Samantha Harvey’s Booker-winning Orbital tops UK bestseller list

The short novel narrating a day in the life of six astronauts on the International Space Station becomes the first book to top the charts in the week of its winSamantha Harvey’s Booker-winning Orbital has rocketed to the top of the UK bestseller chart, becoming the first Booker novel to hit number one in the week of its win.20,040 copies were sold in the UK last week across paperback and hardback editions, according to Nielsen BookData. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2024-11-20 15:01:38 UTC ]

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Nielsen says Christmas had more viewing on streaming services than any day ever

Christmas Day marked a milestone in media history, even if it's likely to be surpassed Continue reading at ABC News

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This Week’s Bestsellers: February 3, 2025

Freida McFadden’s latest psychological thriller, ‘The Crash,’ tops our trade paperback list. Plus Neko Case plays confessor, brings the flood of emotions in her new memoir, and MSNBC host Chris Hayes sounds the alarm against ‘The Sirens’ Call.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week’s Bestsellers: February 10, 2025

Freida McFadden’s latest psychological thriller, ‘The Crash,’ tops our trade paperback list. Plus Neko Case plays confessor, brings the flood of emotions in her new memoir, and MSNBC host Chris Hayes sounds the alarm against ‘The Sirens’ Call.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The week's bestselling books, Feb. 9

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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New YA Book Releases This Week, February 5, 2025

Your roundup of new YA books out this week in hardcover and paperback is here. Your TBR is about to grow. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Thirty Years of T.M.I. with 'Grossology'

Generations of middle graders have learned about bodily functions from author Sylvia Branzei and illustrator Jack Keely’s 1995 'Grossology: The Science of Really Gross Things!' and its multimedia spinoffs. Now Grosset & Dunlap has released a redesigned, commemorative hardcover edition, plus... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Paramount and Nielsen End Dispute, Agree to Multiyear Deal

The standoff is over. Today, Paramount and Nielsen revealed they've signed a new, multiyear deal for data and measurement, effective immediately. Karthik Rao, Nielsen CEO, and George Cheeks, president and CEO, CBS and co-CEO, Paramount Global, announced the news, which... Continue reading at AdWeek

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Book Club: Read ‘Orbital,’ by Samantha Harvey, With the Book Review

In February, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “Orbital,” a Booker Prize-winning novel following six people living and working on a space station above Earth. Continue reading at The New York Times

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25 books out in paperback this February!

It’s difficult, perhaps, not to feel that this past month has felt longer than a typical January, its natural disasters, sudden shifts, and political upheavals making this month seem as though a whole year or more had already rushed by. As February approaches, there is an inevitable sense of... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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The week's bestselling books, Feb. 2

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Melville House to Crash Paperback Edition of DOJ’s Tulsa Massacre Report

The indie publisher hopes to get ‘The Tulsa Race Massacre: The Department of Justice Review and Evaluation,’ which was released as a federal report on January 17, into bookstores by mid February. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Donald Trump’s Inauguration Draws 24.5 Million Viewers, Down From 2021 and 2017 (Updated)

This post has been updated with final numbers from Nielsen Media Research The numbers are in, and 24.589 million total viewers watched President Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, per Nielsen Media Research. That viewership spanned 15 networks and peaked at 34.4... Continue reading at AdWeek

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The week's bestselling books, Jan. 26

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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How Netflix and Other Streamers Reached Record Ratings in December

Streamers had a festive holiday season full of football and blockbusters. According to Nielsen ratings from its Gauge December 2024 report (which accounts for viewership from Nov. 25 through Dec. 29), TV viewing was up 4% month over month, with streamers gaining a big... Continue reading at AdWeek

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This Week's Bestsellers: January 20, 2025

'Beg, Borrow, or Steal,' Sarah Adams's her third contemporary rom-com set in Rome, Ky., debuts at #3 on our trade paperback list. Plus January's Read with Jenna selection debuts at #12 on our hardcover fiction list and Amanda Gorman and Loveis Wise celebrate 'Girls on the Rise.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The week's bestselling books, Jan. 19

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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LA Stations Saw Audience Increase During Wildfire Coverage

Los Angeles' local stations saw a spike in viewership when the fires in Pacific Palisades and Altadena started on Tuesday. Stations went wall-to-wall with coverage. Variety said the local stations saw their normal viewership double and even triple in some cases,... Continue reading at AdWeek

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