November 2, 2024
Book Releases for November 1-8
The Collins Dictionary Word of the Year 2024
Brat has been dubbed the word of the year. It took on greater popularization and a new meaning thanks to Charli XCX album by the same name. Now, in addition to its original definition, it also means “characterized by a confident, independent, and hedonistic attitude.”
Award Winners
Winner of the Ursula K LeGuin prize for fiction
It Lasts Forever and Then It’s Over by Anne De Marcken won the Ursula K. LeGuin prize for fiction. In the midst of a zombie apocalypse the MC heads west clutching a dead but talking bird.
It’s a “tour de Force about what it is to be human”.
Buy Now: Amazon
Source: Book Riot
Grammy Award winner to publish children’s book
Grammy Award winner Victoria Monet is publishing a children’s picture book about separation anxiety. The moon comforts a young star as night ends and they must separate.
Pre-order Now: Amazon
Barnes and Noble Book of the Year Finalists
Barnes and Noble Finalists have been announced. The winner will be announced on November 15, 2024. My prediction is that James by Percival Everett will clinch the win as it has for so many awards so far.
Publishers launch petition condemning the “theft” by AI
An online petition against the unauthorized use of works to train generative AI has reached 13,500 signatures. The advent of AI has changed the publishing industry greatly, and the signatory’s goal is to begin regulating this unprecedented technology.
Source: Publishers Weekly
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