New study reveals Julia Donaldson, David Walliams and JK Rowling lead the top 1% of authors, who account for nearly a third of all UK book salesThe gap between publishing’s rich and poor continues to widen, as figures from Nielsen BookScan reveal that the top 50 authors account for more than 13% of UK sales.Children’s authors dominate the top five print sellers, with Julia Donaldson leading the pack for the sixth year in succession with sales of £14m, followed by David Walliams with £11m and JK Rowling with £8m. Joel Morris and Jason Hazeley, the writing duo behind Penguin’s bestselling series of Ladybird parodies, are in fourth with £7.4m, with Jamie Oliver’s collection of healthier recipes, Everyday Super Food, powering him into fifth with £7.3m. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former PM’s first-week sales compare with 21,000 for David Cameron’s memoir and 92,000 for Tony Blair bookLiz Truss’s book about her 49-day stint as prime minister sold 2,228 copies in the UK during its first week on sale, after a wall-to-wall promotional media blitz.Ten Years to Save the West:... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-04-26 15:49:38 UTC ]
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, April 28, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-04-24 13:00:23 UTC ]
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Dennett was the codirector of Tufts University's Center for Cognitive Studies and the author of more than 20 books, known for their provocative arguments about religion, morality, consciousness, and evolutionary biology, among other topics. He died on April 19. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Revived in the States earlier this year, Simon & Schuster's imprint Summit Books is being introduced in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. The post Mirchandani Leads Simon & Schuster UK’s Summit Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-04-17 22:51:28 UTC ]
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, April 21, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-04-17 13:00:26 UTC ]
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The v-p and chief diversity officer at Hachette Book Group has been promoted to senior v-p of culture and diversity, equity, and inclusion at both HBG and Hachette UK, effective immediately. She will report to HBG and HUK CEO David Shelley. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, April 14, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-04-10 13:00:31 UTC ]
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The Australian author is ‘incredibly influential’, but has had to survive decades of ‘cultural cringe’ and genre snobbery to make finally ‘a decent sort of living’Before parched and dusty towns across Australia became full of fictional sinister people; before the explosion of outback noir and... Continue reading at The Guardian
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This Earth Day, settle into "A Fire So Wild," Sarah Ruiz-Grossman's debut novel about the societal impacts of climate change. Continue reading at HuffPost
[ HuffPost | 2024-04-05 09:45:24 UTC ]
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, March 31, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-03-27 13:00:21 UTC ]
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, March 24, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-03-20 13:00:05 UTC ]
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Bestselling author and Emory University primatologist Frans de Waal—credited by many with changing our understanding of both animals and humans through a number popular, groundbreaking books—died on March 14. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, March 17, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-03-13 13:00:29 UTC ]
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There’s nothing quite like finding six new releases on display in a bookstore – all of which you’ve written, and none of which has your name on itA few years back, a long-held dream of mine came true: a book I wrote became a runaway hit.You’ve probably read the book. You’ve definitely seen the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-03-11 14:00:31 UTC ]
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Book piracy is costing the Italian book market more than a quarter of its overall value, according to a study commissioned by the AIE. The post Piracy in Italy: Study Shows Book Industry Losing €705 Million Annually appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-03-08 22:07:51 UTC ]
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Pre-London Book Fair: 72 shortlistings fall into 12 categories of 'Books of the Year' for the 2024 British Book Awards, the 'Nibbies.' The post The UK’s Nibbies: Books of the Year Shortlists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, March 10, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-03-06 14:00:50 UTC ]
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