Looking to showcase the popularity of Black literature, Amistad Press has launched the hashtag campaign #BlackoutBestsellerList and #BlackPublishingPower in an effort to support the work of Black authors and Black book professionals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
Brit Bennett lands at #6 in hardcover fiction with ‘The Vanishing Half.’ Plus Megha Majumdar’s debut novel, ‘A Burning,’ Is #18 in hardcover fiction, and 2018’s ‘I’m Still Here’ by Austin Channing Brown is one of two Reese’s Book Club picks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
Michelle Alexander and Ijeoma Oluo among those on list, marking first time top 10 entries are primarily titles on race issuesGeorge Floyd killing – latest US updatesBlack American authors, including Michelle Alexander and Ijeoma Oluo, have surged to the top of the latest New York Times’... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-06-11 18:10:43 UTC ]
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi pointed out on Twitter last night that books about racism (including two of his own, How to Be an Antiracist and Stamped from the Beginning) are making up a significant portion of the New York Times bestseller lists. “The resistance is from the loudness of demonstrations to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-06-11 14:11:24 UTC ]
As extensive coronavirus testing continues, China's book market charts a restart in April, with 'Higashino Heat' for a favorite Japanese author. The post China Bestsellers April 2020: A Watchful Market, a Reawakening Chart appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-06-11 09:56:41 UTC ]
‘How to Be an Antiracist’ and other books addressing systemic racism return to our bestseller lists. Plus musician Mikel Jollett debuts with the memoir ‘Hollywood Park,’ and science journalist James Nestor discusses the importance of ‘Breath.’ Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
Readers are reaching for “White Fragility” and “How to Be an Antiracist,” among other titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-06-04 10:01:51 UTC ]
The #1 book in the country is ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,’ Suzanne Collins’s Hunger Games prequel. Plus Curtis Sittenfeld reimagines the life of ‘Rodham,’ and Bill Gates sends Disney exec Robert Iger on a wild ride. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
‘The Henna Artist’ Alka Joshi’s debut novel the Reese’s Book Club pick for May, debuts at #16 in hardcover fiction. Plus pair of backlist titles offering advice on coping with adversity have seen renewed interest since Covid-19 took hold in the U.S., and Scott Turow returns for ‘The Last Trial.’ Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
For the week ending 9th May, Sally Rooney’s Normal People punted into the Bookstat e-book number one, climbing one place to leapfrog Andrew Mayne’s The Girl Beneath the Sea. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-05-16 12:06:19 UTC ]
‘All Adults Here’ by Emma Straub, the May Read with Jenna pick, debuts at #5 in hardcover fiction. Plus Mary Kay Andrews and Jennifer Weiner release their summer reads, and Katherine Applegate returns with ‘The One and Only Bob.’ Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
‘The Hope of Glory,’ ‘Suffer Strong,’ ‘The Gift of One Day,’ and more titles centered on overcoming challenges take the top 10 spots on PW’s Religion Nonfiction Bestsellers list amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
Amid a global pandemic, thousands of people are reading... ‘The End of October,’ about a fictional pandemic. Plus ‘Good Morning America’ book club pick ‘Oona Out of Order’ cracks the fiction list, and the Hulu adaptation of ‘Normal People’ boosts paperback sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
Stephen King takes to his couch to read from ‘If It Bleeds,’ the #2 book in the country. Plus Glennon Doyle talks up new books by Jen Hatmaker and Sue Monk Kidd, and 2004’s ‘The Great Influenza’ makes a comeback. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
One bookstore company has offered medical workers a lifetime 20-percent discount in China, as the virus pressures normal sales. The post China Bestsellers March 2020: Bookstores Buck the Pandemic’s Paralysis appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-28 14:51:33 UTC ]
‘The Step-by-Step Instant Pot Cookbook,’ the debut from Pressure Luck Cooking vlogger Jeffrey Eisner, is the #1 book in the country. Plus Abby Jimenez launches ‘The Happy Ever After Playlist’ from her living room, and ornithologist David Allen Sibley explains ‘What It’s Like to Be a Bird.’ Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
The #1 book in the country is ‘Magnolia Table, Vol. 2’ by Joanna Gaines, who held a shelter-in-place “book signing” on launch day. Plus Oprah Book Club pick ‘Hidden Valley Road’ by Robert Kolker lands at #5 in hardcover fiction, and Marie Kondo helps readers find the ‘Joy of Work’—at home. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
The runaway hit cookbook Pinch of Nom was the bestseller in Scotland in 2019, after seeing off Glaswegian comic Billy Connolly Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-17 03:27:48 UTC ]
April Read with Jenna pick ‘Valentine’ by first-time author Elizabeth Wetmore debuts at #4 on our hardcover fiction list. Plus Terry McMillan’s ‘It’s Not All Downhill from Here’ lands at #13 in hardcover fiction, and though the movie’s release date is uncertain, the tie-in edition of A.J. Finn’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
For the week ending 4th April, it was all change in the Bookstat e-book top 10, as nine new entries rushed in. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-09 05:02:27 UTC ]