reduced $24 a share, a few top executives wound up with significant holdings and valuable options while hundreds of others were reportedly told their options were worthless. According to SEC filings, Silver Lake’s move to take Endeavor private again — after producing less than a 15 percent return over three years — will lead to another significant windfall for executives. Endeavor founder and ceo Ari Emanuel—who currently owns 11.9 percent of stock—will receive a $25 million bonus at the sale. He’ll be named founder and executive chairman of William Morris Endeavor, […]
People 4/8
Eric A. Schmidt will join Basic as executive editor on April 29th. Schmidt was most recently senior acquisitions editor at the University of California Press.
Harper Partners With App for Read-Watch Experience
Harper Collins has partnered with Storiaverse, a mobile app for adults that “create[s] immersive, animated content in a patent-pending ‘read-watch’ format,” according to a release. Independent writers and illustrators partner to create stories on the platform. Storiaverse will “adapt portions of several titles” from Harper. Authors who have stories on the platform include Maxim Loskutoff, Lyndsay Ely, Brian Evenson, and Lindz McLeod.