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As always, our forthcoming Buzz Books 2022: Fall/Winter sampler will include an extensive seasonal preview/overview listing 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 fall/winter 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 […]

Join Discuss online at this Publishers Marketplace link at noon Eastern today. To participate in Discuss, just sign in and use the “reply” button to type your questions or comments, and Sara will post back. And if you’ve missed previous Discuss AMAs, be sure to check out this goldmine of inside publishing expertise by looking at the list of all our guests here. Their discussions remain on the platform indefinitely for you to explore.  

If you haven’t submitted your title nominations for the forthcoming Buzz Books 2022: Fall/Winter sampler, you need to do so by Monday, March 14. For more information, or if you missed your invitation, please contact Robin Dellabough, robin@publishersmarketplace.com. We’ll have a separate call/reminder for flagging your notable titles for our big seasonal previews, so stay tuned.

Don’t miss Discuss online at this Publishers Marketplace link Wednesday, March 9 at noon Eastern for a Q&A with publishing veteran Deb Futter. Before co-founding Celadon, she acquired numerous bestsellers during her time at Random House and Grand Central. To participate in Discuss, just sign in and use the “reply” button to type your questions or comments, and Deb will post back.  

Join Discuss online at this Publishers Marketplace link Wednesday, March 9 at noon Eastern for an AMA with publishing veteran Deb Futter. Before co-founding Celadon, she acquired numerous bestsellers during her time at Random House and Grand Central. To participate in Discuss, just sign in and use the “reply” button to type your questions or comments, and Deb will post back.  

Michael Pietsch, ceo of Hachette Book Group, will give the opening keynote at the Book Industry Study Group Annual Meeting on April 22, which is currently planned to take place in person at the Harvard Club of New York. The theme of the meeting is Build Books Better, centering on “what we’ve learned and what we’ve yet to fully address in capturing supply-chain opportunities in the book business. ” Other topics to be discussed at the meeting include, “a report on the transformational work performed in BISG’s several committees; a conversation among industry associations covering their work to promote diversity, […]