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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.
Unionized Staff at Massachusetts B&N Stage Walkout

By Sophia Stewart | 08/28/2023 @ 05:00PM

The unionized employees of the Barnes & Noble location in Hadley, Mass., staged a walkout on August 25 to highlight concerns over understaffing after filing an Unfair Labor Practice complaint.
Booksellers Predict the Big Books of Fall 2023

By Claire Kirch and Nathalie op de Beeck | 08/25/2023 @ 07:00PM

Every fall season, bookseller enthusiasm builds for certain subjects, and novels—notably high-stakes historical fiction and immersive work in translation—are extra hot for 2023.
The New Indie Books That Booksellers Want You to Read

By Claire Kirch and Nathalie op de Beeck | 08/25/2023 @ 07:00PM

Independent booksellers from across the country highlight eight independently published books they're excited to sell this fall.
This Week's Bestsellers: August 28, 2023

By Carolyn Juris | 08/25/2023 @ 07:00PM

Regional favorites include a sporty self-help title and back-to-school stalwarts. Plus 'Rabbit Hutch' author Tess Gunty shows 'CBS Sunday Morning' viewers around her hometown.
Author Events in the Postpandemic Era

By Claire Kirch and Nathalie op de Beeck | 08/25/2023 @ 07:00PM

In-person author events have returned as the pandemic has eased, but publishers have still scaled back author tours and are requiring longer lead times for booking, resulting in a different kind of thinking about bookstore programming.
Nothing Was Pretty About Print Book Sales Last Week

By Jim Milliot | 08/24/2023 @ 09:00AM

The release of the second season of 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' on Amazon Prime gave a small boost to the Jenny Han novels that the series is based on last week, but it wasn't enough to stop a 7.1% drop in sales.
BookTok Helped Book Sales Soar. How Long Will That Last?

By Jim Milliot | 08/18/2023 @ 07:00PM

In July, for the first month ever, sales from the roughly 180 BookTok authors BookScan follows fell from the prior year.
This Week's Bestsellers: August 21, 2023

By Carolyn Juris | 08/18/2023 @ 07:00PM

Hanya Yanagihara’s 2015 novel, 'A Little Life,' is having a very good 2023, thanks in part to a little BookTok love. Plus James McBride stocks up at 'The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store,' and Dav Pilkey's 11th Dog Man title gets a boost after #12 is announced.
ShopQueer.co Is Fighting Bigotry with Book Sales

By Emell Adolphus | 08/18/2023 @ 09:00AM

Online bookstore ShopQueer.co aims to empower queer authors by sharing profits.
Print Book Sales Fell in All Categories Last Week

By Jim Milliot | 08/17/2023 @ 09:00AM

Unit sales of print books struggled again last week, falling 7.6% compared to the week ended August 13, 2022. The decline in adult fiction continued, with sales off 9.6%.
Bookstore Sales Rose Nearly 7% in First Half of 2023

By Jim Milliot | 08/15/2023 @ 09:00AM

Despite a dip in June, sales increased 6.9% at bookstores during the first six months of 2023 over last year, rising to $3.86 billion.
This Week's Bestsellers: August 14, 2023

| 08/11/2023 @ 07:00PM

Pulitzer finalist and Parnassus Books owner Ann Patchett has the #2 book in the country with 'Tom Lake.' Plus 'Unreasonable Hospitality' by Will Guidara gets a boost from its cameo on 'The Bear,' and Rachel Griffin’s 'Bring Me Your Midnight' brings romantasy to our children’s fiction list.

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