Simon & Schuster will sell and distribute BenBella Books effective January 1, 2025, moving over from Penguin Random House Publisher Services. Ampersand will now handle sales for Chalkboard Publishing.
New Books Publishing April 2
This week’s fiction releases include new books by Amor Towles, Cixin Liu, and Crystal Hana Kim. Maggie Nelson, Lydia Millet, Ronda Rousey, and Rebel Wilson publish nonfiction works this week, while April’s YA releases include a new novel by Mariko Turk. Also out this week is THE BEAUTY OF FALLING by Claudia de Rham, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2024: Spring/Summer anthology. 31 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-april-2 15 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-april-2 20 children’s/YA titles https://bookshop.org/lists/april-2024-children-s-new-releases From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/ We consult a number of sources in compiling […]
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Harper Lists Comer Book, He Denies Having Publishing Agreement
Republican congressman James Comer has denied having a book deal with Harper Collins, after a book page with his name appeared on the Harper website, Axios reports. The page, which was still live on the Harper website on Monday, shows that ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MONEY, by an anonymous author, will be published on September 10 by Broadside. A cover image placeholder notes Comer as the author and says that the cover will be revealed. A page for the audio edition of the book, with Comer listed as the author, is also live on the Harper site. Retailers including Amazon and […]
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Barnes & Noble Employees Claim Daunt Has Campaigned Against Union Votes
As workers at a number of individual Barnes & Noble stores vote to unionize — and as the chain itself embarks on a significant expansion of locations this year — employees tell the Guardian that ceo James Daunt has “embarked upon a months-long campaign to dissuade employees from voting in favor” of unionizing. They also “accuse the chain’s management of dragging their heels during contract negotiations.” Jessica Sepple, a bookseller at the flagship New York City store in Union Square, says: “He would come in and essentially try to talk us out of unionizing. The big argument against us unionizing […]