Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Byam Shaw, ceo and chairman of Macmillan for 30 years, died on September 25. He joined Macmillan in 1964 as an international sales executive, and his work eventually spanned divisions including Pan Macmillan, Macmillan Publishers US, Macmillan Education, Macmillan Learning and Nature. Stefan von Holtzbrinck, ceo of Holtzbrinck Publishing Group writes, “Nicky will be remembered as a rare leader who blended a deep intellectual curiosity with sharp business insight. His leadership at Macmillan was not just about financial success but about fostering a culture of excellence and human connection, one that continues to define the company today. Macmillan’s reputation for quality and innovation stands as a testament […]
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October Picks
New Books Publishing October 1
This week’s fiction releases include new titles by Louise Erdrich, Karl Ove Knausgaard, and Freida McFadden, while Ta-Nehisi Coates, Ina Garten, and Malcolm Gladwell publish nonfiction. September’s children’s releases include books by Jason Reynolds and Sabaa Tahir. Also publishing this week are new titles by Kwame Mbalia, Judy I. Lin, Betsy Lerner, Kimberly Brock, Marybeth Whalen, and Jean Hanff Korelitz, all excerpted in our Buzz Books 2024: Fall/Winter sampler, and a novel from Chad Beguelin available in our Buzz Books 2024: Romance sampler. 28 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-october-1 12 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-october-1 49 children’s […]
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National Book Awards Finalists
The National Book Foundation announced finalists for the National Book Awards, to be given on November 20.