Our forthcoming Buzz Books 2023: Spring/Summer samplers will include, as usual, extensive seasonal preview/overview listings of notable titles on the way. We compile these big roundups by looking at publisher catalogs; our own comprehensive monthly lists of significant forthcoming books; hints from our substantial flow of deal reports; aggregation of “anticipated books” lists from other publications; word-of-mouth within the industry; and more. If you have notable spring/summer titles you would like to have considered for the preview list — particularly ones you are concerned we might have missed from the regular signals, along with drop-ins and rescheduled releases — now […]
Publishers Marketplace Tips
The Sound of Lunch
No, it’s not a Zen koan but rather yet another new experiment from Team Lunch. For enhanced accessibility as well anyone who prefers listening to the day’s news, we are now offering a podcast of the daily newsletter. Visit or bookmark the Publishers Lunch Audio page, where we will post the daily recording after the newsletter is emailed. (There is an RSS feed as well, to notify you of new daily posts.) Each day of the week a different Lunch staff member reads you the day’s news. The index page will hold an archive of up to two weeks posts […]
Publishing Today: The Comprehensive Account of THE TRIAL
While publishers large and small are planning to issue versions of the still-unwritten January 6th report, only Publishers Lunch is bold enough (or crazy enough) to bring to market a nearly complete record of THE TRIAL: The DOJ’s Suit to Block Penguin Random House’s Acquisition of Simon & Schuster. It may not be the “big book” of the fall season, but it’s certainly a strong candidate for the biggest book. (Or ebook, since we’re still figuring out the mechanics of doing something so long through print-on-demand.) This digital doorstop, at nearly 700,000 words, brings together the significant day-by-day antitrust trial […]
In Case…
Two modest open calls: 1. We’re looking at new experiment that involves AI/machine audio narration. If you have any experience or recommendations here, please let us know! 2. If anyone wants to suggests a neutral Washington, DC watering hole for people to find each other after court hours next week, we’re open to suggestions.
More Data For You, In Context
As you may have noticed, we recently expanded our Dealmakers pages with the addition of a “sales” tab. For the agents and other publishing professionals who get annual Bookscan service through PM, this new feature displays actual Bookscan and PubTrack Digital sales data within tens of thousands of deal records, unlocking a significant body of data and putting it in context. It also makes a wealth of Bookscan data more accessible by embedding it in our interface. Beyond that, all PM members get to benefit from this capability. While only our Bookscan subscribers can see the actual data, the new […]
Picture This
Ever since we started this enterprise our focus has always been on what we can do next and helping to build the future rather than dwelling on past — but we’re so busy tinkering with our site that we often neglect to announce the latest refinements. As you may have noticed, at the end of last year we expanded our Contact records, to allow you indicate your pronouns, link to a personal or company webpage, and/or upload a photo. Additionally editors and agents can provide information about identity; and agents can add links for submission guidelines as well as Query […]