Sansom’s Tombland at number one, while Milkman also delivers

C J Sansom’s seventh Matthew Shardlake title Tombland (Mantle) has beheaded the competition, swiping the UK Official Top 50 number one, with 45,633 copies sold. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Obama memoir ‘A Promised Land’ delivers earnest self-reflection

The 44th president of the United States does more than defend his legacy; he shares the values that have animated his life and political career. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-12-15 00:02:29 UTC ]
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Irrational numbers

As I mentioned during the summer Bloomsbury has become something of a bellwether publisher for the sector, being the only big trade publisher releasing regular UK-specific financial reports. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-29 14:54:02 UTC ]
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Anna Burns wins the International Dublin Literary Award for Milkman.

Today, Graywolf Press announced that Anna Burns’ Milkman has been selected as the winner of the International Dublin Literary Award. The Award, now celebrating its 25th year, is the world’s largest annual prize for a single work of fiction published in English. The prize comes with a whopping... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-22 15:20:06 UTC ]
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Blackwell's delivers care packages to Manchester students

Blackwell's Manchester is organising the delivery of care packages to students who are currently in isolation, following recent coronavirus restrictions in the city. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-15 13:16:01 UTC ]
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V.E. Schwab delivers another compulsively readable novel with ‘The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue’

The epic, unfolding over centuries, follows a dreamer and artist who strikes a dangerous deal with the god of darkness. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-07 05:25:08 UTC ]
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Amazon Charts: Troubled Blood surges to number one spot

Robert Galbraith's Troubled Blood (Sphere) and Brian Masters' Dennis Nielsen biography Killing for Company (Cornerstone) have rocketed to the top of the Amazon Charts. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-22 15:55:56 UTC ]
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In ‘The Book of Two Ways,’ Jodi Picoult delivers another powerful story about heart-wrenching moral choices

The book takes a “Sliding Doors” approach, as a woman, on the heels of a near-death experience, contemplates her next move. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-22 14:35:11 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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Rosen delivers new book to Andersen weeks after release from hospital

Michael Rosen is publishing a new short and funny fiction book with Andersen Press, to be illustrated by Tony Ross, called Rigatoni The Pasta Cat. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-10 22:39:01 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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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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Alphabet partners with local library to deliver books to students

Schools and libraries have been closed for months, but some kids aren’t going to get away with playing video games all summer. Kelly Passek -- a middle school librarian in Montgomery County, Virginia -- is sending out summer reading via drones. After... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2020-06-12 18:18:26 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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Walliams notches up 60th number one as Rooney enters top five

David Walliams' Slime (HarperCollins) is once again the UK Official Top 50 number one, holding the top spot for a fourth consecutive week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-05 14:42:51 UTC ]
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