This week’s fiction releases include books by Ali Smith, J. D. Robb, and Pam Jenoff, while new nonfiction includes work from Geraldine Brooks, Josephine Baker, Bill Gates, and Lidia Yuknavitch. February’s children’s releases include books by Ibi Zoboi, Neal Shusterman, and Libba Bray. Also publishing this week are novels by Jessica Soffer, Nickolas Butler, and Victoria Christopher Murray, all excerpted in our Buzz Books 2024: Fall/Winter sampler, and the first collection of The Mafia Nanny comics, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2024: Spring/Summer anthology. 30 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-february-4 23 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-february-4 30 children’s […]
Obituary: Christopher Sinclair-Stevenson
British publisher and literary agent Christopher Sinclair-Stevenson, 85, died on January 20. He was managing director at Hamish Hamilton before launching his own eponymous company in 1990. After that, he worked as a literary agent. Sinclair-Stevenson also wrote three books and translated novels by Georges Simenon.
Forthcoming: A Memoir From Christie Brinkley
Harper Influence will publish Christie Brinkley‘s memoir UPTOWN GIRL, about her life and modeling career, on April 29, 2025. Lisa Sharkey, senior vp and publisher of Harper Influence acquired world English rights from Dan Strone, Trident Media Group, in association with Brian Dubin at Artist Brand Alliance. Maddie Pillari will edit.