From the Archive: January 21, 1922

One hundred years ago, the establishment of the John Newbery Medal was announced in 'PW.' Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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From the Archive: January 21, 1922

One hundred years ago, the establishment of the John Newbery Medal was announced in 'PW.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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From the Archive; January 5, 1889

As 1888 turned to 1889, we reflected on several topics that still resonate today, including a presidential election’s impact on book sales and the importance of copyright protections. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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From the Archive: January 6, 1877

In 1877, as the outcome of the previous year’s presidential election was still being disputed, D. Appleton & Co. advertised a book that tackled the ever-thorny question, “How shall the votes be counted?” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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From the Archive: January 18, 1872

In the first installment of our yearlong weekly series presenting articles from the 'PW' archive, we have the first page of the first story in the first issue of 'Publishers Weekly,' from Jan. 18, 1872. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of January 21, 2019

RH invests in a young paleobiologist, Kate DiCamillo takes her latest to Candlewick, Eve Ensler sells a title about “abuse and atonement,” and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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This Week's Bestsellers: January 21, 2019

Katherine Arden concludes her Winternight Trilogy with ‘Winter of the Witch.’ Plus Ruta Sepetys’s lauded 'Between Shades of Gray’ heads to the big screen with a new title, and Kamala Harris debuts with two titles, a memoir and a picture book. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, January 21, 2019

This week: a Kafkaesque suburban horror story, plus Stephanie Land's memoir about the struggles she faced as a young single mother living in poverty. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, January 21, 2018

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended January 21, 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Virago Press gives women writers a voice: from the archive, 26 January 1981

Carmen Callil’s publishing company has set about proving that there are many excellent but neglected women writers well worth publishing and reprintingMore women than men buy books; more women read books and more women write books, especially novels, and they always have. Yet women writers are... Continue reading at The Guardian

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21 Must-See Bookstores And Libraries In Asia: Critical Linking, July 21, 2019

Critical Linking is a daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web sponsored by Libro.fm. “This ... Continue reading at Book Riot

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Jennifer Kabat on the Parallels Between the 1840s Anti-Rent Wars and the January 6th Insurrection

The Eighth Moon: A Memoir of Belonging and Rebellion is a deep consideration of land, ownership, and civil society tracking the histories of an author and area in upstate New York. Jennifer Kabat studies time in a continuous present, watching the past bleed onto now. That blood is from the... Continue reading at Electric Literature

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Lit Hub Daily: May 21, 2024

How do authors get famous? Unless you’re willing to wait for posthumous renown, Oprah’s Book Club might be your best bet. | Lit Hub Criticism “The book is the same every time, but I am different, so what it offers me is different.” Jessie Gaynor on rereading The Corrections while navigating her... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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The week's bestselling books, April 21

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

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Publishers File Appeal Brief in Internet Archive Copyright Suit

Nearly one year after district court judge John G. Koeltl found the IA's scanning and lending of library books to be copyright infringement, the publisher plaintiffs are asking an appeals court to affirm the decision. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Riot’s Children’s Deals of the Day for February 21, 2024

A rollicking rhyming readaloud, a Black history picture book, a mouse at summer camp, and more of today's best children's book deals. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Print Book Sales Fell 6% in January

Difficult comparisons to last January, when 'Spare' sold more than 900,000 copies, led to a 6% decline in unit sales of print books in January from a year ago. Sales improved at the end of the month with the release of 'House of Flame and Shadow' by Sarah J. Maas. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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