This Week's Bestsellers: April 29, 2019

‘The Mister,’ E.L. James’s first non–Fifty Shades romance, in #2 in the country, with her softest first week to date. Plus lauded Irish author Sally Rooney’s sophomore effort, ‘Normal People,’ lands at #6 in hardcover fiction, and Pete Buttigieg’s popularity is rising in the polls and at bookstores. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-26 04:00:00 UTC ]

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Book Club Picks for May 2024

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Cosy crime, cookbooks and a surprise hit: what we’ve really read in the pandemic

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This Week's Bestsellers: June 28, 2021

Alex Michaelides has the #3 book in the country with 'The Maidens,' his follow-up to 'The Silent Patient.' Plus Nathan Harris lands an Oprah nod and the #19 spot in hardcover fiction with his debut novel, 'The Sweetness of Water,' and a pair of new books offer different pandemic perspectives. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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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

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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

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Small Axe picks up 15 nominations for Bafta TV awards

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This Week's Bestsellers: April 19, 2021

Manga makes its mark: 'My Hero Academia, Vol. 27' by Kohei Horikoshi is the #6 book in the country. Plus chef Erin French's memoir finds its way onto our hardcover nonfiction list, and we spy Flynn Berry in hardcover fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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This Week's Bestsellers: March 1, 2021

Sarah J. Maas has the #1 book in the country with ‘A Court of Silver Flames,’ fifth in the series she began with ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses.’ Plus ‘The Sum of Us’ by Heather McGhee, which PW called an “astute and persuasive debut,” is #6 in the country, and ‘Priestdaddy’ memoirist Patricia... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Sally Rooney to Publish ‘Beautiful World, Where Are You’

The novel, which follows four young people in Ireland, is part of a two-book deal for the best-selling author of “Normal People” and “Conversations With Friends.” Continue reading at The New York Times

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This Week's Bestsellers: October 19, 2020

‘Humans of New York’ photographer Brandon Stanton expands his scope, and has the #3 book in the country, with ‘Humans.’ Plus Rumaan Alam’s ‘Leave the World Behind,’ a newly named NBA finalist, debuts at #4 in hardcover fiction, and podcasters Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt reveal ‘The 99%... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Because money is great, Faber is publishing the complete Normal People screenplays.

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Faber to publish Normal People screenplays

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This Week's Bestsellers: September 14, 2020

Elena Ferrante returns with the #8 book in the country, ‘The Lying Life of Adults.’ Plus Yaa Gyasi’s ‘Transcendent Kingdom,’ the latest Read with Jenna pick, lands at #4 in hardcover fiction, and Yusef Salaam, one of the Exonerated Five, coauthors the YA novel-in-verse ‘Punching the Air.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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This Week's Bestsellers: July 13, 2020

‘Sex and Vanity,’ a standalone from ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ author Kevin Kwan, debuts at #3 in hardcover fiction. Plus a pair of prizewinners get their trade paper releases, and the novella ‘Love, Creekwood’ enters Becky Albertalli’s Simonverse. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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This Week's Bestsellers: June 15, 2020

Brit Bennett lands at #6 in hardcover fiction with ‘The Vanishing Half.’ Plus Megha Majumdar’s debut novel, ‘A Burning,’ Is #18 in hardcover fiction, and 2018’s ‘I’m Still Here’ by Austin Channing Brown is one of two Reese’s Book Club picks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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This Week's Bestsellers: May 25, 2020

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