Sarah Gailey leads this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes new work from Isaac Fitzgerald. 4 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-july-19 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_July_/223781 5 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-july-19 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_July_/223782 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, now you can use this form to submit brief details as well: publun.ch/submitNotable. Please submit your notable titles at least 3 months prior to pub date.
August Library Reads
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood is the #1 Library Reads pick for August.
ABA Discusses Free Speech, E-Commerce Updates at Annual Meeting
The American Booksellers Association Annual Meeting and Town Hall was presented via Zoom yesterday, with board members and ceo Allison Hill sharing updates on the organization and fielding questions. In her president’s letter, Word bookstores owner Christine Onorati said, “Running our own businesses seems to get harder every single day,” she said. “And yet we are all committed to continuing the momentum for change that has begun and to make this a model that being guided by values and striving for success in business are not mutually exclusive concepts. We can do both. And we are trying to do exactly […]
People 7/14
The board of the Australian online bookseller Booktopia instructed founder Tony Nash to relinquish his position as CEO on July 13.
Most of Those Meetings Really Could Be Emails
In May, the Wall Street Journal reported that “the overall number of meetings remains up nearly 70% versus February 2020.” People are spending 7.3 more hours per week in meetings than they did before the pandemic—an increase from 14 to 21.5 hours. That means that more than half of the work week is being spent in meetings, and workers have lost 17.5 percent of their time for other work. In a webinar hosted by the Book Industry Study Group, A Pandemic of Meetings: Reduce Reconsider and Refine Your Meetings, industry veteran Linda Secondari discussed how to focus meetings for success, […]
Astra Acquires DAW
Astra Publishing House has acquired sci-fi/fantasy publisher DAW Books from owners and co-publishers Betsy Wollheim and Sheila Gilbert. According to a release, Astra will take on the entire staff of DAW. The publisher has issued over 2,000 titles since its founding more than 50 years ago in 1971. “We’re so excited to have DAW join our group here at APH. We have long been impressed with their amazing authors and unparalleled place in the pantheon of science fiction and fantasy publishing,” Astra coo Ben Schrank said. “We can’t wait to help them build on their legacy so they can continue […]