Boris Johnson’s memoir sells more than 40,000 copies in first week on sale

Unleashed, which covers Johnson’s time as mayor of London, foreign secretary and prime minister, was the bestselling book of the weekBoris Johnson’s memoir, Unleashed, sold 42,528 copies in its opening week after being published on 10 October, making it the bestselling book of last week.This means Johnson has outsold David Cameron’s 2019 memoir, For the Record, which sold 20,792 copies in the week it was published, though Tony Blair’s memoir, A Journey, sold 92,060 copies in its opening week. Liz Truss shifted just 2,228 copies of her memoir, Ten Years to Save the West, in its first week on sale earlier this year. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2024-10-15 14:27:52 UTC ]
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A Will Smith memoir will hit bookshelves in November

Will Smith will publish "Will," a memoir co-written by Mark Manson, in November through Penguin Press. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-06-21 00:57:25 UTC ]
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Abi Morgan's 'devastating' memoir goes to John Murray in six-figure deal

Award-winning screenwriter Abi Morgan’s memoir, which follows family life after her partner's sudden illness, has gone to John Murray for “a strong six-figures". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-20 19:48:18 UTC ]
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Penguin Michael Joseph pre-empts Lim's 'poetic' memoir of family secrets

Teresa Lim’s multi-generational memoir about a long-buried family tragedy set against the Second World War in Singapore has gone to Penguin Michael Joseph.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-19 12:40:25 UTC ]
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Dawson, Bennett and Page support Independent Bookshop Week with Hachette

Hachette and its authors, incuding Juno Dawson, Brit Bennett and Libby Page, are championing indie booksellers in a social media campaign to support Independent Bookshop Week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-19 08:06:16 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, June 21, 2021

The books we love coming out this week include new titles by Laura Lippman, Guy Delisle, and Kate Moore. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bologna’s Finale: 75,000 Visitors and 300 Hours of ‘Initiatives’

The second digital evocation of the world's largest children's book trade show closes with big numbers and lots of programming on video. The post Bologna’s Finale: 75,000 Visitors and 300 Hours of ‘Initiatives’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Twitter Users Throw The Book At Kayleigh McEnany Over White House Memoir

People had questions about the Trump White House press secretary's upcoming book: "I assume that this is in the fiction section?" Continue reading at The Huffington Post

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HC's Murray Sees Higher Sales, More Consolidation Ahead

In a recent presentation, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray said he sees no signs of consumer book spending slowing down in 2021—nor does he see the trend toward greater consolidation of the industry cooling. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Rebounding from the worst month of the 2020 sales collapse, April bookstore sales soared 204% over last year, jumping to $514 million, from $169 million in April 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, June 14, 2021

The books we love coming out this week include new titles by Leonardo Padura, Chris Offutt, and Scott Howard-Cooper. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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HarperCollins signs memoir by The Jonas Brothers

HarperCollins has signed a "funny, irreverent, and eye-opening" memoir by pop band The Jonas Brothers, which will publish on 11th November 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-09 11:06:36 UTC ]
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Foul-mouthed Laurence Fox tweet boosts sales for Little Box of Books

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I Thought This Memoir Wasn’t “Taiwanese Enough”—Because That Was My Fear About Myself

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