Even as the publishing industry staggers through its geologic shift, one genre remains impervious to change or threat: the self-help book. These advice-packed tomes generally come in two distinct flavors: either a get-tough pep talk about discipline and self-control, the sort of thing one might expect from a high-school gym coach, or a set of bromides Grandma might have offered, advising moderation in all things. The End of Illness, an entry (in the health subcategory) from January, sets out to explain how we all might live to the age of 90. Naturally, it tilts toward the grandmotherly end of the self-help spectrum. “Consider getting a dog,” advise its authors, the oncologist and entrepreneur David Agus and his co-writer Kristin Loberg. But they’ve added to the formula with an enjoyable bonus: an interesting if self-serving foray into the futuristic world of proteomics. Continue reading at 'Slate'
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The bestselling author of Wonder is back with Pony, a standalone novel that promises to be a new American classic. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Helped by a strong performance in the fourth quarter ended April 30, 2021, revenue at John Wiley rose 6% in fiscal year 2021 over fiscal 2020. The company reported operating income of $185 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Falling sales blamed as 20 jobs axed in final chapter for history of printing in the city, which stretches back to the earliest days of book publishing Oxford University’s right to print books was first recognised in 1586, in a decree from the Star Chamber. But the centuries-old printing history... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Unit sales of print books rose 11.6% in the week ended May 29, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Unit sales of print books increased 12.4% in the week ended May 1, 2021, over the comparable period in 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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In “Blow Your House Down,” Gina Frangello examines her experience of loss, lust, pain and longing with angry intensity. Continue reading at The New York Times
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There is something bittersweet about an end. Ready for one last adventure? Let's take a look at some of the book series ending in 2021. Continue reading at Book Riot
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Non-essential retailers in England could reopen as early as the end of March as part of an easing of lockdown restrictions, it has been reported. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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What’s considered “normal” is contingent on culture, Roy Richard Grinker explains. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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Unit sales of print book rose 19.5% in the week ended January 30, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020 at outlets that report to BookScan. For the month of January, print unit sales were 21.3% higher than January 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The children’s book has influence out of proportion with its 24 pages and its cardboard cover devoid of medallions. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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His aggressive moves were paired with deference to states’ rights, James Oakes writes. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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New works by the author did not emerge as expected. Novelist Jerome Charyn used his imagination to fill in the blanks. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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In the last full shopping week before Christmas, unit sales of print books rose 5.2% over the week ended December 12 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. The two adult categories led the sales gain. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Kim Cattrall has rounded off the second series of the "Women's Prize Podcast", picking books by Toni Morrison and Margaret Atwood among her top titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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'I think people will be more determined to be back at Frankfurter Buchmesse in 2021,' Boos says. 'This has been a year like no other.' The post The Outlook from Frankfurt: Juergen Boos at Year’s End appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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CEO Kristin Cochrane retains Anne Collins while moving Martha Kanya-Forstner to lead Knopf Canada and bringing in Sue Kuruvilla for RH Canada. The post Year-End Changes: PRH Canada Separates Knopf and Random House appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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The actor-writer-musician and illustrator teamed up on the new book “A Wealth of Pigeons.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
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The portrayal of Santa’s Moor servant ‘Zwarte Piet’ is widely seen as offensive. Protesters applaud the decision to remove the character from children’s books Public libraries across the Netherlands are removing from the shelves children’s books depicting a black-faced Zwarte Piet, a side-kick... Continue reading at The Guardian
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In 1988, Katherine Paterson wrote in the Book Review that children need not only the happily-ever-after of fairy tales, but also “proper endings” in which “hope is a yearning, rooted in reality.” Continue reading at The New York Times
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