This Week’s Bestsellers: November 4, 2024

The three bestselling books in the country are all new releases: ‘Hot Mess,’ Jeff Kinney’s 19th Wimpy Kid installment; ‘The Striker,’ a sports romance series launch from Ana Huang; and ‘In Too Deep,’ which sees Lee Child handing over the Jack Reacher helm to Andrew Child, his brother. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Print Book Sales Rose 16.9% Last Week

With gains across all categories, unit sales of print books rose 16.9% last week over the week ended December 5. Adult nonfiction and juvenile nonfiction led the way with increases of 19.7% and 19.5%, respectively. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of December 14, 2020

Don Winslow sells a trilogy to William Morrow for seven figures, Dey Street buys a memoir from Moon Unit Zappa, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Print Unit Sales Soared Last Week

Holiday book buying kicked into high gear last week, with unit sales of print books jumping 44.3% over the week ended November 29, 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Obama's A Promised Land scores a third week at the top

Barack Obama's A Promised Land (Viking) has held the UK Official Top 50 number one for a third week running.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-08 06:33:52 UTC ]
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P.E.I. announces 4 new COVID-19 cases; restrictions on schools, restaurants, shopping

Prince Edward Island has decided that restaurants will be shut to indoor dining, organized sports will be suspended and libraries and gyms will close for at least the next two weeks in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2020-12-06 22:51:28 UTC ]
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Andrew Bolt flees Melbourne for 'bush' of Mornington Peninsula | Weekly Beast

News Corp columnist felt ‘threatened’ by Melburnians accepting lockdown. Plus: Rudd on ‘Murdoch playbook’After months of a “claustrophobic” lockdown under a “crazy government”, News Corp star columnist and broadcaster Andrew Bolt has sold his $2.8m four-bedroom federation home in Melbourne and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-12-04 02:34:48 UTC ]
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A Promised Land digs in, with PRH reporting 100,000 second week sales

Barack Obama's A Promised Land (Viking) has secured a second week in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-01 09:38:10 UTC ]
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BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Gaiman's fairytale to be released as digital download

BBC Audio will release the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sleeper and the Spindle as a digital download in January 2021, with an exclusive introduction from the author.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-30 14:33:55 UTC ]
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Just-right stories: The four best audiobooks of November 2020

In the mood for bite-sized entertainment? Essays about nature and outstanding short stories make for deep but quick listening this month. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-11-24 20:14:50 UTC ]
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Just-right stories: The four best audiobooks of November 2020

In the mood for bite-sized entertainment? Essays about nature and outstanding short stories make for deep but quick listening this month. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-11-24 20:14:50 UTC ]
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Just-right stories: The four best audiobooks of November 2020

In the mood for bite-sized entertainment? Essays about nature and outstanding short stories make for deep but quick listening this month. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-11-24 20:14:50 UTC ]
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Print Unit Sales Jump in Mid-November

With all categories posting gains of at least 11%, unit sales of print books jumped 19.5% in the week ended Nov. 14, 2020, over the comparable week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch tries to weather News Corp's climate crisis at AGM | The Weekly Beast

News Corp executive chairman says ‘we do not deny climate change’. Plus: ABC rejects Media Watch segmentWhile News Corp’s Australian outlets were waging war against two former prime ministers at home, the New York-based company was holding its first virtual annual general meeting to update its... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-11-20 00:31:56 UTC ]
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An Epic Week for the Books Desk

In the coming days, the team will cover two major awards and reveal two year-end lists. There’s also a certain presidential memoir coming out. Two editors discuss an industry that hasn’t slowed down. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-11-17 10:00:11 UTC ]
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Lit Hub Daily: November 16, 2020

“The temptation to hide the word because the reality of rape is so horrific only made it more critical that it stood front and center in my book.” Memoirist Michelle Bowdler on saying the unsayable. | Lit Hub Memoir “Like poetry, flash often relies on the tiny detail, the single image, or some... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-11-16 11:30:28 UTC ]
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Your Week in Virtual Book Events, Nov. 16th to Nov. 22nd

Miami Book Fair Online Sunday, November 15 – Monday, November 23rd The Miami Book Fair is virtual this year, with all free and on demand content available starting November 15th. More than 300 authors in conversation will be streaming including, but not limited to Margaret Atwood (Dearly), Kwame... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-11-16 09:48:10 UTC ]
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S&S marks Transgender Awareness Week with Stonewall programme

Simon & Schuster UK is celebrating Transgender Awareness Week this week by following LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall's Diversity Champions programme.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-16 03:22:59 UTC ]
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PA's week-long #WorkInPublishing campaign launches for 2020

The Publishers Association’s Work in Publishing campaign, aimed at encouraging young people between the ages of 14 and 24 to pursue a career in publishing, takes place this week (16th–20th November), involving publishers including HarperCollins, Penguin Random House and Hachette UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-15 21:16:00 UTC ]
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Religion Book Deals: November 11, 2020

Novelist T.I. Lowe inks new four-book deal with Tyndale, contemplative Catholic writer Shannon K. Evans cements two-book agreement with Brazos, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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W&N swoops for Italian bestseller The Hummingbird

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired world English rights in Sandro Veronesi's Italian bestseller The Hummingbird, translated by Elena Pala.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-10 20:46:53 UTC ]
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