Women writers dominated the best-selling literary novels of last year, taking nine of the top 10 spots, according to an analysis of Nielsen BookScan sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The year the crayons quit, 2017 finally saw adult coloring books give way—but the usual Big Five dominance was as present as ever. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended January 7, 2018. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Naomi Alderman’s ‘The Power,’ named to many “best of 2017” lists, is boosted onto our hardcover fiction list. Plus the movie tie-in edition of ‘Call Me By Your Name’ makes its first appearance on our lists, and former CPA Jesse Mecham explains why ‘You Need a Budget.’ Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pre-holiday sales are bread-and-butter for retailers and publishers, and December 2017 was no exception for the religion categories. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Donald Trump has this much in common with Barack Obama: Both presidents’ first years spawned books that chronicled crises. Obama’s crisis, however, was inherited. Trump’s has been largely self-made. Trump even provided the alliterative title — “Fire and Fury” — for the book that has roiled... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Naomi Alderman’s ‘The Power,’ named to many “best of 2017” lists, is boosted onto our hardcover fiction list. Plus the movie tie-in edition of ‘Call Me By Your Name’ makes its first appearance on our lists, and former CPA Jesse Mecham explains why ‘You Need a Budget.’ Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended January 5, 2018. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mary Higgins Clark and Karin Slaughter hit the top five on Apple's iBooks bestsellers list in the last week of 2017 with 'Where Are the Children?' and 'The Good Daughter,' respectively. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
While women dominate the charts, it’s been the year of the comeback kings: Philip Pullman, Jamie Oliver, Margaret Atwood …Last year JK Rowling reclaimed the No 1 spot in the bestseller charts by returning from mundane reality to the Potterverse (with the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Santa was good to booksellers this year. The week before Christmas, overall print unit sales were 7% higher than in the comparable week last year, and a lot of books saw substantial sales jumps. Here are the adult hardcover titles that saw the largest week-over-week increases in unit sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
John Grisham's 'Camino Island' topped the iBook's bestsellers fiction list in 2017, J.D. Vance took the top honor in nonfiction for 'Hillbilly Elegy', and Mark Manson had the top-selling audiobook, 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended December 24, 2017. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
E.L. James's latest Fifty Shades novel, 'Darker,' keeps its top slot on the iBooks Bestsellers list in the last week before Christmas, while Dan Brown comes in right behind with 'Origin.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended December 17, 2017. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
This month, Chinese bestseller lists from OpenBook and Trajectory show some literary fiction highlights, as well as interest in books on current affairs. The post November 2017 Bestseller Lists from China: Literature and Current Affairs in the Spotlight appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The top slot in Apple's iBooks store seems to have turned to stone in the past few weeks, as E.L. James maintains her grip once more with 'Darker.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
After handling Shanghai International Children's Book Fair's management for five years, Reed Exhibitions Greater China says 'the time has come to move on.' The post China: Reed Exhibitions Exits Shanghai’s Book Fair, and Our Latest Bestsellers List appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended December 10, 2017. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
A special promotion at LifeWay Christian Stores helped put Beth Moore’s two-year-old ‘Audacious’ on PW’s Religion Nonfiction Bestsellers list. Plus, Karen Kingsbury tops in Religion Fiction with the latest in her Baxter family series. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]