Osman, Obama and Pinch of Nom battle for Christmas number one

Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club (Penguin), Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy (Bluebird) and Barack Obama's A Promised Land (Viking) are all in the running for the Christmas number one spot, as the print market heads into its final week before Christmas. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-17 11:48:04 UTC ]
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Osman is fastest out of the gate in books' bumper week

Richard Osman's first fiction title has risen to the top of last week's jam-packed publication schedule to become by far the fastest-selling début crime novel since BookScan records began. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-08 10:44:31 UTC ]
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Richard Osman to write two more Thursday Murder Club books for Viking

Richard Osman, whose first novel The Thursday Murder Club this week becomes the fastest selling adult crime debut since records began, has signed a deal with Viking for two more books in the series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-07 19:31:57 UTC ]
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Record orders for BA Christmas catalogue

The Booksellers Association says it has received a record number of orders for this year's Christmas catalogue, featuring introductions by Hilary Mantel and Cressida Cowell, as the busy autumn period kicks off. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-06 18:42:24 UTC ]
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The Good Book's Not So Good Numbers

The 'State of the Bible' finds reading frequency is slumping although the use of apps and listening to audio versions of Scripture is on the rise. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Jamie Oliver rustles up his 67th number one with 7 Ways

Jamie Oliver's 7 Ways (Michael Joseph) has soared into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 34,241 copies through Nielsen BookScan's TCM. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-24 18:56:55 UTC ]
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Jean Giorno: Fighting the Battle of Gay Liberation in a Homophobic World

“I don’t know what it means!” Andy Warhol bleats, in John Giorno’s Great Demon Kings: A Memoir of Poetry, Sex, Art, Death, and Enlightenment (out now from Farrar, Straus and Giroux). Warhol’s ditzy refrain is a mantra for the perpetually bemused, at once tragicomic and tongue-in-cheek. He says... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-08-14 08:48:26 UTC ]
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Alderton, Osman and Babalola among bookseller tips for bumper autumn

A number of figures from across the retail spectrum are enthused by the prospect of a bumper autumn of releases, after many were delayed owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-14 03:13:11 UTC ]
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Moyes' The Giver of Stars rockets to number one

Jojo Moyes' The Giver of Stars (Penguin) has soared into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 25,331 copies through Nielsen BookScan's TCM in its first full week on the shelves. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-04 00:24:26 UTC ]
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Harry and Meghan biography hits Amazon number one on pre-orders

Finding Freedom (HQ), the new book about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, has hit number one on Amazon based on pre-orders alone following a weekend of headlines about its contents. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-27 07:39:44 UTC ]
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Nielsen Book to restate sales numbers for Dawson title after bulk purchase

Nielsen Book has said it is restating Mark Dawson's sales figures, after the author admitted to making a bulk purchase of his own book The Cleaner to secure his status as a "top 10 bestseller". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-22 11:24:27 UTC ]
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Bookstat chart: Rankin ranks in number one

Ian Rankin’s In a House of Lies (Orion) hit the roof of the Bookstat e-book chart, flying straight into the number one spot for the week ending 11th July. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-15 18:28:01 UTC ]
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Hachette tracks uplift in BAME staff numbers but pay gap widens

Hachette UK has published its second ethnicity pay gap report, showing the number of BAME employees at the company has increased but the mean average pay gap between them and their white colleagues has widened. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-06 04:28:27 UTC ]
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Amid Legal Battle, S&S Pushes Up Pub Date for Trump Niece's Memoir

Citing high demand and interest, the publisher has announced that it will release Mary L. Trump's tell-all early, on Tuesday, July 14. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Avon nets Pine's Christmas Killer

Avon Books has netted The Christmas Killer, the first title in a new series by Alex Pine. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-02 00:55:21 UTC ]
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Hirons in the fire: skincare influencer beats Bolton to charts number one

Blogger and influencer Caroline Hirons' Skincare (HQ) shifted just under 33,000 copies through Nielsen BookScan in its first week on sale to become just the second fashion and beauty title to claim the UK's Official Top 50 number one⁠—and the first for over 18 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-30 16:39:05 UTC ]
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Could Obama have stopped Putin’s election interference? A new book argues he didn’t think he needed to.

Review of ‘Rigged: America, Russia, and One Hundred Years of Covert Electoral Interference” by David Shimer Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-06-25 05:00:11 UTC ]
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Jones and Gatland battle on Telegraph Sports Book Awards shortlists

The shortlists for this year's Telegraph Sports Book Awards have been revealed, with titles from England Rugby coach Eddie Jones and British Lions coach Warren Gatland jostling for Rugby Writers Book of the Year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-17 13:50:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo, BookCon Online Drew Strong Numbers

ReedPop moved BookExpo and BookCon online last week when it was forced to cancel the in-person events because of the pandemic. The most popular attraction was BookConline's Sunday session, which generated nearly 240,000 views. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Charts: Obama leapfrogs Wicks as Rooney holds firm

Michelle Obama's Becoming (Penguin) has leapt into the Amazon Charts' Most-Sold: Non-Fiction number one slot, defeating Joe Wicks' Wean in 15 (Bluebird) after three weeks at the top. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-27 09:17:00 UTC ]
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Audible Charts: Michelle Obama reigns supreme

Michelle Obama's Becoming (Penguin) has returned to the Audible weekly chart number one, after the Netflix docuentary following her book tour dropped. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-21 01:46:08 UTC ]
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