This week’s fiction releases include new novels by Chang-rae Lee, Richard Russo, Téa Obreht, Karin Slaughter, and Olivie Blake, while nonfiction includes work by Ed Parks, Eliot Glazer, and Darryl Strawberry, plus Jason Arday’s controversial memoir. 23 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-august-11 20 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-august-11 Also publishing this week is Sara Jafari‘s Heavensent & Hellbent, which is excerpted in our Buzz Books 2026: Spring/Summer anthology. We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our lists for the coming months on Bookshop. Check out August‘s […]
New Spotify Features Link Series, Build Playlists
Spotify debuted a spate of new features that link series and allow listeners to use plain language to find a book. When a listener finishes a book in a series, Spotify will automatically recommend the next book. Series pages will also list all books in order. Spotify will also construct audiobook playlists based on a users’ descriptions. “Series linking” and “prompted playlists” are available in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Sweden. The company also debuted a chatbot which allows users to have a “conversation” with Spotify by voice or text. Users can ask follow up questions about […]
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Coral Graphics Has to Vacate Long Island Plant, Will Eliminate 85 Jobs
The 55,000-square-foot facility on Long Island that has housed a plant for printer Coral Graphic Services has been sold and the company — part of Bertelsmann Printing Group — needs to vacate and shut down operations. According to a WARN notice filed with New York State, 85 jobs will be eliminated between now and the closing of the plant on October 29. That location has served as their main office as well. Coral Graphics specializes in book components, including as covers, inserts, and jackets.
Distribution: Flowerpot Press
Lerner Publisher Services will distribute Flowerpot Press in the US and Canada beginning January 2027.
Giller Foundation Receives $4M Gift
Canada’s Giller Foundation, which manages the annual Giller Prize, received a substantial donation from The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation. The new $4 million multi-year gift “will help broaden the prize’s reach and impact by increasing support for Canadian authors, expanding a national book tour featuring shortlisted authors, and enhancing digital engagement and book club programming.”