Chelsea Clinton’s “She Persisted” series will expand with another picture book and a line of chapter books, Philomel announced. SHE PERSISTED IN SCIENCE: Brilliant Women Who Made a Difference, written by Clinton and illustrated by Alexandra Boiger, will release on March 1 and feature Florence Nightingale, Zaha Hadid, Gladys West, Jane Goodall, Greta Thunberg, and others. The series will continue in 2022 with 10 more chapter books written by other authors on prominent figures, including Kelly Starling Lyons on Coretta Scott King and Aisha Saeed on Malala Yousafzai. Clinton will write the introductions.
New Releases/Forthcoming
Postponed: Winslow Moves Book to 2022
Don Winslow’s CITY ON FIRE, the first in a trilogy originally scheduled for publication on September 21, has been postponed by the author. Winslow said in a statement: “One of the great joys of publishing a new book is interacting with readers on tour, a hallmark of each of my publications. In light of rising Covid case numbers across the U.S., I’ve decided to postpone the publication of City on Fire until 2022 when I can tour at full capacity, meet with readers in signing lines and shake the hands of the people I value so much. To keep everyone […]
New Books Publishing August 10
Greg Ruth and Ethan Hawke, and Saïd Sayrafiezadeh lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes Cecily Strong and Eleanor Henderson. Also new this week are titles from Leila Slimani, excerpted and available for download in our Buzz Books 2021: Spring/Summer sampler, and Marcella Bell, excerpted in the Buzz Books 2021: Romance sampler. 18 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-august-10 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_August_/219719 7 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-august-10 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_August_/219720 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 […]
Forthcoming: Mel Brooks’ Memoir
Mel Brooks’ memoir ALL ABOUT ME! My Remarkable Life in Show Business will be published November 30 by Ballantine, with Century publishing in the UK. Pamela Cannon acquired world rights, sold by Jonny Geller at Curtis Brown UK. Geller writes on Twitter, “At 95, Mel has written his memoir. He felt it was the right time to do it – mid career.”
New Books Publishing August 3
Stephen King, Anthony Veasna So, Megan Abbott, and Juan Gabriel Vasquez lead this week’s fiction releases, while nonfiction includes Emily Oster, James Lapine, and Robert Meyer and Dan Koeppel. Also new this week are titles from Mari K. Eder and Julie Murphy, both excerpted and available for download in our Buzz Books 2021: Spring/Summer sampler, and Ash Davidson, excerpted in the Buzz Books 2021: Fall/Winter sampler. 39 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-august-3 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_August_/219653 14 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-august-3 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_August_/219654 We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our lists for the coming three […]
Forthcoming: Larson’s First Fiction
Penguin Random House Audio announced it will publish Erik Larson’s first novel, NO ONE GOES ALONE, as an audiobook original on September 28. According to PRH, the book is an audio exclusive; there are no plans to publish in other formats, though Larson indicates to the NYT he is “open to releasing [it] as a book. But, “Right now, it is what it is. I’m very pleased to call it a day with an audio original.” He says he “mentioned he had written a ghost story and might post it on his website for free” when the release of his […]