Our fifth virtual Buzz Books Editors Panel is on Wednesday, May 18 at 7 PM Eastern. Once again, we are honored to have the American Booksellers Association join us as co-presenter, with Who? Weekly podcaster and author Bobby Finger as emcee. (His debut novel, The Old Place, is excerpted in our upcoming edition of Buzz Books.) CLICK TO WATCH BOBBY’S EVENT TEASER! Register here now for the panel, then be sure to download the packed edition of our popular ebook sampler, Buzz Books 2022: Fall/Winter, with substantial excerpts from all of the Editors Panel books, along with dozens of other not-yet-published […]
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The Complete Buzz Books 2022: Fall/Winter Titles
Our new free ebook Buzz Books 2022: Fall/Winter arrived this week packed with 59 pre-publication excerpts from major authors and exciting debuts. Our sampler is the ultimate way to prepare for the upcoming publishing season. For the trade editions — with publicity and marketing info, and click-throughs for full galleys, you can download through NetGalley or Edelweiss. The consumer editions of Buzz Books 2022: Fall/Winter are available now on all major ebook platforms, including Kindle, Nook, Kobo, Apple, and Google Play. Authors to be featured on our upcoming Buzz Books Editors Panel on Wednesday, May 18 are noted with an asterisk. (Register for the panel now). Here are all of […]
Lit Hub Pulls Jumi Bello Essay On Plagiarized Debut Novel Due To “Inconsistencies” and “A Further Incident of Plagiarism”
On Monday morning, Lit Hub published a lengthy piece by writer Jumi Bello titled, “I Plagiarized Parts of My Debut Novel. Here’s Why.” Her debut novel The Leaving was cancelled by Riverhead earlier this year over plagiarized passages. Lit Hub took the essay down just hours later, due to “inconsistencies.” Shortly thereafter, Twitter users noted a paragraph in the essay itself closely resembled text from other sources, including articles about the history of plagiarism. On Monday afternoon, Lit Hub editor Jonny Diamond wrote in a statement: “Earlier this morning Lit Hub published a very personal essay by Jumi Bello about her […]
Publishers Lunch Founder Michael Cader On Discuss Today
Michael Cader, the creator of Publishers Lunch and PublishersMarketplace.com, will answer questions on any and all aspects of publishing at this online Publishers Marketplace link today, Wednesday, May 4th at noon Eastern. Just sign in and use the “reply” button to type your questions or comments, and Michael will post back on this non-video, non-audio, straightforward chat forum. NOTE: The discussion will be our last of the season, until we start back in the fall.
Bonnier Launches Audio Imprint
Bonnier Books UK has launched Twelve Point Audio, an imprint for original podcasts and audio content. Audio director Jon Watt will lead the imprint, which will publish 8-10 projects a year and “will expand Bonnier Books UK’s audio output with a curated list of originated content, brand partnerships and backlist acquisitions in key genres.” Among other projects, Twelve Point has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to Kendare Blake’s The Three Dark Crowns series from Wolf Literary Services. “The growth of audio continues to be significant for Bonnier Books UK and our authors, and through twelve point audio we look forward to […]
Register Today for May 18 Buzz Books Editors Panel
Our fifth virtual Buzz Books Editors Panel is on Wednesday, May 18 at 7 PM Eastern. We are honored to have the American Booksellers Association join us as co-presenter again, with Who? Weekly podcaster and author Bobby Finger as emcee. (His debut novel, The Old Place, is excerpted in our upcoming edition of Buzz Books.) Register here now for the panel and note: The first 50 booksellers who enroll will get a package of galleys for the featured titles. On May 10, a week ahead of the panel, we’ll release the next edition of our ebook sampler, Buzz Books 2022: […]