A broad selection of books publish today, including Victoria Gosling’s Before the Ruins, featured in our Buzz Books Fall/Winter 2020 sampler; a masterclass on Russian short stories from George Saunders; Adam Jentleson’s all too timely Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy; and more. 26 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-january-12 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_January_/218607 15 new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-january-12 https://shop.aer.io/publishers_lunch/cl/New_Nonfiction_Publishing_January_/218607
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Jayme Boucher joins Hachette Book Group on January 20 as director of their speakers bureau. Established in 2009 in partnership with Greater Talent Network, Hachette Speakers Bureau relaunches this year as an in-house venture, under Boucher’s leadership. She was a founding member and senior leader of the Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau. Jessica Renheim has been promoted to senior acquisitions editor at Crooked Lane Books and Alcove Press, acquiring crime and book club fiction. Selihah White has joined Catapult, Counterpoint, and Soft Skull Press as publicist. Joy Fowlkes has joined The Gernert Company’s Los Angeles office as podcast agent, representing […]
New Books Publishing January 5
The year is off to a roaring start with 21 new works of fiction publishing this week, including Michael Farris Smith’s Gatsby prequel Nick, timed to publish just as the original enters the public domain. Ashley Audrain’s The Push and Robert Jones Jr.’s The Profits were both PL Fall/Winter Buzz Books selections, and both are highlight bookseller and book club picks this month: 21 new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-january-5 Seven nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-january-5 New children’s and YA titles publishing in January https://bookshop.org/lists/new-children-s-titles-publishing-in-january-2021
New Books Publishing December 29
As we transition into 2021, this week’s new nonfiction offers a strong selection of new year, new you titles. In fiction, the year closes with a full house of mysteries and murders to quicken your pulse. Five new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-december-29 Seven nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-december-29
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Chuck Adams is leaving his full-time position as executive editor of Algonquin Books, after 16 years. He will continue on as editor-at-large for Algonquin, working with authors he has edited in the past. Additionally, he plans to continue developmental and editorial work on a freelance basis. Maya Fernandez has been promoted to associate editor at Beacon Press. Kate Johnson will become senior vice president of direct for Harper Christian and Harper Focus. Michelle Richter has been promoted to senior agent at Fuse Literary. Rachelle Gardner is launching Gardner Literary, a full-service agency “representing diverse authors at the crossroads of faith […]
New Books Publishing December 8
It’s a relatively small week in volume, but the books are big. In nonfiction, notables include Rachel Maddow and Michael Yarvitz’s Trump takedown, and James Patterson’s take on “the greatest true-crime story in music history,” the murder of John Lennon. In fiction, you’ll find a courtroom thriller (Kia Abdullah’s Take It Back), Swedish sleuthing (Helen Tursten’s Snow Drift), a space opera (Kristyn Merbeth’s Memoria), and more. Eight new works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-december-8 Ten new nonfiction titles https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-december-8