Indie booksellers pick Christmas 'top 10'

Independent booksellers have chosen the 10 "less ordinary" books they think will become... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The best part of Christmas? Reading

As part of the anthology 'On Christmas,' writer Sue Townsend remembers how the Christmases of her childhood included plenty of books. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-12-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple Books Bestsellers: 'Becoming' Stays On Top

Michelle Obama's runaway bestseller of a debut memoir, 'Becoming,' stays on top of the Apple Books store in the second to last week of 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audiobook of Elmer’s Christmas made available on watch phone

Andersen Press is making an audio version of children’s book Elmer’s Christmas available to be played on a watch phone, in a step that comes as the much-loved character prepares to celebrate his 30th anniversary in 2019.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weekly E-Ranking: The Tattooist proves indelible in the top spot

Heather Morris' debut The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Zaffre) has racked up a seventh non-consecutive week in the Weekly E-Ranking number one spot. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Teicher Reports on Another Good Year for Indies

In a year-end holiday letter ABA CEO Oren Teicher thanked publishers for reducing the cost of goods, enabling bookstores to be more profitable. He also said sales were up 5% for the year over 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers’ Favorite Titles of 2018

Nearly 800 members of Bxsellers, a private Facebook group of booksellers established by PW, name their favorite titles of the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michelle Obama's Becoming is the Christmas number one

Michelle Obama’s Becoming (Viking) is the UK Christmas number one, holding on to the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a second week running. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller's 'alternative' predictions for 2019

A major publisher opening a regional office in the north of England; closer collaboration between indie publishers and indie bookshops; thriving book trends including feminism, vegan cookery, publishing around mental health, and feelgood fiction; and continued growth for audio are among the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors protest as children's books account for 7% of Christmas newspaper coverage

Authors and critics have called for newspapers to increase the space they allow for children’s book reviews after only 7% of the titles chosen for newspapers’ books of the year round-ups were for kids. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Guerrilla Tacos does Christmas in L.A.

The private life of a chef is an endearingly old-fashioned conceit in an age when cookbooks double as memoirs and the lifting of a food truck’s concession window can operate, often quite literally, as the curtain drawn on an ad hoc TV set. Fourth wall? Maybe fourth taco. But here we are again... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller launches podcast to champion writers and recommendations

The Bookseller is this month launching a podcast to run alongside The British Book Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yes she can: Michelle Obama hits the charts top spot

Michelle Obama’s Becoming (Viking) has leapfrogged The Ice Monster (HarperCollins) by David Walliams and Tony Ross to swipe the UK Official Top 50 number one. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze signs 'touching' Christmas tale from Twitter sensation Hayley Webster

Trapeze has signed Hayley Webster’s One Christmas Night, a book commissioned off the back of a series of tweets. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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<i>PW</i>’s 10 Most-Read Religion Stories of 2018

Questions over the changing religious beliefs of millennials, a defamation suit filed by the subject of 2010’s bestseller ‘The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven,’ and reports of sexual misconduct at Christian writing conferences make up some of PW’s top religion and spirituality stories of 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michelle Obama to speak at the O2 Arena as Becoming tops charts

Michelle Obama is returning to the UK in April 2019, her publisher has revealed, following the former First Lady's sold-out event at the Royal Festival Hall earlier this month. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NLT launches Christmas appeal as survey reveals literacy gap

Children who have 60 or more books at home are five and a half times more likely to read above the level expected for their age than their peers who have fewer than 10 books, according to the National Literacy Trust. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble Promotes Booksellers Over Algorithms to Get Shoppers In Stores

Sometimes shopping online for holiday gifts seems like the easy way out, but when looking for something really special and personal, Barnes &amp; Noble believes going to the store is essential to finding that perfect gift. That's why the brand is recasting its booksellers as the all-knowing book... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2018-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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November Religion Bestsellers: Lysa TerKeurst Takes #2; Christmas Stories Dominate

‘It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way,’ the new book by ‘Uninvited’ author Lysa TerKeurst, debuts at #2 in Religion Nonfiction; holiday-themed novels take over in Religion Fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Monitor staff picks the best 2018 nonfiction titles

Rick Bragg's 'The Best Cook in the World' and 'Enlightenment Now' by Steven Pinker were two of our favorites for this year.  Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: December 10, 2018

The Scottish Granny creates another viral hit with ‘I Need a New Butt!’ Plus QVC host David Venable’s latest cookbook is the second bestselling title in the country, and ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ heads to the big screen. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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