Still Jojo: Moyes swipes top spot for a second week

Jojo Moyes’ Still Me (Penguin) has held the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 47,483 copies through Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market—the highest single-week volume for any title so far in 2019 and the biggest for a Mass Market Fiction title since Dan Brown’s Origin (Corgi) in July 2018.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of May 31, 2021

Pulitzer-winning reporter Andrea Elliott sells her debut to Random House, Atria takes three from Armando Lucas Correa, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, May 31, 2021

The books we love coming out this week include new titles by Karen Tucker, Paul Howarth, and Margalit Fox. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Print Book Sales Rose 2.3% Last Week

Despite the release of 'The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' by Suzanne Collins at this time last year, unit sales of print books managed to rise 2.3% last week over the week ended May 23, 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Top Arab-World Authors at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair

The cultural program at this year’s Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, curated by the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, features a strong roster of writers from the Arab world. (Sponsored) By Publishing Perspectives Staff s Publishing Perspectives readers will remember, the Emirates... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-05-25 01:43:54 UTC ]
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Print Book Sales Rose 8.8% Last Week

Another good performance by the adult fiction category helped to drive up unit sales of print books by 8.8% last week over the comparable week in 2020 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Fiction sales increased 19% last week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Thursday Murder Club makes a killing at the top

Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club (Viking) has booked a slot at the top of the UK Official Top 50 chart through Nielsen BookScan's TCM, selling 44,096 copies in its first three days on sale in paperback. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-18 10:35:07 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: May 17, 2021

'The Martian' author Andy Weir has the #10 book in the country with 'Project Hail Mary.' Plus a trio of book club picks land on our hardcover fiction list, and Christina Hunger explains canine communications in 'How Stella Learned to Talk.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshop.org urges industry to back indies with links in Independent Bookshop Week

Online indie retailer Bookshop.org is calling for publishers and authors to link to independent bookshops and its own site for the duration of Independent Bookshop Week (IBW). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-10 23:36:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of May 10, 2021

Jeffery Deaver sells two thrillers to Putnam, Penguin buys a debut by the founder of the Brown Girl Therapy Instagram account, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, May 10, 2021

The books we love coming out this week include new titles by Edmund de Waal, Jake Tapper, and John Mullan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: May 10, 2021

The latest Murderbot installment, 'Fugitive Telemetry,' debuts at #12 in hardcover fiction. Plus Jhumpa Lahiri makes her 'Whereabouts' known, and the Netflix series 'Shadow and Bone,' based on two Leigh Bardugo novels, boosts the author's sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair Announces Three-Week Format in June

Today naming themes set for six days in the latter part of June, London Book Fair also announces four conferences before Bologna. The post London Book Fair Announces Three-Week Format in June appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-05-06 18:23:08 UTC ]
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Print Units Rose 12.4% Last Week

With five of the six major categories posting increases, unit sales of print books rose 12.4% in the week ended May 1, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020. Through May 1, unit sales were up 26% over 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Kevin Merida takes the top job at the LA Times

Yesterday, after months of speculation, the LA Times appointed its next executive editor. The paper has given the job to Kevin Merida, the editor in chief of The Undefeated, an arm of ESPN that reports on the intersection of sports, race, and culture; prior to working there, he spent twenty-two... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

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Most staff want two or three days a week in office, survey finds

A survey of trade staff shows the majority would prefer to work two or three days a week in the office, but many want flexible working to go further to aid accessibility to the trade. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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This Week's Bestsellers: May 3, 2021

Food editor, recipe developer, and Instagram star Molly Baz's debut, 'Cook This Book,' is #6 in the country. Plus Michelle Zaunder, aka Japanese Breakfast, lands at #7 in hardcover nonfiction with 'Crying in H Mart,' and a previously unpublished Richard Wright novel, 'The Man Who Lived... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of May 3, 2021

Karen M. McManus re-ups with Delacorte, Knopf buys Ayobami Adebayo’s sophomore effort, Random House takes on Bob Odenkirk’s memoir, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adult Titles Drove a 24% Print Book Sales Gain Last Week

Unit sales of print books rose 24% last week over the comparable week in 2020. Sales of travel books continued to rebound after a disastrous 2020, and graphic novel sales soared again. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette makes Times' Top 50 Employers for Women for second year

Hachette UK has been selected as one of the Times Top 50 Employers for Women for the second year running. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-28 21:32:56 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of April 26, 2021

Martha Wells sells six more to Tordotcom, Delacorte buys the first three in a planned YA series from Aimee Carter, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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