Avalon VP and publisher Bill Newlin will retire as of June 30, 2024. He has been publisher of Moon since 1991 and became publisher of Avalon in 1999 when Moon merged with Rick Steves.
Multiple Titles Vie for Overall Book of the Year
With almost 25 lists counted so far (and likely another 25 or more to go before the end of the year), our annual aggregation of the very best of the “best books of the year” is taking shape, right on schedule. The good news is that there are a number of novels getting honors, with titles by Nana Kwame Adheu-Brenyah, R.F. Kuang and James McBride tied at the top for now, and works by Paul Murray, Ann Napolitano and Jesmyn Ward are close behind. Safiya Sinclair’s memoir has a clear lead among nonfiction titles, and the historical pattern makes it […]
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Best Of: NYT, Target, Apple
The NYT, Target, and Apple named their best books of the year.
Read With Jenna December Pick
New Books Publishing November 28
Jeffrey Deaver and Nita Prose publish new novels this week, while nonfiction includes work by Sam Wasson and Harry N. MacLean. Also out this week is Mary Jo Putney’s SILVER LADY, available in our Buzz Books 2023: Romance collection. 11 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-november-28 5 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-november-28 From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/ 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 November‘s 70 fiction releases; 54 works of nonfiction; and 29 notable children’s titles, […]