Mobbed at signings, followed by millions and topping the bestseller lists: Instapoets such as Lang Leav, Rupi Kaur and Tyler Knott Gregson are poetry’s new superstars, publishing their love poems and haiku on social media. But are they any good? In 2013, Lang Leav self-published a small debut poetry collection, Love & Misadventure, online. Two years later, she was meeting her fans on a book tour in the Philippines. “It was insane,” she says. “The organisers had to limit each signing to 500 people per session … and I was being escorted by armed guards.” Many queued for hours, some camping out overnight for a chance to meet her. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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As has been the norm recently, the bestseller lists can’t seem to agree on anything. The New York Times bestseller ... Continue reading at Book Riot
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After the Senate minority leader’s decision to help Trump avert a shutdown of the GOP’s own making, Bluesky erupted with anger and savage memes. What was perhaps the least timely book tour in American history has been postponed. Continue reading at Fast Company
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Looking at books that make the bestseller lists week after week and the ones that get chosen for big-name book ... Continue reading at Book Riot
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Every week, I look at the biggest bestseller lists and note the overlap to see the bestselling books of the ... Continue reading at Book Riot
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The new year has begun in earnest, but because the bestseller lists report on figures from two weeks ago, they’re ... Continue reading at Book Riot
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This week’s bestseller lists are reporting on sales from the end of December, a time when very few books are ... Continue reading at Book Riot
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We’re well into the holiday buying season now, and the bestseller lists reflect that. There aren’t any books that made ... Continue reading at Book Riot
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Curtis Chin’s memoir, “Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant,” celebrates the cuisine and community of his youth. Now he’s paying it forward. Continue reading at The New York Times
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For the last few months, the bestseller lists couldn’t seem to agree on the biggest books of the moment. They ... Continue reading at Book Riot
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Vicky Ball expressed delight on X at selling two novels at an event – then catapulted up Amazon’s book chartsAn aspiring author who went viral after selling two books at an event has described seeing her novel climb up Amazon’s bestseller charts as “amazing” and “unbelievable”.Vicky Ball, a... Continue reading at The Guardian
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World Without End topped bestseller lists but was criticised for embracing nuclear powerIn 2019, France’s best known climate expert sat down to work with its most feted graphic novelist. The result? Perhaps the most terrifying comic ever drawn.Part history, part analysis, part vision for the... Continue reading at The Guardian
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The Chinese bestseller lists in August showed an unusual level of interest in newer works as well as the traditionally favored classics. The post China Bestsellers in August: Charting Summer’s End appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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The two bestselling authors who both started in TV discuss writing as a second career, natural justice – and what they really think of literary fictionIn the four years since Richard Osman published his first Thursday Murder Club novel he has consistently topped the bestseller lists, and now his... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Author-illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka embarked on a public library book tour from June 21–August 2, billing his New England stops as “JJK’s Summah Readin’ Roadtrip.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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China's April bestseller lists are starting to include more mental-health content for young readers, looking at 'insensitive force' and expressiveness. The post China Bestsellers in April: ‘Insensitive Force’ and Expression appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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