This week’s fiction releases include new novels by Janet Evanovich, David Baldacci, and Laura Griffin. New nonfiction includes work from Sarah Weinman, Dolly Parton, and Jim Clyburn. 32 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-november-11 21 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-november-11 Also publishing this week are new titles by Ann Packer and Emma Stonex, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2025: Fall/Winter anthology. Watch Packer discuss radical empathy and narrative tension in our Editors and Authors panel. We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our lists […]
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Harper Collins Reports Third Quarter Declines on Baker & Taylor Closure and Orders from “Certain Customers”
Quietly topsy-turvy days in book publishing are well reflected in Harper Collins’ third quarter earnings report, released Thursday night by parent company News Corp., if you are paying attention. CEO Robert Thomson reported “an uncharacteristically weak performance in Book Publishing” in the quarter, with sales of $536 million, down $10 million from the same period a year ago. Profits fell further, at $58 million, down from $81 million last year. They took a $13 million “receivable write-off relating to the expected closure of Baker & Taylor,” CFO Lavanya Chandrashekar reported on the investor call. The unit “faced blustery winds in […]