Authors report they have lost money by participating in a poorly-run and poorly-attended book festival in downtown Baltimore last weekend. According to Newsweek, about 100 authors participated, particularly independent romance and fantasy writers, but even fewer readers showed up–authors estimate there were approximately 40 attendees on the first day and 125 on the second. Organizers told authors that the festival had sold between 500 and 1400 tickets. Videos on social media of the event, which was put on by Archer Management, show a nearly empty convention room with tables and chairs. Authors report that there was little communication with organizers […]
Events
AI, Spotify, and Agent-Editor Relations at the US Book Show
The US Book Show returned on Wednesday, targeting programing to book industry professionals. In the opening panel, Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp, Baker & Taylor CEO Aman Kochar, Abrams CEO Mary McAveney, and Scholastic CEO Peter Warwick discussed their optimism for the industry and their thoughts on generative AI—a major topic of discussion throughout the day. McAveney feels positive about the industry because of the rise of independent publishers and authors, while Kochar referred to the growth of diverse, authentic stories. On AI, Warwick asked if books are already in ChatGPT, to which Karp nodded emphatically. Rather than an […]
Buzz Editors and Authors Panel Available to Stream
In case you missed it, we had another terrific evening on Wednesday with five breakout spring/summer authors and their editors on our latest Buzz Books Editors and Authors Panel. Here are a sampling of attendees’ comments on the event: This has been an amazing evening — such wonderful discussion and books. All of these books sound incredible. Can’t wait to read them all. I love authors who search for the greatest story never told This seems so interesting—I’m hooked! Sounds super intriguing! I am so happy with what and who is being published here. Gives me hope. Thank you for this […]
Don’t Miss Tomorrow’s Buzz Books Editors and Authors Panel
There’s still time to register for our virtual Buzz Books Editors and Authors Panel, tomorrow, Wednesday, January 24th at 7 PM Eastern. As always, we are honored to have the American Booksellers Association join us as co-presenter, with the inimitable Leigh Haber hosting once again. Leigh was most recently director of Oprah’s Book Club and VP of Books for O, the Oprah Magazine where she curated books coverage and essays. She was editor-at-large at Chronicle Books, senior editor at Scribner, executive editor at Hyperion and also at Rodale. As an editor, she worked with such authors as Alice Walker, Gloria […]
Buzz Books Spring/Summer Preview: Nonfiction Part 2
REGISTER HERE for the Buzz Books Editors and Authors Panel this Wednesday, January 24. You can download trade editions of Buzz Books 2024: Spring/Summer—with publicity and marketing info, and click-throughs for full galleys—through NetGalley or Edelweiss. The consumer editions are available now on all major ebook platforms, including Kindle, Nook, Apple, and Google Play. Meanwhile, our season preview installment from Buzz Books 2024: Spring/Summer continues with these nonfiction categories: Social Issues, History and Crime, Business, Science and Technology. Titles excerpted in Buzz Books are bolded and marked with an asterisk. Social Issues William J. Barber II with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race […]
Buzz Books Spring/Summer Preview: Commercial Fiction
Earlier this week we launched our Buzz Book 2024: Spring/Summer sampler, with excerpts from an array of great forthcoming literary and debut fiction. If you haven’t downloaded your copy yet, the trade edition is available now from NetGalley or Edelweiss, or find the consumer editions all linked at our main Buzz Books website.On Wednesday, January 24th we’ll convene our live Buzz Books Editors Panel with moderator Leigh Haber hosting five editors and their authors discussing some of the season’s potential breakout titles. Commercial Fiction Some of the biggest names in publishing have books coming out in spring and summer, from Stephen King and John Grisham to Tana French and Emily […]