This Week's Bestsellers: August 31, 2020

Glennon Doyle’s memoir ‘Untamed,’ which had its best print sales since its pub week in March, is the #3 book in the country. Plus ‘Live in Love’ by Lauren Akins, wife of country singer Thomas Rhett, is #8 in the country, and seminal L.A. punk band Bad Religion gives fans permission to ‘Do What You Want.’ Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Ending Censorship Applies to Prison, Too: A Prison Banned Book Week News Roundup, 2023

U.S. prisons have banned tens of thousands of books and remain the largest purveyors of censorship. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Publishers Weekly Announces Their Best Books of 2023

Publishers Weekly has selected 150 books across a wide range of categories for their best books of 2023. Continue reading at Book Riot

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The Week in Libraries: October 27, 2023

Among the week's headlines: school librarians gather for AASL in Tampa, an Arkansas state senator threatens the Arkansas Library Association, and net neutrality begins its long awaited comeback. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of October 30, 2023

Kensington picks up TikTok star Harley Laroux’s new novel, Bloomsbury nabs a nonfiction book by Miriam Toews, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Deep Drop in Fiction Led a 3.2% Decline in Weekly Print Book Sales

Unit sales of print books fell 3.2% last week at outlets that report to Circana BookScan. The performance wasn’t a bad one—it was just unable to match the same period last year, when 'It Starts with Us' by Colleen Hoover sold more than 810,000 copies in its first week on sale. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bologna at Frankfurt: Tour, Audio, and Bestseller Awards

Those busy Bologna Book Fair(s) rolled out a trio of announcements at Frankfurt Book Fair, ahead of the April show in Italy. The post Bologna at Frankfurt: Tour, Audio, and Bestseller Awards appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Read the last words of writer Heba Abu Nada, who was killed last week by an Israeli airstrike.

Novelist, poet, and educator Heba Abu Nada, a beloved figure in the Palestinian literary community and the author of Oxygen is Not for the Dead, was killed in her home south of Gaza City by an Israeli airstrike on Friday. She was thirty-two years old. In her final tweet, written in Arabic on... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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The Week in Libraries: October 20, 2023

Among the week's headlines: a congressional hearing in support of book bans; more librarian blowback for Scholastic Book Fairs over its optional collection of diverse books; and the Urban Library Council issues a report on AI in libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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These new debuts—an exploration of power and technology, an odyssey through an imagined metropolis, and a clever murder mystery—announce the arrival of three fiction writers to watch. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of October 23, 2023

Serena Williams sells two to Random House, Gallery signs Deion Sanders, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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A move to the sale of more digital products in the educational market, through new purchasing options for college students, is likely one of the reasons a big decline came the month before school starts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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These bestselling manga series have sold tens of millions — and sometimes hundreds of millions — of copies worldwide! Continue reading at Book Riot

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Following a July slump, book sales were up 8.5% in August at the 1,233 publishers that supply data to AAP’s StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of October 16, 2023

George Stephanopoulos sells a history of the White House Situation Room to Grand Central, Random House buys a memoir from Salman Rushdie, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The Week in Libraries: October 13, 2023

Among the week's headlines: Montana looks to remove a state requirement that directors at larger library systems have an MLIS degree; Brewster Kahle defends libraries; the DNC passes a resolution supporting the right to read in libraries; and an Arkansas library director is fired for defending... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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A host of new titles and a solid performance by adult segments led to a 4.7% increase in unit sales of print books last week over the week ended October 8, 2022 at outlets that report to Circana BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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“Raw Dog,” by the comedian Jamie Loftus, is an investigative memoir that’s part gonzo travelogue and part takedown of the factory farming system. Continue reading at The New York Times

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