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More Than Books: Indigenous Voices in Publishing
Readers find community and a wealth of perspectives at Indigenous-owned bookstores.
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Prince Harry Ruled Book Sales Last Week
'Spare,' the memoir by Prince Harry, sold nearly 630,000 print copies in its first week on sale at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Even with that huge debut, total sales rose only 1.4% last week over the week ended January 15, 2022.
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Bookstore Sales Edged Up in November
Bookstore sales inched up 0.5% in November over a year ago, to $668 million, compared to $665 million in November 2021.
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Print Sales Flat at Start of 2023
Unit sales of print books dipped 0.1% in the week ended Jan. 7, 2023, from the comparable week in 2022, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Indie Bookstores Wrap Up 2022
Bad holiday weather put a damper on what was the most normal year for independent booksellers since 2019.
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 16, 2023
Holly Black has the #6 book in the country with the YA high fantasy 'The Stolen Heir.' Plus adult romance author Talia Hibbert makes the move to YA with 'Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute,' and January book club picks hit the bestseller lists.
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Romance Books Were Hot in 2022
2022 was a tale of two categories when it came to sales of adult books, with romance novels the runaway hit.
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Print Book Sales Start 2023 Flat with 2022
Unit sales of print books last week were even with the week ended January 8, 2022 with higher fiction sales offset by lower sales of nonfiction books.
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Book Club Picks for January 2023
Amerie and 'GMA' select the latest novel by Deepti Kapoor, B&N and 'Good Housekeeping' spotlight Parini Shroff's debut, and more.
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Colleen Hoover Was Queen of 2022's Bestseller List
It is something of an understatement to say that Hoover dominated the 2022 overall bestsellers list: she wrote the the three topselling books of the year, and her novels sold a combined 14.3 million print copies.
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Saluting Tattered Cover Founder Joyce Meskis
Former Tattered Cover owner Joyce Meskis is being remembered not only as a pioneer in bookselling circles but also a staunch supporter of the First Amendment.
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 9, 2023
Three editions of the Final Report of the January 6 Select Committee hit the market, and our trade paperback list. Plus Ana Huang tells Twisted tales, and resolution-ready books resonate with readers.
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Barnes & Noble to Host Inaugural BookTok Festival
The bookstore chain has announced the first-ever BookTok Festival will be held at its flagship store in New York City's Union Square on February 4.
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Big Bad Wolf’s Big Plans
As the cofounder of BookXcess and Big Bad Wolf, Andrew Yap is the most powerful bookseller you likely don’t know.
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Print Book Sales Rose 10% Before Christmas
Helped by an extra Saturday of sales compared to 2021, unit sales of print books rose 10% the week before Christmas over the week ended December 25, 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. All six major categories posted increases.
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Denver Bookseller Joyce Meskis Dies at 80
Joyce Meskis, the long-time owner of Tattered Cover Book Store in Denver, has died. She was 80 years old. Meskis was known as an innovative indie bookseller and a champion of free speech.
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Print Book Sales Dropped 6.4% Last Week
Unit sales of print books rose 15.5% last week over the previous week, but were still down 6.4% from the comparable week last year at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Booksellers, Friends Raise Money for Ukraine
Mitchell Kaplan, owner of the Books & Books bookstore chain in Miami, has launched HUBB — Helping Ukrainian Books and Booksellers. Together with a group of literary friends and booksellers, HUBB is sending its first grant of $10,000 this week.
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Print Sales Dipped 4.1% in Early December
Unit sales of print books fell 4.1% in the week ended Dec. 10, 2022, from the comparable week in 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: December 19, 2022
The #6 book in the country is the trivia title 'Interesting Facts for Curious Minds.' Plus Cormac McCarthy completes the Passenger duology with 'Stella Maris,' and retired Navy SEAL David Goggins explains why he's 'Never Finished.'
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