New Books Publishing February 24
This week’s fiction releases include new novels by Tayari Jones and Janet Dailey, plus Mario Vargas Llosa’s final novel and story collection from Lauren Groff. Nonfiction includes work by Pope Leo XIV, Gavin Newsom, and Michael Pollan. 37 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-february-24 22 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-february-24 Also publishing this week are books by Mopreme Shakur and Catherine Coulter, both 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 […]
Forthcoming: Taylor Sheridan’s ‘How To Not Die In Prison’
Simon & Schuster will publish HOW TO NOT DIE IN PRISON, the debut book from Taylor Sheridan, the creator of creator, writer, director, and executive producer of series including Yellowstone, Landman, Mayor of Kingstown, and 1883, on June 23. The book is cowritten with Tom Nelson, who spent 17 years in maximum and medium security prisons. Stuart Roberts acquired NA rights from Anthony Mattero at CAA. Sheridan notes in the introduction, “You might wonder what in the world gives me the knowledge or wisdom to write a survival guide to prison. Well, I’ll tell you—absolutely nothing. I’ve never been to prison. But, […]
Distribution: Manga Mavericks
Manga Mavericks will be distributed in North America by Pathway Book Service and in the EU by Gazelle Book Services.
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Luke Goebel and Matthew Johnson Will Relaunch Tyrant Books
Tyrant Books announced it will resume operations, after author and screenwriter Luke Goebel acquired 50 percent of the company. Matthew Johnson, owner of Fat Possum Reccords, retains the other 50 percent. Tyrant Books went dormant in 2021 after founder Giancarlo DiTrapano‘s death. Goebel worked as an unpaid assistant at the publisher in its early years, while Johnson helped find titles like Nico Walker’s Cherry. “I loved Giancarlo and want to continue his vision — when I first came to New York, poor and sleeping in my car on Seventh Avenue, I was invited to live on his old leather couch […]