Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale — the Indie Next February No. 1 title — is Amazon‘s spotlight title in their best books of February list, and the new Pennie’s Pick at Costco as well. M.O. Walsh’s My Sunshine Away is Amazon’s featured debut. Their full list features: Green on Blue, Elliot Ackerman Funny Girl, Nick Hornby Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America, Jill Leovy A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictator’s Rise to Power, Paul Fischer A Spool of Blue Thread, Anne Tyler Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Yuval Noah Harari Get in Trouble: Stories, Kelly Link […]
New Releases/Forthcoming
Knopf Has US Version of Authorized Stieg Larsson Millennium Sequel
David Lagercrantz’s authorized sequel to the late Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy has been due for publication in August 2015 since it was first announced in late 2013 — and this week the originating publisher Norstedts in Sweden confirmed simultaneous release of the book, WHAT DOESN’T KILL US, in at least 35 countries this summer. What had been unclear was whether Knopf would continue as publisher of the series in North America, since they were under license from MacLehose Press in the UK — a unit of Quercus, which was sold to Hachette UK shortly after the new book was announced. But […]
Coming Soon from Regan Arts
Judith Regan’s start-up publishing line Regan Arts (backed by Phaidon Global), has not formally announced their publishing list — but with a steady trickle of pre-publication announcements-as-deals coming in, we took a closer look. After issuing one title last fall (a Virtual Reality Beginner’s Guide, with Google Cardboard inspired VR viewer), the line starts publishing in earnest shortly. Distributor Simon & Schuster’s web site lists roughly 30 forthcoming titles in all, from ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror by Michael Weiss and Hassan Hassan, due out soon, to James Riswold’s HITLER SAVED MY LIFE: What’s So Funny About Hitler, The Reign of Terror, Napoleon, Crucifixion, […]
FSG, Heinemann To Publish Houellebecq’s SUBMISSION In Wake of Charlie Hebdo Massacre
Wednesday morning’s attack on the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, which left 12 dead, including four cartoonists and the economist and author Bernard Maris, took place on the French publication date of Michel Houellebecq‘s new novel SUBMISSION, already subject to controversy for its depiction of France under Islamic rule in 2022 (and featured on the cover of Charlie Hebdo’s most recent issue, also published Wednesday). An armed police guard is currently stationed at the headquarters of Houellebecq’s publisher Flammarion, while “a large sign said visitors must request permission by phone and get an escort before entering.” The company’s […]
Briefs: Quick Publication of Torture Report, and Pop-Up Holiday Stores
Public Affairs told Time magazine last week that they had tried to work with the Senate Intelligence Committee to coordinate a trade book version of their 500-page summary version of their torture report, but the committee said it was “devoting its attention to getting the executive summary released.” Now that the report has been released, Melville House has said that it will publish a version of the report for trade paperback and ebook release on December 30. In the meantime, a free PDF version of the report is available here from the Senate committee’s website. Separately, a number of organizations […]
Corporate: Opening Sales of Over 1 Million for Wimpy Kid, and PRH Launches Audio App
Abrams reports another strong opening week of sales for the latest Jeff Kinney book, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL. CEO Michael Jacobs says in the release sales “out of the gate have been exceptional and are accelerating briskly. Already more than 1 million copies have sold in the first seven days. He adds, “Our strategy of releasing the new book simultaneously in all the English language territories has shown the global power of Jeff’s books. With eight more countries set to publish The Long Haul before the end of the year, we’re confident that Diary of a […]