Book Club Picks for August 2024

Novels by Alison Espach, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, an Rainbow Rowell are among this month's selections by the nation's biggest book club purveyors, from Barnes & Noble and Jenna Bush Hager to 'Good Morning America' and Reese Witherspoon. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-06 04:00:00 UTC ]

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This Week's Bestsellers: March 20, 2023

Taylor Jenkins Reid climbs the charts with Daisy Jones & the Six, now streaming as a limited series. Plus fantasy author Hannah Whitten makes her hardcover debut with The Foxglove King, and the GMA Book Club makes a stop on Pineapple Street. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Ann Napolitano’s New Novel, “Hello Beautiful,” Is the 100th Pick of Oprah’s Book Club

Ann Napolitano toiled in obscurity for years. Novels went unpublished; agents turned her down. She found recognition with “Dear Edward.” Then came the call: “Hello Beautiful” was the 100th pick for what is arguably the most influential book club in the world. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Hey, Reese: About that Book Club Selection…

Hey Reese, can we talk? It's about your most recent book club selection. In the fight against antisemitism, I think there were better choices. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-03-08 16:57:32 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble to Overhaul Membership Program, Cut Free Educator Program

"Just use your library" is not the solution to the new price hikes and benefit decreases in Barnes & Noble's membership changes. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-03-01 12:57:36 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble is stealing the indie shop playbook, and it’s working

James Daunt launched his first indie bookshop in London 33 years ago. The Barnes & Noble CEO is now bringing the lessons he learned to the biggest bookseller in America. If you’re strolling down the Marylebone High Street in London, you’ll stumble across a popular bookstore called Daunt... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2023-02-28 04:30:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: February 27, 2023

'When I Talk to God, I Talk About You' by 'This Is Us' star Chrissy Metz and her partner, Nashville songwriter Bradley Collins, debuts at #11 on our picture book list. Plus Sarah J. Maas's YA hit 'Throne of Glass' gets an adult makeover, and Susan Cain's newly minted Oprah's Book Club pick,... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-24 05:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: February 20, 2023

Heather Gay, one of the 'Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,' makes her debut with the memoir 'Bad Mormon,' the #1 book in the Mountain region of the U.S. Plus two February book club picks hit our lists: 'Someone Else’s Shoes' by Jojo Moyes and Sadeqa Johnson’s 'The House of Eve.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
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New Report Puts Online Sales of Books, Audio at $12.13 Billion in 2022

According to Bookstat, a service that collects online sales data in real time from Amazon, Apple, and Barnes & Noble across the e-book, digital audiobook, and print book formats, total online sales of those formats rose 5.6% in 2022, to $12.13 billion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
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What books hate most in readers.

Yesterday morning, The Washington Post’s Ron Charles published a summary of “what readers hate most in books“—the result, Charles tells us, of asking the readers of the Post’s Book Club newsletter to write in with their pet peeves. “The responses were a tsunami of bile,” Charles writes.... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-02-09 16:26:13 UTC ]
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Book Club Picks for February 2023

Debut novels by Jessica George, Monica Heisey, and Leanor Shearer get the book club treatment from Jenna Hager, 'Marie Claire,' and 'Good Morning America.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Column: Barnes & Noble saved itself by putting books first. Imagine that

Barnes & Noble was on the verge of disappearing, like Border's and Waldenbooks. Under new management it's turning around, and that's good news for readers. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-02-01 13:00:52 UTC ]
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My Boyfriend Won’t Say Why He Hates His Family, but I Don’t Think They’re That Bad

Talking about punishing parents, backstabbing besties, and book club breakups with guest Hugh Ryan Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2023-01-24 20:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 16, 2023

Holly Black has the #6 book in the country with the YA high fantasy 'The Stolen Heir.' Plus adult romance author Talia Hibbert makes the move to YA with 'Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute,' and January book club picks hit the bestseller lists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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How Barnes & Noble transformed its brand from corporate bully to lovable neighborhood bookstore

After years of store closings, Barnes & Noble is making a comeback with 30 new stores planned for 2023—and a new image. Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2023-01-13 04:30:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble to Host Inaugural BookTok Festival

The bookstore chain has announced the first-ever BookTok Festival will be held at its flagship store in New York City's Union Square on February 4. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Book club helps inmates at this Ontario women's prison connect and communicate

Book Club for Inmates, a program run in federal penitentiaries, is having a big impact on inmates at Grand Valley Institution for Women in Kitchener, Ont., helping them develop great discussions and open up about their own lives. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2023-01-03 11:00:00 UTC ]
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How This ‘Book Club’ Takes Erotica to Unexpected Locations

The so-called Perverted Book Club is hosting readings in surprising locations across New York. Look out, Sbarro. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Remember When Barnes & Noble Was the Bad Guy?

Revisiting a now quaint conflict about Barnes & Noble displacing indie booksellers in New York. Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2022-12-20 08:00:00 UTC ]
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How Your Book Club Can Fight Against Books Bans and Censorship

Censorship attempts and book bans are at an all time high, but even a handful of people in a book club can make a difference. Here's how. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-12-15 11:35:00 UTC ]
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Legally bookish: Reese Witherspoon and the boom in celebrity book clubs

The star has deposed Oprah Winfrey as queen of the online literary discussion groups – and plenty more A-listers are getting in on the act. Our reporter dives under the coversEvery novel I’ve ever read as part of a book club has involved a sprint to the finish. My latest group is no different,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-12-12 06:00:54 UTC ]
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