Andy Weir’s ‘Project Hail Mary’ is a bestseller. It also has some problems.

For one thing, the plot features many unbelievable moments, even for speculative fiction. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2021-05-23 12:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: September 13, 2021

'Washington Post' investigative reporter Craig Whitlock has the #6 book in the country with 'The Afghanistan Papers.' Plus a cookbook and party guide inspired by 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' also lands in our top 10, and contemporary romance author Helen Hoang makes her first appearance on... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Allen to publish New York Times Magazine's 1619 Project

W H Allen will publish The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story, created by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and the New York Times Magazine.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-09 11:16:58 UTC ]
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Hamish Hamilton scoops sequel to Barker's Trojan bestseller

Hamish Hamilton has scooped the follow-up to Pat Barker's bestseller The Women of Troy (Penguin). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-08 05:47:02 UTC ]
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Jazz Legend Mary Lou Williams’ Mass Appeal

PW talks with author and musician Deanna Witkowski about why Williams turned to Catholicism and how she created a soulful synergy of jazz and liturgical music. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Religion and Spirituality Bestsellers: August 2021

Christian living titles lead the way in nonfiction and Amish country novels are tops for fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Behind the Bestsellers Aug. 22–28, 2021

History podcaster Mike Duncan has the #8 book in the country with his Marquis de Lafayette bio, 'Hero of two Worlds.' Plus a pair of tennis books score in time for the U.S. Open, and Oprah makes her latest book club pick. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Books in the Media: Lafarge's debut hailed as 'brilliantly unsettling'

Daisy Lafarge's Paul (Granta) came out on top as this week's most reviewed title, picking up mentions in the Guardian, Observer, Evening Standard, i, Irish Times, Scotsman, Independent, Telegraph and The Bookseller.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-23 05:08:13 UTC ]
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Hitting the Books: How Tesla engineers solved the problem of exploding EV batteries

Between CEO Elon Musk's often erratic antics, strident competition from existing industry titans, and a public that is still not fully sold on the idea of traveling via electrical charge, Tesla's road to prominence has not been a smooth one. But facing a federal investigation into its driver... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2021-08-21 15:00:52 UTC ]
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Mary Trump takes on America’s evils, beyond her famous uncle

She focuses on racism and other ills, but without offering context or recognizing progress. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-20 12:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: August 23, 2021

Tucker Carlson's latest, 'The Long Slide,' is #3 in the country. Plus four of the 10 bestselling books of the week are backlist TikTok favorites, and a biography of NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo takes its shot. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Baskerville to publish Takamura's Japanese bestseller

Baskerville, the new crime and thriller imprint of John Murray, will publish Kaoru Takamura's Lady Joker, for the first time in the UK, 25 years after its original Japanese publication. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-18 14:41:27 UTC ]
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Sarah Ferguson’s Mills & Boon novel edges on to UK bestsellers chart

Historical romance Her Heart for a Compass has made it to the official UK book chart – but it still lies well clear of Bridgerton’s successIt’s not quite Bridgerton levels of sales, but Sarah Ferguson’s first venture into the romantic fiction market, Her Heart for a Compass, has nonetheless made... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-08-17 15:54:59 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: August 16, 2021

Among the hardcover fiction debuts are two August book club picks that delve into thorny relationships between women. Plus 'Black Boy Joy,' which our starred review called a "luminous middle grade anthology," lands on our children's fiction list, and manga continues its march toward bestseller... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestselling Author Gives Republicans Some Harsh Truths About Right-Wing Media

Don Winslow shows how the right is profiting off coronavirus disinformation: "They are laughing at how gullible you are." Continue reading at The Huffington Post

[ The Huffington Post | 2021-08-10 09:30:49 UTC ]
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Religion and Spirituality Bestsellers: July 2021

July bestsellers saw a return to favorite authors and titles. 'The Women of the Bible Speak' remained #1 in nonfiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The conference that brought together Marie Curie and Albert Einstein

A landmark 1911 gathering included some of the greatest minds in physics and chemistry. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-06 12:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: August 9, 2021

Colleen Hoover’s 'It Ends with Us,' a 2016 publication and certified #BookTok hit, is the #4 book in the country. Plus 'Great British Baking Show' winner Nadiya Hussain serves up her latest, 'Nadiya Bakes,' and Shari Lapena drops another domestic thriller. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The first bestselling paperback original in the US was a work of lesbian pulp fiction.

Today, dear readers, is Paperback Book Day! It’s the anniversary of the day that the first Penguin paperback was published in England. Good! Personally, I’ll take paperbacks over hardcovers any old day. Don’t @ me! They’re more affordable. They’re lighter. And they don’t wear book jackets that,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-07-30 16:26:11 UTC ]
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Hachette UK hails 'strong' first half as Lagardère begins to recover

Hachette UK has celebrated “an extremely strong" first half as parent company Lagardère showed a path to recovery in the six months to end of June 2021, with its publishing arm recording some decade-high results.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-27 10:16:57 UTC ]
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A new Trump book is disturbing but entertaining — and maybe that’s a problem

Michael Wolff details the end of Trump’s term while feeding readers’ appetite for spectacle. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-07-23 12:00:00 UTC ]
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