House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas races to the top of bestseller chart

The third book in the Crescent City series becomes third fastest-selling science fiction and fantasy title since records beganThe story of a half fairy, half human woman has gripped UK book buyers this week, as a novel about the hybrid heroine shot to the top of the bestseller chart.House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas, the third book in the Crescent City series featuring Bryce Quinlan, has become the third fastest-selling science fiction and fantasy title since records began since its publication on 30 January. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2024-02-07 14:13:13 UTC ]
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Libraries need change from the top

Autumn brings cheerful news of good footfall in bookshops, but we do not hear the same bells ringing for public libraries. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-08 12:28:53 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: September 7, 2020

Jon Meacham has the #2 book in the country with ‘His Truth Is Marching On,’ a biography of civil rights icon John Lewis. Plus ‘H Is for Hawk’ author Helen Macdonald alights at #13 in hardcover nonfiction with ‘Vesper Flights,’ and politics and pythons mingle in Carl Hiassen’s ‘Squeeze Me.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Black Lumascape Compiles All Black-Owned Ad-Tech Firms in a Continuously Updating Chart

As the founder and CEO of digital media investment bank Luma Partners LLC, Terence Kawaja is a problem solver by nature. But earlier this summer, as Kawaja watched his news feed, he found himself hearing about problems that left him at a loss. He read about the killing of George Floyd and police... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-09-03 12:30:00 UTC ]
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White House insiders’ failure to rein in Trump’s tilt toward chaos and lawlessness

Michael Schmidt shows how Trump’s style erodes constitutional limits on the president’s power. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-31 12:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: August 31, 2020

Glennon Doyle’s memoir ‘Untamed,’ which had its best print sales since its pub week in March, is the #3 book in the country. Plus ‘Live in Love’ by Lauren Akins, wife of country singer Thomas Rhett, is #8 in the country, and seminal L.A. punk band Bad Religion gives fans permission to ‘Do What... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Spain’s Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial and Canada’s Wattpad Strike Rights Deal

PRH Grupo Editorial gets translation rights to English-language titles from Wattpad Book, a world Spanish exclusive. The post Spain’s Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial and Canada’s Wattpad Strike Rights Deal appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-08-28 01:10:03 UTC ]
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‘Race and Power’: The UK’s Cambridge University Press Opens Free Access

Hoping to 'not just voice outrage,' but also to 'provide research and data,' the oldest publisher offers expert writings in 'Race and Power.' The post ‘Race and Power’: The UK’s Cambridge University Press Opens Free Access appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-08-27 16:09:01 UTC ]
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Cowell tops bill for Reading is Magic Festival

Waterstones children’s laureate Cressida Cowell is heading the line-up of authors and illustrators at children’s digital book festival Reading is Magic. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-26 16:14:04 UTC ]
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Watch Brit Bennett discuss her bestselling novel, 'The Vanishing Half'

Brit Bennett brings her bestselling novel, "The Vanishing Half," to L.A. Times Book Club readers. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-08-25 22:33:56 UTC ]
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Charting Fox News’s slide from serious news outlet to ‘state media’

CNN’s Brian Stelter contends that Fox aids Trump in manipulating the truth and the public. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-25 15:43:28 UTC ]
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To get into college, they lied about test scores, talent and even race

Melissa Korn and Jennifer Levitz detail the fraud behind the Varsity Blues admissions scandal. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-21 12:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: August 24, 2020

Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris returns to our list with the trade paper edition of ‘The Truths We Hold.’ Plus a Harry and Megan bio is the #4 book in the country, heralding a slew of royal reads, and a handbook on distance learning sees a steady rise in sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Corvus acquires New Zealand bestseller The Girl in the Mirror

Atlantic imprint Corvus has acquired Rose Carlyle's The Girl in the Mirror, which debuted at number one in the New Zealand adult fiction charts, says the publisher.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-20 08:34:52 UTC ]
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Collins' Beyond Entrepreneurship 2 goes to Random House Business

American writer and consultant Jim Collins, author of Good to Great, is releasing an "ambitious upgrade" of his first book, Beyond Entrepreneurship: Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company, previously unpublished in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-19 15:02:55 UTC ]
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Race and Representation: Relaunching Asterix in America

Papercutz is launching a new American edition of Asterix, one of the bestselling comics in the world, But there’s a problem: this popular French classic makes use of stereotypical caricatures of African characters that have long been considered offensive to many people. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry and Meghan biography Finding Freedom reigns supreme in the charts

Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand's biography of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Finding Freedom (HQ), has ascended to the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling a princely 31,586 copies in its first five days on sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-18 13:39:42 UTC ]
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Square Peg signs two more from Roasting Tin bestseller

Square Peg has signed two new books with Rukmini Iyer, bestselling author behind the Roasting Tin series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-16 14:29:59 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: August 17, 2020

Stephenie Meyer has the #1 book in the country with ‘Midnight Sun,’ a retelling of ‘Twilight’ from Edward’s perspective. Plus Isabel Wilkerson’s ‘Caste,’ #4 in the country, is Oprah’s latest book club pick, and Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney has an ‘Awesome Friendly Adventure.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstat charts: Twilight dawns on e-book fans

Stephenie Meyer’s Midnight Sun (Atom), this week's print number one, also dawned gloriously into the Bookstat e-book number one position for the week ending 8th August. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-13 05:27:15 UTC ]
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'Midnight Sun' Tops 1 Million Copies Sold in First Week

Stephenie Meyer’s 'Midnight Sun' sold more than 1 million copies across all formats last week, Little, Brown reported. The success continues a string of big first-week sales performances for books released during the pandemic. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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