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NYC Bookstore Yu and Me Crowdfunds $200K After Fire
The woman and Asian American–owned bookstore, in the Chinatown neighborhood in Manhattan, will require a total renovation over the next year due to a fire in a residential unit above its premises. It topped its goal of $150,000 overnight.
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Tattered Cover Names New Interim CEO
Tattered Cover has named Brad Dempsey interim CEO of the Denver bookstore chain, replacing CFO Margie Keenan, who served as interim CEO after former CEO and co-owner Kwame Spearman left in April to start a political career.
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Customers Race to Support Chicago Bookstore Shut by Holiday NASCAR Event
NASCAR's Chicago street race over the holiday weekend shut down Exile in Bookville, which sustained losses in the thousands—although online orders spiked thanks to customers hoping to support the store.
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 3, 2023
'It Ends with Us' author Colleen Hoover invites readers to her Book Bonanza. Plus, NBA point guard Chris Paul scores with 'Sixty-One,' and Riley Sager is 'The Only One Left.'
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Barnes & Noble Workers at Main Brooklyn Store Join Union
After an 88% vote in favor of unionization, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union will represent more than 30 workers at the store when contract negotiations commence this year.
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Print Book Sales Weren't Pretty Last Week
Last year at this time, the Amazon Prime series 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' gave a sales surge to the Jenny Han books that inspired it. With nothing comparable occurring last week, unit sales of print books plunged 25% in the young adult fiction category and fell 4.8% overall from last year.
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Indigo Had C$49 Million Loss in Fiscal 2023 on Small Sales Decline
Indigo Books & Music, Canada's leading book retailer, reported that retail sales improved, as the company recovered from pandemic-era lockdowns, but online sales suffered, due in part to a cyberattack earlier this year. Markus Dohle has also joined the company board.
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This Week's Bestsellers: June 26, 2023
'The Five-Star Weekend' by beach-read queen Elin Hilderbrand is the #1 book in the country, with Bonnie Garmus’s 'Lessons in Chemistry' and Emily Henry's 'Happy Place' rounding out the top 3.
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Print Book Sales Fell 3.6% Last Week with Nonfiction Still Soft
A good showing by the adult fiction category was not enough to prevent unit sales of print books from falling 3.6% last week from the week ended June 17, 2022, at outlets that report to Circana BookScan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: June 19, 2023
Actor Elliot Page has the #8 book in the country with the memoir 'Pageboy.' Plus 'All the Sinners Bleed' author S.A. Cosby takes a leap of faith, and Lisa See invites readers into 'Lady Tan's Circle of Women.'
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Print Book Sales Fell 5.8% Last Week
Softness in the children's categories and just a minimal gain in adult fiction led to a 5.8% drop in unit sales of print books last week.
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Bookstore Sales Dropped in April
After rising 11.9% in the first quarter of 2023, bookstore sales fell 0.9% in April from a year ago, dropping to $580 million from $585 million, according to estimates from the government.
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This Week's Bestsellers: June 12, 2023
Tracy Wolff concludes her popular YA vampire series, Crave, with 'Cherish,' the #3 book in the country. Plus actor and musician Hayley Kiyoko takes the #5 spot on our children’s fiction list with her debut novel, 'Girls Like Girls,' and June's book club picks celebrate friendship.
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Chicago Booksellers Have Something for Everyone
The nearly two-score indie bookstores scattered around the Windy City and its suburbs are succeeding by leaning into their unique qualities and filling distinct niches.
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Print Book Sales Declined 6.1% Last Week
With only young adult fiction posting a small increase, unit sales of print books fell 6.1% last week compared to the week ended June 3, 2022, marking one of the biggest declines this year.
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CI2023: Children's Booksellers and Creators Express Urgency and Purpose
The final day of CI2023 was packed with a mix of educational sessions and author presentations—including a conversation with civil rights icon Ruby Bridges—and closed on an exuberant note with karaoke, bookseller-style.
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Barnes & Noble Flagship Store in NYC Unionizes
The third Barnes & Noble store to unionize, the bookstore workers voted 97% in favor of joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, citing safety issues, substandard pay and lack of workplace structure.
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Indigo Loses Reisman, Four Board Members
Indigo Books & Music, Canada's dominant bookstore chain, announced founder Heather Reisman will retire in August; simultaneously, four board members resigned with one citing a loss of confidence in the board and mistreatment.
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CI2023: Trends in the Children’s Book Market
Circana's Brenna Connor assessed the state of the children’s book market, speaking about transformations, troubles, and growth opportunities across the children’s, middle grade, and YA sectors.
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Book Club Picks for June 2023
The latest novels by R.F. Kuang, Steven Rowley, and Emma Törzs are among this month’s selections by the nation’s biggest book clubs.
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