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This Week’s Bestsellers: November 11, 2024
Books by Taylor Jenkins Reid and Travis Baldree return to our lists in new, deluxe editions, and Joseph Nguyen’s self-published hit ‘Don’t Believe Everything You Think’ gets an update and a traditional release. Plus ‘Throne of Secrets’ joins Kerri Maniscalco’s King of Sin series.
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ABA CEO Warns of New Challenges Post-Election
In a letter to members following the 2024 election, American Booksellers Association CEO Allison Hill voiced concerns about the future of the government's lawsuit against Amazon and the possibility of “new unconstitutional legislation and book bans” under a second Trump administration.
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B&N on Track to Open 60 Bookstores This Year
The book retailer plans to open 12 new stores in November as part of its goal of opening 60 outlets this year.
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A Few ‘Braiding Sweetgrass’ Fans Get Early Access to Its Author’s Next Book
For Robin Wall Kimmerer’s lecture in Norman, Okla., on November 1, the first day of Native American Heritage Month, Scribner arranged an exclusive shipment of her forthcoming book 'The Serviceberry,' which publishes on November 19.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: November 4, 2024
The three bestselling books in the country are all new releases: ‘Hot Mess,’ Jeff Kinney’s 19th Wimpy Kid installment; ‘The Striker,’ a sports romance series launch from Ana Huang; and ‘In Too Deep,’ which sees Lee Child handing over the Jack Reacher helm to Andrew Child, his brother.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: October 28, 2024
Ice Planet Barbarians author Ruby Dixon’s romantasy series launch, ‘Bull Moon Rising,’ debuts at #10 on our hardcover fiction list, John Grisham and Centurion Ministries founder Jim McCloskey team up to clear the ‘Framed,’ and more.
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Danny Caine Sells the Raven Book Store to Co-Owners
Caine, one of the country’s best-known independent booksellers and a prominent critic of Amazon, is selling his majority shares in the Lawrence, Kans., institution to a trio who are currently minority co-owners. The sale will take effect January 1.
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Trick-or-Treating with Children's Booksellers
PW checked in with a handful of booksellers around the country to find out which books have been flying off shelves in anticipation of Halloween.
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Postcard Bookshop Offers a Literary World Tour
In the Central Eastside Industrial District of Portland, Ore., Patrick Leonard has opened Postcard Bookshop, a store featuring global literature and culture, children’s titles, and sidelines including journals and games for people on the move.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: October 21, 2024
A pair of memoirs take the #1 & #2 spots in the country: ‘Melania’ by Melania Trump and ‘From Here to the Great Unknown’ by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough. Plus, Broma Bakey blogger Sarah Fennel shows off her ‘Sweet Tooth.’
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Monarch Books Launches GoFundMe Campaign to Pay Bills
Monarch Books & Gifts in Overland Park, Kans., launched a GoFundMe campaign after hackers drained the bookstore's bank account. The funds raised will be used to keep the store afloat after a summer of slow sales compounded the problems caused by the fraud.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: October 14, 2024
Ina “The Barefoot Contessa” Garten has the #1 book in the country with the memoir ‘Be Ready When the Luck Happens.’ Plus BookTok fave Lynn Painter returns with a new YA novel, and actor and comedian Kate McKinnon makes her middle grade debut.
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At MPIBA FallCon 2024, Booksellers Mingle, Meet Authors, and Talk Shop
The Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association wrapped up its annual FallCon on October 9 in Denver, reporting a strong showing of 234 booksellers plus an additional 24 librarians and others. Participants shared ideas, talked with publisher reps and vendors, and met dozens of authors.
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Two Dot-com Booksellers take Online Honors
'Newsweek' has included Seattle-based ThriftBooks and Nashville-based Lifeway in its annual list of the "500 Best Online Shops" for the sixth consecutive year.
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Heartland Fall Forum: Changing the World, One Book at a Time
After a day of celebration, the 250 booksellers attending Heartland Fall Forum focused on the business of bookselling, with a busy trade show followed by a day of education as veteran booksellers mixed with 114 first-time attendees.
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Digital Audio Drives Big July Publishing Sales Gains
Sales of digital audio were up well into double digits in the month, helping to boost July sales by 18% over 2023 at publishers that report to AAP's BookStat program.
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Book Club Picks for October 2024
Barnes & Noble and Read with Jenna spotlight the new novel from Pulitzer winner Louise Erdrich, Belletrist nabs Sally Rooney's buzzy latest, and more.
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Mountains and Plains Booksellers Assemble in Denver
The Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association is holding its annual FallCon in Denver from October 6–9. As the trade show began, 226 booksellers representing 89 stores had registered, along with 22 librarians and 85 exhibitors.
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Milwaukee Welcomes Heartland Booksellers
Heartland Fall Forum, the joint fall trade show of the Midwest Independent Booksellers and the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Associations, is taking place in Milwaukee this week—and it's been a celebration of everything that makes the Midwest book world unique.
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La Revo Books Is the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association's 2024 Bookstore of the Year
Two sisters, Barbara Cerda and Valeria Cerda, the co-owners of La Revo Books, a pop-up bookstore in Milwaukee, were named MIBA's booksellers of the year for 202. The two founded La Revo in 2021 to sell Spanish-language literature.
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