This week’s fiction releases include new novels by Jeff VanderMeer, V. C. Andrews, and Susanna Clarke, while Alexei Navalny, André Aciman, and Jenny Slate publish nonfiction, along with Seth Godin in one of the first releases from Authors Equity. Also out this week are new books by Kari Leibowitz and Anna Montague, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2024: Fall/Winter sampler, and Beth Reekles and Deanna Faison, featured in our Buzz Books 2024: Romance collection. 17 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-october-22 19 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-october-22 From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/ We consult […]
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Quarto CEO Goff to Leave
Quarto Group CEO Alison Goff will step down from her position at the end of the year “due to personal reasons.” She will serve thereafter as an advisor to the board. Goff says in the announcement, “I’ve very much enjoyed my 3 years at Quarto and I hope I have been a catalyst for change.” Controlling owner CK Lau will once again serve as interim CEO starting November 1. Quarto went private in late 2023, with Lau joined by lead minority investor Andrea Giunti Lombardo. At the time, they noted: “In the short term, the company anticipates that revenue will […]