This week, a smaller selection of new books publishing includes Jennifer Ryan’s The Kitchen Front, a Library Reads selection, as well as a new biography of Tom Stoppard by Hermione Lee. 9 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-february-23 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_February_/218851 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-february-23 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_February_/218852 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 […]
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New Books Publishing February 16
In fiction, a new Sarah J. Maas title drops today. Nonfiction highlights include Bill Gates’s How to Avoid a Climate Disaster and Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s The Black Church, the companion book to an upcoming PBS series. 13 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-february-16 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_February_/218835 11 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-february-16 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_February_/218836 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 […]
People, Etc.
Ruth Dickey will join the National Book Foundation as executive director on May 17. She has served as executive director of Seattle Arts & Lectures since 2013. Former lead Lisa Lucas, who serves on the NBF board now, says in the announcement, “Ruth Dickey’s extraordinary skill set—developed over many years as an exceptional, thoughtful, and dynamic leader in the nonprofit literary space—is precisely what the National Book Foundation needs to charge forward,. Her experiences working across the country help to remind us all that this work is for everyone, everywhere.” David Steinberger, chair of the National Book Foundation’s board of […]
New Books Publishing February 9
This week’s haul of new fiction includes thrillers from Alex Berenson and CJ Tudor, Cate Quinn’s polygamous twist on the whodoneit, as well as Buzz books selection WE RUN THE TIDES, by Vendela Vida. The nonfiction offering includes the memoir of Kareem Rosser, captain of the first all-black squad to win the National Interscholastic Polo championship. 13 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-february-9 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_February_/218752 8 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-february-9 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_February_/218753 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 […]
New Books Publishing February 2
February kicks off with more new fiction than there are days in the month. The stellar mix includes Fake Accounts by Lauren Oyler, My Year Abroad by Chang-Rae Lee, Amy Gentry’s Bad Habits, and so many more. A broad nonfiction selection includes new titles from Adam Grant and Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain, and Amelia Pang’s intriguing expose, Made in China: A Prisoner, an SOS Letter, and the Hidden Cost of America’s Cheap Goods. 29 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-february-2 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Fiction_Publishing_February_/218727 16 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-february-2 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_February_/218728 New children’s and YA titles publishing in February https://bookshop.org/lists/new-children-s-titles-publishing-in-february https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Childrens_Titles_Publishing_in_February/218725
People, Etc.
Derek Reed has been promoted to executive editor, Convergent. Betsy Beier has joined Hay House as editorial director. She was previously editorial director at Sterling Publishing. Anne Barthel and Lisa Cheng become executive editors. At Random House, Carla Bruce-Eddings joined as director of publicity, One World/Roc Lit 101. Carrie Neill has been promoted to associate director of publicity; Emily Isayeff to assistant director of publicity; Steven Boriack to assistant director of publicity: Stacey Stein to publicist; and Leslie Calhoun to marketing and publicity associate for WaterBrook and Multnomah. Brian Napack, president and ceo of John Wiley, has been reelected chairman […]