Blake Bailey’s 912-page Philip Roth biography, along with memoirs from Hunter Biden, Jenny Lawson, and Brandi Carlile, all publish today. Fiction releases include a new thriller from Jeff VanderMeer and short stories from Haruki Murakami. Also out, Flynn Berry’s Northern Spy, Erin French’s Finding Freedom, and five other titles excerpted in our Buzz Books sampler. 24 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-april-6 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_April_/219246 10 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-april-6 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_April_/219247 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 […]
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Pronoy Sarkar has joined Little, Brown as senior editor, reporting to Judith Clain. Previously, he was an editor at St. Martin’s. Nicole Chung has been promoted to editorial director, digital at Catapult, overseeing Catapult magazine and Catapult’s new digital publication for writers, Don’t Write Alone. Stella Cabot Wilson has been promoted to associate editor of Catapult Magazine and Don’t Write Alone, in addition to her role as Catapult’s writing programs coordinator. Tarah Theoret has been promoted to senior director, community experience at NetGalley. Obituaries South African book publisher Jonathan Ball, 69, died on April 3 of cancer. Longtime literary agent […]
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Imprints Macmillan Children’s is launching Neon Squid, a new imprint “dedicated to publishing gift nonfiction books that make complex topics – from medicine to archaeology – accessible and exciting for children.” Joanne Clark, Fiona Macdonald, and Sam Priddy will serve as co-publishers, based in London and reporting to Sally Poulson, global operations director at Priddy Books. The first list will launch in winter 2021. Audio Serial Box has been renamed Realm and is expanding to release original audio shows for free as ad-supported podcasts, as well as adding a subscription option. Previously, its audio stories were available to purchase a […]
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Andrew Rein will join Zando as head of sales & retail content development on April 13. He has been at Penguin Random House for the past 13 years, most recently as vp, director of mass merch national accounts. Emily Hillebrand has been promoted to assistant editor at Diversion Books, acquiring in the categories of self-development, pop culture, current events, science, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Elizabeth Lazowski has been promoted to assistant editor, children’s at Chronicle Books. Jenny Choy has been promoted to director, school and library marketing at Abrams Children’s. At Penguin Random House Canada, Rachel Guglielmelli is joining the production […]
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Picks GMA Book Club chose Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia for April (as noted yesterday, a recent Buzz Books selection that was also featured in our virtual BB Editors Panel). The Costco Pennie’s Pick for the month is Remember by Lisa Genova. Events The London Book Fair has backpedalled on their promise again. In an “update statement,” LBF director Andy Ventris says, “We promised to update the trade about plans for the 2021 Fair by the end of March. Given the continuing uncertainty around international travel, we are currently planning for all scenarios and will update with a final […]
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Aliya King Neil will join Gallery Books as a senior editor on April 5. She was previously editor-at-large at Medium. At Hachette Book Group, Megan Fitzpatrick has been promoted to executive director of marketing & publicity for Hachette Audio; Barbara Slavin to senior director of digital sales and business development; and Mary Urban to associate director of digital sales. Terri Lancaster has been promoted to senior production coordinator, reprints at Chronicle Books. Rick Garcia has joined Harper Collins as director of digital advertising for the general books group. He was previously head of programmatic advertising at Penguin Random House. Connor […]