The acclaimed Chinese author Mo Yan, has raced onto the bestseller list in China with his first book since his 2012 Nobel win, A Late Bloomer The post China Bestsellers in August: A Nobel Laureate Hits the Charts appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-09-21 17:01:16 UTC ]
The Trump administration figures prominently in three of the week’s new releases, including the #1 book in the country, Michael Cohen’s ‘Disloyal.’ Plus ‘A Man Called Ove’ author Fredrik Backman satisfies the ‘Anxious People’ who were awaiting his latest, and Momofuku’s David Chang dares to ‘Eat... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
Don Winslow calls out Trump for his botched coronavirus response, and his supporters for living in denial. Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2020-09-16 09:43:06 UTC ]
It's no secret that most authors are introverts. That doesn't mean that we don't enjoy bookshop events and literary festivals. Who doesn't love talking about their books or their writing process? But afterwards, we are spent, drained of energy, and need to recharge. Writing is a solitary... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-16 01:39:18 UTC ]
Wouldn’t it be great if instead of an endless stream of crashed-out, Donald Trump-adjacent memoirs/tell-alls/self-interested “scoops,” we had more quirky graphic novels for kids? And why not? They certainly sell. To wit, Captain Underpants creator Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man: Grime and Punishment,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-09-11 14:33:27 UTC ]
Elena Ferrante returns with the #8 book in the country, ‘The Lying Life of Adults.’ Plus Yaa Gyasi’s ‘Transcendent Kingdom,’ the latest Read with Jenna pick, lands at #4 in hardcover fiction, and Yusef Salaam, one of the Exonerated Five, coauthors the YA novel-in-verse ‘Punching the Air.’ Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
Winslow has a blunt reminder for Trump's supporters ahead of Election Day. Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2020-09-09 08:34:11 UTC ]
An evangelical "manifesto" from Phil Robertson nudges Christian advice and inspiration aside on the nonfiction list while fiction readers escape with romance, suspense and mystery. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
Jon Meacham has the #2 book in the country with ‘His Truth Is Marching On,’ a biography of civil rights icon John Lewis. Plus ‘H Is for Hawk’ author Helen Macdonald alights at #13 in hardcover nonfiction with ‘Vesper Flights,’ and politics and pythons mingle in Carl Hiassen’s ‘Squeeze Me.’ Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
Glennon Doyle’s memoir ‘Untamed,’ which had its best print sales since its pub week in March, is the #3 book in the country. Plus ‘Live in Love’ by Lauren Akins, wife of country singer Thomas Rhett, is #8 in the country, and seminal L.A. punk band Bad Religion gives fans permission to ‘Do What... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
Brit Bennett brings her bestselling novel, "The Vanishing Half," to L.A. Times Book Club readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-08-25 22:33:56 UTC ]
Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris returns to our list with the trade paper edition of ‘The Truths We Hold.’ Plus a Harry and Megan bio is the #4 book in the country, heralding a slew of royal reads, and a handbook on distance learning sees a steady rise in sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Atlantic imprint Corvus has acquired Rose Carlyle's The Girl in the Mirror, which debuted at number one in the New Zealand adult fiction charts, says the publisher. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-20 08:34:52 UTC ]
Square Peg has signed two new books with Rukmini Iyer, bestselling author behind the Roasting Tin series. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-16 14:29:59 UTC ]
Stephenie Meyer has the #1 book in the country with ‘Midnight Sun,’ a retelling of ‘Twilight’ from Edward’s perspective. Plus Isabel Wilkerson’s ‘Caste,’ #4 in the country, is Oprah’s latest book club pick, and Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney has an ‘Awesome Friendly Adventure.’ Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
Encouragement in turbulent times leads the nonfiction list, while fiction readers escape to romance -- and mystery. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
Historian Timothy Snyder’s 2017 work ‘On Tyranny’ is the #2 book in the country. Plus Zadie Smith’s pandemic-era essay collection ‘Intimations’ lands at #3 in trade paper, and ‘Memorial Drive,’ poet Natasha Trethewey’s memoir, debuts at #17 in hardcover nonfiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
W&N has acquired Olga by The Reader author Bernhard Schlink, a novel "of love, passion and history", focusing on the life of one woman from late 19th-century Prussia to modern Germany, translated by Charlotte Collins. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-02 23:45:07 UTC ]
Don Winslow warns that Trump is planning a "big loud" October surprise attack on Biden. Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2020-07-31 08:24:11 UTC ]
As America says goodbye to U.S. Representative John Lewis, readers flock to his memoirs. Plus film critic and YouTuber Lindsay Ellis debuts with a work of alternative history, and conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro has the #2 book in the country with ‘How to Destroy America in Three... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-31 04:00:00 UTC ]