The Indie Bestseller List – Published Wednesday, June 16, 2021 (for the sales week ended Sunday, June 13, 2021). Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States.
Editorial Staff
Books to Read: A Study in Crimson by Robert J. Harris
A Study in Crimson, Robert J. Harris, Pegasus Crime – Bringing Sherlock Holmes from the Victorian Era into the dark days of World War II, this imaginative new thriller confronts the world’s greatest detective with a killer emulating the murders of Jack the Ripper.
Books to Read: Written in Bone by Sue Black
Written in Bone, Sue Black, Arcade – From the author of All That Remains, a tour through the human skeleton and the secrets our bones reveal. Longlisted for the Crime Writers’ Association ALCS Gold Dagger for Nonfiction.
HarperCollins Seals HMH Trade Acquisition
HarperCollins, the second largest trade publisher in the U.S., has completed its acquisition of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media according to Publishers Weekly. HC, owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, agreed to buy the HMH trade division in March for...
PRH Spanish CEO Joins Bertelsmann Supervisory Board
Núria Cabutí Joins Bertelsmann Supervisory Board • CEO of Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial also to represent Bertelsmann’s international executives on the Board Gütersloh, May 7, 2021 – Núria Cabutí, CEO of the Spanish-language book publishing group Penguin Random...
S&S CEO Stands Firm on Publishing Pence
In late April, Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp sent a letter to about 200 employees and others rejecting their demands that S&S not publish a just-announced book by former Vice President Mike Pence, or any books by Trump administration officials. In the...
PEN AMERICA: S & S SHOULD NOT CANCEL PENCE DEAL
April 27, 2021 (New York, NY) — Simon & Schuster has rebuffed both internal and external pressure to reverse a book deal with former Vice President Mike Pence. PEN America released the following statement in response:“Publishers are free to choose what...
Books to Read: The House of Styx by Derek Künsken
The House of Styx, Derek Künsken, Solaris – Discover the beginnings of the Quantum Evolution with The House of Styx, the start of a groundbreaking new series set 250 years before The Quantum Magician.
Books to Read: Dedicated by Pete Davis
Dedicated, Pete Davis, Avid Reader Press – The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing
Book Critics 2021-2022 Fellowship Applications Now Open
By Heather Scott Partington The National Book Critics Circle is seeking applications for the 2021-2022 Emerging Critics Fellowship. The fellowship seeks to identify, nurture, and support the development of the next generation of book critics. ELIGIBILITY Critics of...
