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Booksellers say older titles are key to nurturing young readers.
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Jennifer Grey sells a memoir to Ballantine, Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny team up for a thriller with S&S and St. Martin’s, and more.
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Book fairs and festivals are planned around the world in March and April, but most will still be virtual
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Archie Comics’ fictional teenagers continue to be among the most popular and universally recognized characters in popular culture—and continue to branch out into new mediums.
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The American Booksellers Association’s virtual Winter Institute attracted 1,971 participants last month, up from the 1,500 people who attended last year’s live meeting in Baltimore.
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Unit sales of print books rose 10.9% in the week ended Feb. 20, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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In a post this week, OverDrive CEO Steve Potash said he was proud of some of the “incremental gains” made in the library e-book market in 2020 but insisted that the work of establishing “fair, flexible, and reasonable terms” for libraries and schools to acquire and lend digital content is far from over.
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The books we love coming out this week include new titles from Serhiy Zhadan, Claire Christian, and Jonathan Cohn.
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Veteran newspaper editor Bill Hamilton, currently the Washington editor at the 'New York Times,' is joining Celadon Books as executive editor on April 5, acquiring and editing nonfiction.
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Revenue at Lagardère's Hachette Livre slipped 0.4% last year, to €2.37 billion, from €2.38 billion in 2019. Earnings, however, rose 11.8%, to €246 million. Sales at Hachette Book Group rose 3.9% over 2019.
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Unit sales of print books cooled somewhat last week, but still managed to increase 10.9% over the week ended February 22, 2020.
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Mexican American children's author, photographer, and filmmaker George Ancona, acclaimed for his slice-of-life photo essays introducing children to new experiences or cultures, has died at age 91.
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Sparked by a strong fourth quarter, Simon & Schuster finished 2020 with both sales and earnings up about 11% over 2019. A slew of adult nonfiction hits helped to drive the gains.
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Total industry sales rose 0.1% in 2020 compared to 2019 based on year-end figures supplied by 1,354 publishers to AAP’s StatShot program. The two major trade categories had solid gains in the year while the two big educational segments had declines.
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Restructuring charges and the global pandemic took a toll on Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2020, as the company reported a 25.8% decline in revenue in the year and a net loss of $480 million, compared to a loss of $213.8 million in 2019. HMH's trade division, which is for sale, had a 6% sales gain.
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Just Missions founder signs with InterVarsity Press, Joshua Giles inks two-book deal with Chosen Book, book on social justice goes to Brazos, and more.
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Faith, hope, and fear are among the key themes in March releases intended to reflect, or deflect, the anxieties of these turbulent times.
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HarperCollins Focus has formed Harper Muse, a new imprint focused on general market adult fiction. It will release three novels this fall and seven in 2022.
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Amber Barbee Pickens draws on her experience as a dancer and artist to create a coloring book that encapsulates the joys and successes of Black dancers in history.
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