New Releases/Forthcoming

On October 17, Doubleday will publish THE EXCHANGE: After The Firm, a sequel to John Grisham’s bestselling 1991 thriller The Firm. The book takes place 15 years after the first novel, and the publisher’s description reads, “When a mentor in Rome asks him for a favor that will take him far from home, Mitch finds himself at the center of a sinister plot that has worldwide implications—and once again endangers his colleagues, friends, and family.” Grisham’s publisher Suzanne Herz, evp, publisher Vintage/Anchor Books, said in a release, “To have John Grisham’s 49th book return to the world of Mitch and […]

Victor Lavalle, Kelly Link, Lisa Scottoline and Jeannette Walls publish new fiction this week, while nonfiction releases include work by Sarah Bakewell and Clancy Martin. Also out this week are novels by Rachel Heng and Chantel Guertin, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2023: Spring/Summer and Buzz Books 2023: Romance collections respectively. 13 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-march-28       9 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-march-28       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 […]

Jinwoo Chong, Catherine Lacey, and Jacqueline Winspear publish new novels this week, while nonfiction releases include work by Matthew Desmond. 18 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-march-21       9 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-march-21       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 key titles are on our radar, now you can use this form to submit brief details as well: publun.ch/submitNotable. Please submit your notable titles at least 3 months prior to pub date and limit […]

Juan Gómez-Jurado, J. A. Jance, and Oprah pick Ann Napolitano publish new novels this week, while nonfiction releases include work by Alan Lightman and Paris Hilton. Also out this week are books by Elizabeth McKenzie and Cathleen Schine, both excerpted in our Buzz Books 2023: Spring/Summer anthology. 22 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-march-14       13 nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-march-14       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 want to […]

Announced in line with the Bologna Book Fair underway now, Knopf Children’s will publish MURTAGH by Christopher Paolini, a new standalone novel in the Eragon universe, on November 7. Paolini says, “Murtagh is the novel I’ve been waiting to write for over 13 years.” The publisher says the book will have a first printing of two million copies in the US. It will publish simultaneously in the UK by Penguin Children’s and Canada by Penguin Teen.

Sourcebooks imprint Bloom Books will publish THE MISSUS by EL James, a sequel to The Mister, on June 20. The publisher describes the new book as a “Cinderella story” exploring “the power dynamics and the intense love story between Maxim Trevelyan, an aristocratic ‘spare’ who unexpectedly becomes a British earl upon the passing of his brother, and Alessia Demachi, a mysterious young Albanian who is harboring a dangerous secret.” Elsewhere, Harper Collins announced a collaboration with The Lumistella Company on a five-year license for a series of The Elf on the Shelf–themed books. Harper Children’s will release 11 books, while […]