This Week's Bestsellers: August 10, 2020

Historian Timothy Snyder’s 2017 work ‘On Tyranny’ is the #2 book in the country. Plus Zadie Smith’s pandemic-era essay collection ‘Intimations’ lands at #3 in trade paper, and ‘Memorial Drive,’ poet Natasha Trethewey’s memoir, debuts at #17 in hardcover nonfiction. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Gretchen Rubin, author of "The Happiness Project," on how to become a better reader. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Top 10 most complained about books include Perks of Being a Wallflower, Kite Runner

Gay penguins, alien lovers and a cartoonist growing up on an Indian reservation are among the subjects of the books Americans are most keen to see banned from library shelves. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending April 17, 2015

Independent booksellers continue to show their resilience. Jan Saley has recommitted to the bookstore she has operated for the past 38 years and is tripling its space. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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News Briefs: Week of April 20, 2015

HC, Amazon reach terms agreement and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 20, 2015

This week, Toni Morrison's new novel, the story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway, and Montmartre at the beginning of modernism. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: No Stopping Hawkins

Paula Hawkins’s 'The Girl on the Train' held onto its #1 spot on Apple’s iBooks bestseller list, for the week ended April 13. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of April 13, 2015

Smith takes a ‘Honeymoon’ at Other Press and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 13, 2015

This week: our future in space, Chigozie Obioma's wonderful debut novel, and new Amelia Gray. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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10 Children’s Bookseller Challenges—And How Stores Solved Them: Children's Institute 2015

Every day, children’s booksellers have to overcome hurdles to sell more books and increase foot traffic. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, April 5, 2015

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[ The Guardian | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: Coben Chases Hawkins

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International Hot Book Properties: Week of April 6, 2015

A John Green-like debut novel from France draws international buyers; the memoir by a once-illiterate Colombian artist gets set as a future Penguin Classic; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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[ The Guardian | 2015-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 6, 2015

This week: Larry Kramer's epic novel 30 years in the making, new Ann Packer, and the life of a "New Yorker" copyeditor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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