Among the week's headlines: Copyright reform passes in Europe; a bill to restore net neutrality advances in the U.S.; and librarians in South Carolina want answers after two library managers mysteriously found themselves unemployed following a controversy over a Drag Queen Story Time. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women earn 6.2% less than men per hour at the British Library, it has been revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After a dearth of new entries in the Weekly E-Book Ranking a week ago—the first time on record that no new titles hit the chart—the latest ranking more than makes up for it. In total, 11 shiny new titles entered the top 20. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unit sales of print books in the week ended Mar. 4, 2018, were 5% higher than in the comparable week in 2017 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) has raised more than double the initial target of £30,000 for its new library. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries body CILIP has branded Northamptonshire County Council’s plan to cut 21 libraries as “careless and unreasonable” in a formal letter of complaint to culture secretary Matt Hancock. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new stores will average about 14,000 sq. ft., making them roughly 12,000 sq. ft. smaller than the chain's current stores. The first prototype location is set to open in New Jersey in late summer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here’s an interesting statistic: this Weekly E-Book Ranking is the first since launching in May 2016—that’s 95 weeks—in which no new title featured. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week's notable book acquisitions in Hollywood include a seven-figure preempt to option a HaprerCollins thriller, and a film deal for a narrative poem by Stephen King. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week's hot books include an Australian middle-grade series and a Finnish bestseller about a blind girl. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carl Safina closes a double at Macmillan, Putnam nabs a new novel by Aussie scribe Robert Hillman, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: a modern true crime classic, plus an incisive collection of essays about the issues facing black feminists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ahead of the ‘Red Sparrow’ movie release, ‘The Kremlin’s Candidate,’ which closes out Jason Matthews’s trilogy, debuts at #16 in hardcover fiction. Plus another book-turned-movie, Becky Albertalli’s ‘Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda,’ climbs the children’s and YA fiction chart, and Harvard... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gail Honeyman has scored a double: in the same week that Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine ascended to the print number one spot, the ebook edition of the title ousted Jojo Moyes’ Still Me from the Weekly E-Book Ranking top spot. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New deals this week for Holly Goldberg Sloan, Meg Wolitzer, Nahoko Uehashi, Akwaeke Emezi, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gail Honeyman's Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (HarperCollins) has breezed into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a second week, selling 27,844 copies for £166,643. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A culinary exploration of Vietnam, a "must-read" chef memoir, and the secret to the perfect cake are hitting shelves next month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rep. John Lewis’ graphic memoir series for young readers, “March,” about his civil rights work with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was supposed to be a trilogy. But a new book, “Run,” is coming, and more are on the way. Lewis, a civil rights hero, won the National Book Award for “March: Book... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In August 2018 Abrams ComicArts will publish 'Run: Book One,' a sequel to Rep. John Lewis' National Book Award-winning civil rights graphic memoir, 'March.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kristin Hannah’s ‘The Great Alone’ is the #1 book in the country. Plus the Oprah-annointed ‘An American Marriage’ by Tayari Jones takes two positions in hardcover fiction, and Christian lifestyle blogger Rachel Hollis gives readers life lessons in ‘Girl, Wash Your Face.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jojo Moyes is "still" top of the Weekly E-Book Ranking, as Still Me, the third title in her million-copy-selling Me Before You trilogy, spent a second week as the UK’s bestselling ebook. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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