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Booksellers Stock Up on Genre Fiction

By Claire Kirch | 09/22/2023 @ 07:00PM

Genre fiction by such authors as Colleen Hoover, N.K. Jemisin, and Rebecca Roanhorse remains extremely popular with readers. As publishers increase their output to meet demand, booksellers are making more and more room on their shelves for the titles.
This Week's Bestsellers: September 25, 2023

By Carolyn Juris | 09/22/2023 @ 07:00PM

Actor Matthew McConaughey has the #7 book in the country with the picture book 'Just Because,' Lauren Groff heads into 'The Vaster Wilds,' Reese's Book Club taps Nina Simon's debut, 'Mother-Daughter Murder Night,' and more.
PNBA's Fall Tradeshow Wraps Up with Stories and Candid Advice

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 09/22/2023 @ 09:00AM

The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association concluded its Fall Tradeshow in Portland, Ore., with an author breakfast and bookseller education programming.
PNBA Membership, Tradeshow Attendance Numbers Both Trend Up

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 09/21/2023 @ 09:00AM

The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association devoted its Fall Tradeshow’s second day to the exhibition hall, a membership meeting, and events to celebrate 40 authors and their new books.
Elon Musk Can't Make Book Sales Better Either

By Jim Milliot | 09/21/2023 @ 09:00AM

Solid-selling new books, including the new biography of Elon Musk, weren't enough to stop unit sales of print books from falling 5.7% last week from the comparable week in 2022.
PNBA Gathers in Portland

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 09/20/2023 @ 08:00AM

The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association began its Fall Tradeshow in Portland, Ore., this week, with Monday pre-show events, rep picks, dozens of authors, and a soft-open of the exhibit hall.
Heather Reisman Returns as Indigo's CEO; Markus Dohle Named Chair

By Ed Nawotka | 09/19/2023 @ 10:00AM

Reisman has returned as CEO of Indigo Books & Music, not long after CEO Peter Ruis resigned and Reisman officially retired. Newly elected board member Markus Dohle has taken the role of company chair. The company is also preparing to open a new concept store in Toronto.
Booksellers Add TikTok to the Toolbox

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 09/15/2023 @ 07:00PM

This month, TikTok's weekly trends newsletter spotlighted a new book-related hashtag, #independentbookstore. We spoke with bookstore owners and staffers about the value the app has for booksellers.
This Week's Bestsellers: September 18, 2023

By Carolyn Juris | 09/15/2023 @ 07:00PM

BookTok fave Lucy Score wins points for 'Things We Left Behind,' the #2 book in the country. Plus, new fiction and nonfiction with starred 'PW' reviews hit the list, and new cookbook titles get right to the point.
Bookstore Sales Dipped 1.3% in July

By Jim Milliot | 09/15/2023 @ 09:30AM

Bookstore sales fell 1.3% in July, slipping from $595 million last year to $587 million in 2023, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Print Book Sales Improved Last Week, But Still Fell 4%

By Jim Milliot | 09/14/2023 @ 04:00PM

Unit sales for print books had their best weekly performance since mid-June, in part thanks to Stephen King, but still fell 4% from a year ago. Once again, sales were down in all categories.
Indigo Loses CEO, Reports Sales Drop, Relaunches Website

By Ed Nawotka | 09/11/2023 @ 09:00AM

Peter Ruis has resigned as CEO of Indigo Books & Music, a position he held for a year. The news comes after the retirement of founder Heather Reisman, a boardroom shake-up, and a destructive cyber attack that impacted sales.
Book Club Picks for September 2023

By PW staff | 09/11/2023 @ 09:00AM

Barnes & Noble and 'Good Morning America' pick Angie Kim's 'Happiness Falls,' Reese Witherspoon spotlights Nina Simon's 'Mother-Daughter Murder Night,' and more of this month's selections by the nation's biggest book clubs.
Two New Histories of Publishing

By Jim Milliot | 09/08/2023 @ 07:00PM

Memoirs by former publishing executives have become something of a cottage industry this year, with two new books by John Sargent and Charles Scribner III offering accounts of the ongoing evolution of the business.
This Week's Bestsellers: September 11, 2023

By Carolyn Juris | 09/08/2023 @ 07:00PM

The #1 book in the country is 'The Brothers Hawthorne,' fourth in the Inheritance Games series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. #2, 'Assistant to the Villain,' grew out of author Hannah Nicole Maehrer’s TikTok skits, and another BookTok favorite, Freida McFadden, debuts at #6 in the country with 'The Coworker.'
Print Book Sales Fell Again Last Week

By Jim Milliot | 09/07/2023 @ 02:00PM

Unit sales of print books fell 7.9% last week from the comparable week in 2022 at outlets that report to Circana BookScan. Sales were down in all categories.
Powell's Books Employees Walked Out on Labor Day

By Ed Nawotka | 09/05/2023 @ 09:00AM

The union representing employees at Powell's Books in Portland, Ore., organized a one-day strike on Monday to protest stalled contract negotiations with management.
This Week's Bestsellers: September 4, 2023

By Carolyn Juris | 09/01/2023 @ 07:00PM

TikTok phenom Mercury Stardust has the #1 book in the country with the home maintenance manual 'Safe and Sound.' Plus Adalyn Grace's YA fantasy 'Foxglove' takes the #1 spot on our children's fiction list, and Max Miller's 'Tasting History' returns to our hardcover nonfiction list.
Judge Blocks Texas Book Ban Law

By Ed Nawotka | 08/31/2023 @ 04:00PM

Judge Alan D. Albright said that he will grant a motion for a preliminary injunction to block Texas's controversial book ban law, which was due to take effect on September 1.
Losing Streak for Print Book Sales Drags On

By Jim Milliot | 08/31/2023 @ 09:00AM

With the adult fiction and nonfiction categories posting declines of 9% and 6%, respectively, unit sales of print books fell 6.1% last week from the comparable week in 2022 at outlets that report to Circana BookScan.

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