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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Tinder Press wins Patterson's 'heartbreaking yet joyful' memoir

Tinder Press has won at auction Christina Patterson’s next book, Outside, the Sky is Blue: A Memoir of Faith, Hope and Loss. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-09 23:01:40 UTC ]
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HarperCollins sales rise 13% in latest quarter

HarperCollins saw global sales increase 13% year on year in the latest quarter, with EBITDA rocketing 45%, partly thanks to a surge in digital spending. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-08 20:58:09 UTC ]
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Lit Hub Weekly: November 2 – 6, 2020

“The Babur Nama is an oddly modern text, almost Proustian in its self-awareness.” William Dalrymple on the 16th-century memoir far ahead of its time. | Lit Hub Biography “We have had no truth and reconciliation process.” On the renaissance of American white supremacy, a conversation with Isaac... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-11-07 12:30:24 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 9, 2020

‘The Cold Millions’ by ‘Beautiful Ruins’ author Jess Walter debuts at #11 in hardcover fiction. Plus a pair of books by Instagram-popular interior designers land on our lists, and the November book club picks are out. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S Has Gains in Sales, Earnings in Q3

With sales of both print and digital books rising in the third quarter, revenue at Simon & Schuster increased 28.5% over the quarter ended September 30, 2109, and profits were up 5.5%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of November 9, 2020

Portfolio buys a business book from a fashion brand founder, Paul Tran pens a poetry collection for Penguin, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Print Unit Sales Rose 9.5% At the End of October

With sales up in all categories, unit sales of print books rose 9.5% in the week ended Oct. 31, 2020, over the comparable week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette backs bookshops' online sales of Rowling's Ickabog

Hachette Children's Books has said the publisher will be "pivoting" promotional plans for J K Rowling's The Ickabog to support closed bookshops. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-05 10:01:07 UTC ]
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HBG Sales Rose 19% in Q3

Led by the megabestseller 'Midnight Sun' and 'The Return,' sales at Hachette Book Group jumped 19.2% in the quarter ended September 30, 2020, over the comparable period in 2019. Digital sales also had solid gains in the period. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Comedian Norcott's 'smart' memoir to Monoray

Monoray, part of the Octopus Publishing Group, has acquired Where Did I Go Right?: How The Left Lost Me by comedian and writer Geoff Norcott. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-05 03:36:21 UTC ]
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For Sale: Toni Morrison’s Apartment and Personal Library

The Nobel Prize-winning author edited as she read and alphabetized her 1,200-plus book collection by last name. The post For Sale: Toni Morrison’s Apartment and Personal Library appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions

[ The Millions | 2020-11-04 21:30:53 UTC ]
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HMH Trade Group for Sale; Archer Departs

In an attempt to become a "pure-play learning technology company," HMH is looking to sell its trade group, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media. Group president Ellen Archer has left the company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S sells Steadman's middle-grade series in 23 languages

Simon & Schuster's rights team has sold A F Steadman's debut middle-grade series Skandar and the Unicorn Thief in 23 languages, with total advances in excess of £1m. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-04 00:06:17 UTC ]
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This Week: Discussions on Children’s Books in México and Germany

A cooperative effort produces series of international discussions on children's book markets, author-illustrator relations, and bookselling. The post This Week: Discussions on Children’s Books in México and Germany appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-11-03 19:45:48 UTC ]
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Cape snaps up 'exquisite' memoir from Hewitt

Jonathan Cape has snapped up an “exquisite” memoir about the challenges facing gay men today from acclaimed poet and Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year shortlistee Seán Hewitt. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-03 07:03:12 UTC ]
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Retail site Bookshop makes £65k sales on UK launch day

New online retailer Bookshop.org secured sales of around £65,000 in its first day, making £16,000 for indies. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-02 12:21:42 UTC ]
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Manilla bags memoir from Children of God member

Bonnier Books UK’s new literary imprint Manilla Press has acquired a "powerful memoir" from debut author Bexy Cameron exploring her childhood in the notorious cult Children of God. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-02 00:29:45 UTC ]
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Print Unit Sales Still Solid in Late October

Strong gains in all categories led to a 13% increase in unit sales of print books in the week ended Oct. 24, 2020, over the comparable week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 2, 2020

Actor Matthew McConaughey has the #1 book in the country with ‘Greenlights.’ Plus books on baking and escapist photography help ease the lockdown blues, and a new edition of ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ pops up. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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