Katy Hershberger

This week’s fiction releases include novels by Leigh Bardugo, Lionel Shriver, and Megan Miranda, while Anne Lamott, Hampton Sides, and James Patterson and Matt Eversmann publish new nonfiction works. Also out this week is Etta Easton’s THE KISS COUNTDOWN, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2024: Romance anthology. 25 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-april-9 15 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-april-9 From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace/ 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 April‘s 104 fiction releases, 48 […]

This week’s fiction releases include novels by David Baldacci and Anthony Horowitz, while Salman Rushdie and Doris Kearns Goodwin publish memoirs. 21 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-april-16 14 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-april-16 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 April‘s 104 fiction releases, 48 works of nonfiction, and 45 children’s titles; May‘s 105 fiction releases, 37 works of nonfiction, and 24 children’s titles; and June‘s 68 fiction releases, 28 works of nonfiction, and 51 children’s titles. But if you want […]

Stacey Barney is associate publisher at Nancy Paulsen Books for Young Readers. She has edited bestselling and award-winning titles such as Krystal Sutherland’s The Invocations and House of Hollow, Renée Ahdieh’s The Beautiful quartet, Ayana Gray’s Beasts of Prey, and Katherine Arden’s middle grade quartet Small Spaces, as well as Caldecott Honor–winning The Cat Man of Aleppo and Coretta Scott King Illustrator honoree Nina: A Story of Nina Simone written by Traci N. Todd and illustrated by Christian Robinson. Can you talk about what, for you, separates a middle grade from a YA novel? How are the voice, characters, themes, etc. […]

This week’s fiction releases include novels by Emily Henry, Justin Taylor, and Douglas Preston, while Amy Tan and Tracie McMillan publish new nonfiction works. Also out this week are AMERICAN FLYGIRL by Susan Tate Ankeny, available in our Buzz Books 2024: Spring/Summer anthology, and new books by Jenny Holiday and Taj McCoy, both excerpted in our Buzz Books 2024: Romance collection. 22 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-april-23 12 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-april-23 From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace/ We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our lists […]

Long After We Are Gone (Sourcebooks Landmark, May 14, 2024. Editor: Erin McClary. Agent: Abby Saul at The Lark Group.) Terah Shelton Harris is a librarian and freelance writer, who now writes upmarket fiction with bittersweet endings. As a freelancer, her work has appeared in consumer and trade magazines including Catapult, Women’s Health, Backpacker, and more. How did you find your agent? I love this question because it gives me an opportunity to tell my unique story. My editor, Erin McClary, responded to my query and first 50 pages, asking for the full manuscript. It was a miracle that I […]

This week’s fiction releases include new books by John Grisham, Garth Risk Hallberg, and David Nicholls, while Jon Meacham and Darius Rucker publish new nonfiction works, along with Sara B. Franklin’s biography of editor Judith Jones. Also out this week is THE SWITCH by Lily Samson, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2024: Spring/Summer anthology. 17 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-may-28 6 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-may-28 From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace/ We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our lists for the coming months on […]

Backlist titles increasingly dominate the publishing landscape, comprising approximately 70 percent of all print book sales. The same statistic is true for top selling titles—of the top 200 books in 2022 and 2023, about 70 percent were published more than a year prior. Those older titles dominate media bestseller lists, including the New York Times, leaving unrecognized many of the books that publishing staff are working on right now. But the original purpose of bestseller lists was to help readers recognize the hot new titles in the market. To help highlight which new titles are selling, we’re proud to announce […]

This week’s fiction releases include new titles by Joy Williams, J. Courtney Sullivan, and Tehlor Kay Mejia. Cady Coleman and Maureen Callahan publish nonfiction works this week, while July’s children’s releases include books by Karen M. McManus, Jennifer Lynn Barnes, and Gordon Korman. Also publishing this week are new novels from Ruby Dixon, Francesca Segal, and Liz Moore, all excerpted in our Buzz Books 2024: Spring/Summer sampler. 30 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-july-2 7 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-july-2 17 children’s titles https://bookshop.org/lists/july-2024-children-s-releases From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace/ We consult a number […]

This week’s fiction releases include new novels by Dinaw Mengestu and Rainbow Rowell, while Jay Ellis and Drew Afualo publish new nonfiction works. Also out this week is Alison Espach’s THE WEDDING PEOPLE, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2024: Spring/Summer sampler. 21 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-july-30 5 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-july-30 From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace/ 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 July‘s 142 fiction releases, 39 works of nonfiction, and 20 children’s […]

This week’s fiction releases include new titles by Casey McQuiston, Brad Thor, Sarah Pekkanen, and Gabino Iglesias, while Nancy Pelosi publishes a memoir. August’s children’s releases include books by Ransom Riggs, Ellen Hopkins, and Gary D. Schmidt. Also publishing this week are Abi Daré’s AND SO I ROAR and Alejandro Puyana’s FREEDOM IS A FEAST, both excerpted in our Buzz Books 2024: Spring/Summer sampler. 40 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-august-6 10 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-august-6 50 children’s titles https://bookshop.org/lists/august-2024-children-s-releases From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace/ We consult a number of sources in […]