A huge gain in unit sales in the juvenile nonfiction category helped to offset declines in adult nonfiction and juvenile fiction, keeping print unit sales last week even with the previous week at outlets that report to BookScan. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) Of all the writers of science fiction and speculative fiction writing in the twentieth century, a few names spring to mind as candidates for the most ‘prophetic’ writers in the field: William Gibson, who popularised the term ‘cyberspace’ and the idea... Continue reading at Interesting Literature
[ Interesting Literature | 2023-04-03 14:00:15 UTC ]
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Our favorite books coming out this week include new titles from Omer Aziz, Michelle Min Sterling, Jess Row, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A big rise in sales of adult fiction and smaller gains in the young adult category resulted in a 1.6% increase in unit sales of print books last week, making it the third consecutive week print sales increased over 2022. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Big gains in adult fiction drove a 1.6% increase in overall print unit sales in the week ended March 25, compared to the similar week last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Manga has a massive week, Pulitzer Prize winner Matthew Desmond's latest hits #2 in adult nonfiction, a graphic novel reintreprets 'Beowulf' and hits the adult fiction list, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Flatiron wins a rom-com by Katelyn Doyle, Grisham sells a sequel to 'The Firm' to Doubleday, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ebook and audiobook distributor Bookwire opens its presence in a seventh country, looking to the United States for new business. The post Germany’s Bookwire Announces Opening a United States Subsidiary appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-03-30 16:58:12 UTC ]
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Joshua Rothes of Sublunary Editions and Phil Bevis of Chatwin Books have formed Asterism Books, a wholesale distribution portal and bookshop for independent small presses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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It's Friday, which means it's time for another roundup of notable discounts on good tech. Among the highlights, Apple's AirPods Pro are back down to $200, tying the best price we've seen for the iPhone-friendly noise-cancelling earphones. Amazon has dropped the Kindle Paperwhite down to $100,... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-03-24 15:43:59 UTC ]
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Our favorite books coming out this week include new titles from T. Kingfisher, Alex Mar, and Jess Row. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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With gains in all major categories but adult nonfiction, overall unit sales of print books rose 2.9% in the week ended Mar. 18, 2023, compared to the similar week in 2022, at outlets that report to Circana BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Oprah's Book Club's latest pick, 'Hello Beautiful,' has a big first week. Plus, Paris Hilton's memoir is a hit, and 'The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse: The Animated Story' gets an Oscar bump. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Dolly Parton sells an illustrated book about her “passion for fashion” to Ten Speed; Little, Brown buys a relationship guide from TikTokker TherapyJeff; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the week's headlines: Congress passes a 'parental rights' bill; Illinois advances its bill to prohibit book banning; Missouri lawmakers seek to pull funding from public libraries in the state; and Julie Stivers has been named School Library Journal's 2023 School Librarian of the Year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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You can no longer buy either print or Kindle Newsstand magazine and newspaper subscriptions from Amazon, as the company appears to implement yet another cost-cutting measure. The e-commerce giant announced that it was halting Newsstand subscriptions on March 9th (via The Verge) and that the... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-03-17 09:28:33 UTC ]
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Taylor Jenkins Reid climbs the charts with Daisy Jones & the Six, now streaming as a limited series. Plus fantasy author Hannah Whitten makes her hardcover debut with The Foxglove King, and the GMA Book Club makes a stop on Pineapple Street. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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With young adult fiction the only major category posting a decline, unit sales of print books increased 4.2% in the week ended Mar. 11, 2023, over the comparable week in 2022, at outlets that report to Circana BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the week's headlines: Federal library funding hangs in the balance as the 2024 budget process ramps up; Arkansas passes a controversial bill aimed at restricting libraries; a Michigan prosecutor threatens to charge a local library director for refusing to pull Maia Kobabe's 'Gender Queer'... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Author and songwriter Alice Randall sells a book to Simon & Schuster’s Black Privilege imprint; Little, Brown picks up a title on a California tribe’s struggle for river restoration; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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