This week’s fiction releases include novels by Vinson Cunningham, Tamron Hall, and a rediscovered novel by Gabriel García Márquez, while Morgan Parker, Marilynne Robinson, and Emily Raboteau publish new nonfiction works. Also out this week are HEADSHOT by Rita Bullwinkel and ALL OUR YESTERDAYS by Joel H. Morris, both of which are excerpted in our Buzz Books 2024: Spring/Summer anthology. 21 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-march-12 13 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-march-12 From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/ We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our […]
News Corp CFO Discusses Audio and AI Partnerships
At the Deutsche Bank Media, Internet, and Telecom Conference yesterday, News Corp CFO Susan Panuccio addressed Harper Collins’ disappointing results last year, partnering with Spotify, and the use of AI technology. Panuccio attributed Harper’s 2023 sales, which fell 10 percent, to “the Amazon reset with their logistics” and inflationary pressures on manufacturing. Additionally, she said, “quite frankly, we didn’t have as good of frontlist as what we have had in other years.” Still, Harper has succeeded in cutting costs and is in good shape for the rest of the year, she said, with the 5 percent reduction in headcount, as […]
People 3/12
Laura Essex has been promoted to audio editor at Hachette Audio.
Forthcoming: Memoirs From Al Pacino, Björn Borg
Penguin Random House will publish a new memoir by Al Pacino called SONNY BOY in September. The publisher describes the book as a “memoir of a man who has nothing left to fear and nothing left to hide.” The book was acquired in 2022 for a reported $5 million. Swedish publisher Norstedts will publish tennis player Björn Borg’s memoir in 2025. The publisher describes the book as Borg’s “own account of his career, his choices, and the experiences that shaped him as a person.” Norstedts Agency will handle translation rights.
People 3/11
Vanessa Haughton is promoted to editor at Knopf.
Rabe to Exit Bertelsmann In 2026
Bertelsmann CEO Thomas Rabe will move on from his job when his contract expires in 2026. He told FAZ, “My contract runs until the end of 2026. My plan is to then move on to other tasks.” It will be “the right time for new impulses,” Rabe said. Thereafter, “I would like to be free.” He noted, “I can only imagine taking on one or two entrepreneurial roles, but more as a supporter and advisor.” Members of the company’s controlling owner the Mohn family have been rising quickly in Bertelsmann’s management ranks. Carsten Coesfeld joined the company’s supervisory board in […]