The fall release schedule is packed, including celebrity memoirs spanning the wide range from Britney Spears (The Woman In Me; 10/24) to former Macmillan Publishers ceo John Sargent (Turning Pages; 9/19). Below, we bring those two together in a pre-publication excerpt. The book is told in Sargent’s inimitable voice, with stories from his unusual childhood, adventures and misadventures on the slopes and in the surf, and a number of publishing tales — from indelible personalities and notable authors to battles over agency ebook pricing, the publication of FIRE AND FURY and, ultimately, his own job. The chapter on the latter […]
New Releases/Forthcoming
Forthcoming: THE TRUMP INDICTMENTS
On September 25, Mariner Books will publish the complete indictments against Donald Trump as THE TRUMP INDICTMENTS: The 91 Criminal Counts Against the Former President of the United States, edited and with an introduction by MSNBC correspondent Ali Velshi. The book will include the cases brought in New York, Georgia, and federal courts that accuse the former president of mishandling classified documents and attempting to overturn the 2020 election, which are “purposely crafted as narratives to be read by the public,” according to a press release. Mariner publisher Peter Hubbard acquired the book from Byrd Leavell at United Talent Agency.
New Books Publishing September 5
Zadie Smith, Stephen King, Chuck Palahniuk, and Denene Millner publish new novels this week (with stories from Yiyun Li), while new nonfiction includes work from Maria Bamford and Melissa Etheridge. September’s children’s books include novels from Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Chloe Gong, plus a new Grinch story. Also out this week are new books by Fran Littlewood, Etaf Rum, Kim Coleman Foote, Vanessa Miller, and Anise Vance, all of which are excerpted in our Buzz Books 2023 collections. 27 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-september-5 10 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-september-5 31 children’s/YA titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-children-s-titles-publishing-in-august […]
New Books Publishing August 29
Jennifer Weiner, Emma Donoghue, and Latoya Watkins publish new fiction this week, while new nonfiction includes work from Avi Loeb. Also out this week are novels by Hilary Leichter and Jenna Levine and memoirs by Alice Carrière and Patty Lin, all excerpted in our Buzz Books 2023 collections. 14 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-august-29 9 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-august-29 From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/ 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 […]
New Books Publishing August 22
Karin Slaughter and Shelley Parker-Chan publish new novels this week, while new nonfiction includes work from Drew Gilpin Faust and Robert D. Kaplan. Also out this week is BIG LIARS: WHAT PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE TELLS US ABOUT LYING AND HOW YOU CAN AVOID BEING DUPED by Christian L Hart and Drew A. Curtis, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2023: Fall/Winter collection. 10 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-august-22 9 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-august-22 From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/ We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our […]
Forthcoming: ‘The Fall’ by Michael Wolff
Henry Holt will publish a new Michael Wolff book, THE FALL: The End of Fox News and the Murdoch Dynasty, on September 26. The publisher writes that the book is about “the effects of Fox’s all-powerful controlling shareholder’s age (92), the desperate rivalries and contradictory desires of his children regarding the future of the network (the flesh and blood version of HBO’s Succession), the irresolvable contradiction of Rupert Murdoch’s antipathy to Trump, and to Fox’s own stars,” and more. Wolff previously wrote a biography of Murdoch called The Man Who Owns the News and most recently published a trilogy about […]