Following the death of Hugh Hefner last week, Chronicle has gone back to press for its just-released 'Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds 1953-2016.' The title now contains the last foreword the Playboy founder will ever write for a book. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Roy Schwartz’s Is Superman Circumcised?, a look at Superman’s Jewish influences, has won U.K.-based Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year, beating out The Life Cycle of Russian Things: From Fish Guts to Fabergé for the honor. Is Superman Circumcised? won in a landslide, taking... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-12-03 18:03:46 UTC ]
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David Cay Johnston’s colorful, thorough book doesn’t grapple with the legacy of Jan. 6. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-03 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Driven once again by gains in fiction, unit sales of print books rose 9.7% in the week ended Nov. 27, 2021, over the similar week in 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Storyhouse Publishing will make a donation to charity for every new title it releases in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-30 14:26:32 UTC ]
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Sharjah Book Authority and Ingram Content Group announce a joint venture, Lightning Source Sharjah, a print-on-demand installation at Sharjah Publishing City. The post Ingram’s Lightning Source Opens Print-on-Demand Facility at Sharjah appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-11-24 14:35:19 UTC ]
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Gains in all categories led to an 11.7% increase in unit sales of print books in the week ended Nov. 13, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Wattpad Webtoon Studios announced plans to launch Webtoon Unscrolled, a new graphic novel imprint that will publish print editions of hit Webtoon mobile webcomics beginning in fall 2022. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Gains in all categories led to a 11.7% increase in unit sales of print books last week over the week ended November 14, 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. It was the second consecutive week of double-digit sales increases compared to 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
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With all categories posting solid gains, unit sales of print books rose 17.3% in the week ended Nov. 6, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller has announced the shortlist for the 2021 Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book of Title of the Year, and for the first time, all six shortlisted titles come from university presses. This December, The Bookseller will announce which title has overtaken last year’s A Dog Pissing at the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-11-05 17:53:02 UTC ]
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This year’s Diagram prize also pits Curves for the Mathematically Curious against The Life Cycle of Russian Things and Hats: A Very Unnatural HistoryAn examination of the Jewish origins of the Man of Steel, Is Superman Circumcised?, is vying with an up-to-date look at camel milk and related... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-11-05 11:52:23 UTC ]
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In another indication that consumers may be doing their holiday shopping early, unit sales of print books rose 12% last week over 2020. All major categories had increases. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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With all categories posting increases, unit sales of print books rose 12% in the week ended Oct. 30, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s Halloween weekend—time for two powerful concepts: outfits and mischief. The outgoing among us might go out and play some tricks; the more introverted might stay inside and read the unofficial book series of Halloween, Goosebumps. But if you don’t have The Werewolf of Fever Swamp or Night of... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-10-29 18:45:28 UTC ]
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Riverhead has acquired the rights to the Nobel-winner's most recent novel, 'Afterlives,' as well as two backlist titles, 'By the Sea' and 'Desertion,' that had been out of print. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Tudor Dynasty lives on in these outstanding historical fiction novels, including The King’s Witch. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-10-22 10:33:00 UTC ]
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Unit sales of print books rose 2.7% for the week ended Oct. 16, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Anyone who has worked in a bookstore knows only too well that moment when a customer approaches by saying, “So I don’t remember the title, or the author, but—.” And we’ve all been on the other side of the counter, trying to pinpoint something we can’t quite describe at a bookstore (“It’s a... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-10-21 08:55:42 UTC ]
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A small gain in adult nonfiction and more fiction increases led to a 2.7% increase in unit sales of print books last week over the comparable week last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Unit sales of print books rose 2% in the week ended Oct. 9, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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