This Week’s Bestsellers: September 16, 2024

Debut YA author Tigest Girma’s tale of Black vampires, ‘Immortal Dark,’ lands at #1 on our children’s fiction list. Plus Laurie Gilmore’s small-town romance ‘The Cinnamon Bun Book Store’ sweetens her Dream Harbor series, and new books by Matt Haig and Rachel Kushner nab starred reviews and bestseller list spots. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-13 04:00:00 UTC ]

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