New Releases/Forthcoming

AMC Networks is launching a book publishing arm, AMC Networks Publishing, that “will work with established and up-and-coming talent in developing, producing and selling fan-focused specialty books, comics, original graphic novels and more.” First projects include books based on AMC series Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries and Creepshow, as well as two comic series: Nights of Lono by Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett and Marcel Feldmar, and Oubliette by Brenden Fletcher. Head of AMC Networks publishing Mike Zagari said, “We’re excited to launch this new initiative with talented creators, writers, artists and storytellers to further engage our passionate fanbases with the stories […]

Bestselling fantasy author Brandon Sanderson launched a Kickstarter campaign to publish four new novels through his company Dragonsteel Entertainment. The crowdfunding campaign launched yesterday has already made more than $15 million from nearly 60,000 backers. (The most successful campaign in Kickstarter’s history, for smartwatches, made $20.3 million in 2016.) The as-yet-untitled books will release quarterly, starting in January 2023. Three of the books will take place in the same Cosmere universe as many of his other fantasy novels, published by Tor, and one “is something completely different.” Each will be available in ebook, digital audio, or “premium hardcover.” “While regular […]

Alex Finlay and Rosie Walsh lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes new work from Margaret Atwood and Harvey Fierstein. Also out today are new books by Sabaa Tahir, Megan Edwards, and Dhonielle Clayton and Sona Charaipotra, all excerpted in our Buzz Books 2022: Spring/Summer sampler. 19 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-march-1 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_March_/222308 20 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-march-1 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_March_/222309 29 new children’s titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-children-s-titles-publishing-in-march https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Childrens_Titles_Publishing_in_March/222275 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 […]

Ben Mezrich, Roddy Doyle and Quan Barry lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes new work from Sarah Weinman, Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson. 14 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-february-22 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_February_/222258 11 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-february-22 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_February_/222259 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.

Marlon James, Sheila Heti and Sarah J. Maas lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes new work from Tiffanie Drayton and Garrett M. Graff. Also out today is Our American Friend by Anna Pitoniak, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2021: Fall/Winter sampler. 17 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-february-15 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_February_/222206 9 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-february-15 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_February_/222207 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 […]

Harper announced that it will publish a memoir by former White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx. Silent Invasion: The Untold Story of The Trump Administration, COVID-19, and Preventing the Next Pandemic Before It’s Too Late will publish on April 26. SVP & director of creative development Lisa Sharkey acquired the book, with Matt Harper editing, represented by Jeff Carneal. In a statement, Birx said: “I wrote ‘Silent Invasion’ to document the full extent of what I witnessed as I tried to save lives during this devastating time. In the book, I expose the true cost of mistakes that were […]