This week’s new fiction brings previously unpublished work from Richard Wright, while a large assortment of nonfiction includes a Cold War history from Louis Menand, George Bush’s portraits of immigrants, and Larry Krasner’s take on transforming criminal justice. 9 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-april-20 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_April_/219299 12 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-april-20 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_April_/219300 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 […]
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Simon & Schuster Decides Not to Distribute Book By Police Officer Who Shot Breonna Taylor
On Thursday evening, following building public pressure online — including objections from house authors including Kiese Laymon and Jennifer Weiner — Simon & Schuster declared it would not distribute a forthcoming book by Louisville Sergeant Jonathan Mattingly, one of the officers who shot Breonna Taylor. The company said in their statement: “Like much of the American public, earlier today Simon & Schuster learned of plans by distribution client Post Hill Press to publish a book by Jonathan Mattingly. We have subsequently decided to not be involved in the distribution of this book.” Earlier on Thursday, S&S had taken their standard […]
People, Etc.
Jennifer Keenan has joined HMH Children’s as art director. Previously she was art director at Macmillan Children’s. At Macmillan, Rob Guttman has been promoted to senior vice president, platform development; Beter Said to senior director, product development; Grace Van Etten to senior director, central analytics; Rinat Ussenov to principal frontend engineer; Michelle Pohl to senior business analyst; Matt Kangas to senior director, data engineering; Dmitriy Firer to senior developer, ETL; Tova Rohatiner to associate manager, communications; and Meg Collins to author events associate. Forthcoming The late John Lewis‘s CARRY ON: Reflections for a New Generation will be published by Grand Central on […]
New Books Publishing April 13
This week new work from Cynthia Ozick, Elizabeth McCracken, and Paul Theroux is in the mix, along with Buzz Books featured author Angela Jackson-Brown, whose novel When Stars Rain Down transports readers to a small, Southern town in 1936. The small selection of highlighted nonfiction is heavy on history, with books covering the Cuban missile crisis, three generations of the Sackler family, and a Gold Rush disaster, among others. 21 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-april-13 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_April_/219277 6 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-april-13 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_April_/219278 We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our lists for […]
Book Excerpt: The Patience Behind Lightning In A Bottle
Print on demand is a key part of the supply chain now, with Ingram’s Lightning Source as the leading independent vendor, but that success was hardly a foregone conclusion. As we learn in the forthcoming book THE FAMILY BUSINESS: How Ingram Transformed the World of Books by Keel Hunt, Ingram’s early entrance into the business required extraordinary patience and long-term investment in order to become a success. The book publishes next Tuesday, April 20. Following on our excerpt from last month, we now present an edited version of the chapter, Lightning in a Bottle: What would become one of the most […]
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Shelley Husband has joined the Association of American Publishers as senior vice president, government affairs and special projects. Most recently she was staff director and general counsel for the House Committee on the Judiciary from 2013 to 2019. At Hachette Livre, Nathalie Houël has been promoted to group chief financial officer. Arnaud Robert becomes group secretary general, responsible for all legal matters, compliance, insurance and institutional relations. Juliane Chevallier moves up to internal audit and internal control director. All three will report to deputy ceo Fabrice Bakhouche. Kevin Lopez becomes group chief controller, reporting to Houël. Marian Brown has been promoted […]