A group of authors, including Naomi Klein, Lorrie Moore, Zaina Arafat, Michelle Alexander, Isabella Hammad, and others, have decided not to participate in the Pen World Voices Festival in protest of Pen America’s “inadequate response” over the war in Gaza, Lit Hub reports. The authors had been confirmed as speakers, moderators, and an honorary co-chair. Details for this year’s festival had not been announced; the event typically takes place in New York and Los Angeles in April or May. In a letter announcing their decision to withdraw from the Pen festival, the writers said, “In the context of Israel’s ongoing war […]
BNED Continues to Look For a Solution
Barnes & Noble Education reported results for the third quarter ended January 27, with sales up 4 percent to $457 million from $438 million last year, due to “higher course material sales.” The net loss improved to $(9.9) million from $(22.1) million, but the company still cannot make money and that remains an existential problem. Facing a deadline from their lenders, significant debt and an ever-sinking stock, the company took the unusual step of canceling their investor call, “due to the advanced and ongoing discussions with third parties to evaluate a range of options to strengthen its liquidity and financial […]
New Books Publishing March 12
This week’s fiction releases include novels by Vinson Cunningham, Tamron Hall, and a rediscovered novel by Gabriel García Márquez, while Morgan Parker, Marilynne Robinson, and Emily Raboteau publish new nonfiction works. Also out this week are HEADSHOT by Rita Bullwinkel and ALL OUR YESTERDAYS by Joel H. Morris, both of which are excerpted in our Buzz Books 2024: Spring/Summer anthology. 21 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-march-12 13 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-march-12 From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/ We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our […]
News Corp CFO Discusses Audio and AI Partnerships
At the Deutsche Bank Media, Internet, and Telecom Conference yesterday, News Corp CFO Susan Panuccio addressed Harper Collins’ disappointing results last year, partnering with Spotify, and the use of AI technology. Panuccio attributed Harper’s 2023 sales, which fell 10 percent, to “the Amazon reset with their logistics” and inflationary pressures on manufacturing. Additionally, she said, “quite frankly, we didn’t have as good of frontlist as what we have had in other years.” Still, Harper has succeeded in cutting costs and is in good shape for the rest of the year, she said, with the 5 percent reduction in headcount, as […]
People 3/12
Laura Essex has been promoted to audio editor at Hachette Audio.
People 3/11
Vanessa Haughton is promoted to editor at Knopf.