A longtime leader at Waterbrook & Multnomah, Barker will leave the company effective April 15, with recently hired editorial director Madison Trammel taking oversight of adult fiction and nonfiction editorial at the division. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
Sales at publishers that report results to the Association of American Publishers’ StatShot program rose 10.3% in November, led by a 19.3% increase in adult fiction and a 24.6% gain in sales of religious books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-23 05:00:00 UTC ]
A new line of horror titles from the Salem, Mass.–based Page Street Publishing, set to launch in spring 2025 under the stewardship of editor Alexandra Murphy, will mark the publisher's first adult fiction program. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
From Richard Osman and Millie Bobby Brown to the upcoming book by Keanu Reeves, celebrity novels are everywhere. What’s behind the boom? And how do non-famous writers feel about it?I understood that if I was going to do it, I would have to put 100% of myself into it,” says Richard Osman about... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-01-13 09:00:12 UTC ]
Thanks to mild weather and a strong economy, December sales at bookstores across the Midwest were up, with booksellers reporting increases ranging from 13% to 31%. Adult fiction and political nonfiction were popular, as were children's picture books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
With the adult fiction and nonfiction categories posting declines of 9% and 6%, respectively, unit sales of print books fell 6.1% last week from the comparable week in 2022 at outlets that report to Circana BookScan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Unit sales of print books fell 6.1% last week. All six major categories had declines. In the year's strongest segment, adult fiction, sales couldn't keep pace with last year, when 'Where the Crawdads Sing' sold more than 123,000 copies. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
More softness in all categories except adult fiction and the lack of big new titles combined to drop unit sales of print books 5.5% last week compared to the week ended May 28, 2022, at outlets that report to Circana BookScan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
A combination of a 13.1% increase in the adult fiction category and flat sales in adult nonfiction was enough to lift unit sales of print books up 1.3% last week over the comparable week in 2022 at outlets that report to Circana BookScan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
Unit sales of print books fell 2.7% last week compared to the week ended April 30, 2022. For the second consecutive week, higher sales in the adult fiction and young adult categories were offset by declines in adult nonfiction and children's segments. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
Declines in adult nonfiction and both juvenile categories offset gains in the adult fiction and young adult categories, leading to a 3.4% decline in unit sales of print books last week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
A big rise in sales of adult fiction and smaller gains in the young adult category resulted in a 1.6% increase in unit sales of print books last week, making it the third consecutive week print sales increased over 2022. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
Despite no new blockbuster title, unit sales of print books rose 4.2% last week, led by a 9.8% increase in sales of adult fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
Though the adult fiction segment was the only category to post a sales increase over 2022 last week, its 12% gain was enough to increase total sales of print books by 0.6%. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
With declines in all categories but adult fiction, unit sales of print books were down 8.8% in the week ended Feb. 11, 2023, from the comparable week in 2022, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
Unit sales of print books fell 2.1% in the week ended February 4, compared to the similar week last year, as Colleen Hoover–driven gains in adult fiction were offset by declines elsewhere. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
Unit sales of print books fell 2.1% last week from the comparable week in 2022. Declines in the juvenile categories and a dip in sales in adult nonfiction offset a 3.5% increase in adult fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
The soft fall sales season continued last week, with print unit sales falling 14.9% compared to the week ended November 6, 2021. Sales declined in all categories, including sales of adult fiction, which has been the best-performing segment this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
Unit sales of print books declined 4.2% last week as good debuts in adult fiction were not enough to offset declines in adult nonfiction and children's fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
Soft sales in the adult nonfiction and juvenile categories offset a 12.1% increase in sales of adult fiction, leading to a 2.3% drop in unit sales of print books last week compared to the week ended September 18, 2021. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-21 04:00:00 UTC ]