Duke University has filed yet another appeal challenging the Duke University Press Union election, the union said on Twitter. The union was certified in March, and this marks the third time the university has contested the organization with the National Labor Relations Board. According to the union, they remain certified and members hold union rights during the appeals process, unless the NLRB issues a stay or reverses course to uphold the university’s arguments. The union wrote on Twitter, “This is an appeal to what is essentially the Supreme Court of labor disputes—making the same arguments that the NLRB has rejected […]
Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction
The Wrong End of the Telescope by Rabih Alameddine (Grove Atlantic) won the 2022 Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction.
April Book Club Picks
This month’s GMA Book Club pick is Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.
New Books Publishing April 5
Jennifer Egan, Ocean Vuong, Douglas Stuart and Emily St. John Mandel lead this week’s big wave of notable fiction releases, while nonfiction includes new work from Susan Cain and Ben McGrath. Also out today is The Wise Women by Gina Sorrell, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2022: Spring/Summer sampler. 38 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-april-5 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_April_/222521 9 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-april-5 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_April_/222522 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, […]
People 4/5
Cheryl Lew has been promoted to senior publicity manager at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Finance: Bloomsbury to Increase Raises, Pearson Chooses Buyback Over Buyout
Following a successful year, and in response to the rising cost of living, Bloomsbury increased their annual salary increase for employees in all territories to 5 percent. They will also give staff a bonus of up to 6 percent, a program that reportedly began last year. A spokesperson told The Bookseller: “Our staff will share in this success and this year’s review has been conducted considering both the company’s success and the cost of living crisis. We also have an interim September pay review to ensure those staff who joined later in the financial year are included.” Separately, Pearson announced […]