Michelle Obama's Becoming (Penguin) was Audible's most downloaded audiobook for the week ending 12th April, with the self-narrated autobiography continuing on from its success across 2018 and 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-16 04:23:02 UTC ]
Five nominees for the Grammys spoken word award offer vastly different listening experiences. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-01-23 15:00:45 UTC ]
Led by sales of such of powerhouse titles as Delia Owen's wildly popular novel 'Where the Crawdads Sing' on the fiction list, and Michelle Obama's memoir 'Becoming' for nonfiction, Amazon released lists of the e-tailers top selling books of 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
If Michelle Obama's memoir left you looking for more of the same, you're not alone. Check out these books like BECOMING and fill that hole in your heart. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-11-20 11:36:56 UTC ]
Whether you’re meeting your book club or you’re talking about this book with your friends, these BECOMING book club questions get the conversation going. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-10-30 10:38:18 UTC ]
Bookshops have revealed their favourite books of 2019 with books by Michelle Obama, Max Porter and Greta Thunberg among the shortlisted titles for the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-02 12:48:18 UTC ]
Publishers hit by surprise 5.4% fall in 2018 – but warn against proclaiming terminal declineUK book sales fell for the first time in five years in 2018, despite the success of bestsellers such as Michelle Obama’s autobiography, Becoming.The UK publishing industry was hit by a surprise fall of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-06-25 23:01:37 UTC ]
Blackwell's will celebrate its 140th anniversary with books signed by Michelle Obama and Robert Galbraith up for auction for Book Aid International throughout June. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-06-21 12:25:38 UTC ]
Step into one-of-a-kind life journeys in Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ and ‘In the Land of Invisible Women’ by Qanta A. Ahmed. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-05-30 08:35:36 UTC ]
Michelle Obama's publisher said that her book "Becoming" has sold almost 10 million copies and could be the most successful memoir in history, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The success of the former first lady's book helped German media company Bertelsmann SE, which owns American mega-publisher... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The memoir, published in November, could be the world's most popular autobiography, its publisher claims. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2019-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michelle Obama’s Becoming goes up against Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury at the British Book Awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2019-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Rachael Ray and Gayle King are among the moderators of the last leg of Michelle Obama's months-long book tour, which is coming to a close this month. The celebrities will join the former first lady as she tours behind her book "Becoming." The memoir quickly became... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michelle Obama's memoir, 'Becoming,' has finally dropped from the top five on the Apple Books store. Delia Owens's 'Where the Crawdads Sing,' meanwhile, stayed #1. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Campaigns for titles by Sally Rooney, The Secret Barrister and Michelle Obama were among the winners at the Publisher’s Publicity Circle Annual Awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michelle Obama’s 'Becoming' is a global hit, especially in Europe, where her memoir topped the nonfiction lists in Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden in December. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Last year's surprise fiction hit, Delia Owens's 'Where the Crawdads Sing,' has taken the #1 position in Apple iBooks store, followed by the bestselling book of 2018, 'Becoming' by Michelle Obama, at #2. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
In fiction, thriller writer Sebastian Fitzek tops the list of Germany's bestselling books in 2018. In nonfiction, the top-selling title is Michelle Obama's 'Becoming.' The post Germany’s Bestselling Books of 2018: Crime, Politics, and Big Questions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The memoir of the former First Lady helped boost UK Christmas book sales in the UK in 2018, The Bookseller says. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2019-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Say this for 2018: There wasn't a single slow news day this year. While most of this year's headlines focused on Washington, D.C., there were quite a few notable events in the world of literature as well. Here are seven of the biggest literary headlines from the last 12 months: Michelle Obama's... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]