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This Week’s Bestsellers: January 22, 2024
Brynne Weaver’s ‘Butcher & Blackbird’ makes Entangled’s Red Tower imprint five for five with landing new releases on our bestseller list. Plus, spy thriller ‘Argylle’ by Elly Conway debuts at #13 on our hardcover fiction list amid speculation about the author.
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Vroman's and Book Soup Bookstores Are Up for Sale
Owner Joel Sheldon, whose family founded the store in 1894, is seeking a buyer for its flagship location in Pasadena, the Hastings Ranch Pasadena location established in 2002, and the West Hollywood store Book Soup, which was acquired by Vroman’s in 2009.
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Wild Rumpus Bookstore Ownership Transferred to Four Employees
Collette Morgan, owner of the Minneapolis children's bookstore that she and her then-husband opened in 1992, has transferred its ownership to four of the store's eight employees.
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Tattered Cover Submits Bankruptcy Plans, Owes Nearly $4 Million to Creditors
On Tuesday, the ownership group that controls Denver's Tattered Cover bookstores filed the first part of its bankruptcy reorganization plans, citing some $3.1 million owed to unsecured creditors, including half a million dollars to its former CEO. A further $820,000 is owed to secured lenders.
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 15, 2024
The #1 book in the country, 2018’s ‘Atomic Habits’ by James Clear, is joined by new books for resolution makers, including ‘Younger for Life’ and ‘The New Kitchen.’ Plus the January Reese’s Book Club pick, ‘First Lie Wins’ by Ashley Elston, debuts on our hardcover fiction list.
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In the Western U.S., Holiday Sales Ended 2023 on an Up Note
Independent bookstores in the western U.S. came through the holidays with boosted balance sheets and tales of community connection.
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North Carolina’s Firestorm Books Offers Free Books Banned in Florida
Firestorm Books in Asheville, N.C., has acquired 22,500 copies of 46 children's books that were banned from the Duval County Public School system in Florida, and will distribute them for free across the U.S.
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East Coast, Southern, and Chain Bookstores Report Strong Holiday Sales
Romantasy, prize winners and nominees, and books promoted on social media continued to dominate sales at East Coast and Southern indies and two chains, Half-Price Books and Kinokuniya over the holidays.
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Binc Announces Three New Board Members, Introduces New Board Executives
In addition to announcing changes to its executive committee, the Book Industry Charitable Foundation this week named three new board members: Christian publisher Chriscynethia Floyd, former Abrams CEO Michael Jacobs, and Vermont bookseller Emma Kaas.
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Book Club Picks for January 2024
'Good Morning America' spotlights Vanessa Chan's debut novel, Jenna Bush Hager selects Bonnie Jo Campbell's latest, and more of this month's picks by the nation's biggest book clubs.
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Following a Successful 2023, B&N Aims to Open 50 Stores in 2024
Barnes & Noble followed up sales increases in 2022 with more gains in 2023 and CEO James Daunt said the bookseller is "entering a period of significant growth."
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Midwestern Booksellers Report a Strong Finish to the 2023 Holiday Season
Thanks to mild weather and a strong economy, December sales at bookstores across the Midwest were up, with booksellers reporting increases ranging from 13% to 31%. Adult fiction and political nonfiction were popular, as were children's picture books.
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Publishing Industry Sales Rose 1.8% in October
Results were buoyed by strong sales in higher education course materials, which were up 17.9%, and at religious presses, which saw a 12.2% bump, in conjunction with a 1.5% increase in sales of adult books.
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Women Ruled the 2023 Bestseller List
Colleen Hoover, who reigned supreme in 2022, also had a stellar 2023, and was joined by Rebecca Yarros in dominating the charts.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: January 8, 2024
The #1 book in the country is ‘Winter Turning,’ the seventh graphic novel adaptation from Tui T. Sutherland’s Wings of Fire middle grade fantasy series. Plus Alex Snodgrass serves up ‘Dinner Tonight,’ and more.
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Vignette Books Succeeds in Selling Surprise Vintage Titles
Vignette Books is a new online bookstore based in Austin, Tex., cofounded by a former employee at Book People. It has attracted an audience willing to gamble on buying used and vintage books based solely on their categories, without knowing exactly which title will arrive.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: January 1, 2024
Alice Oseman has the #1 book in the country with the graphic novel 'Heartstopper #5.' Plus 'The Boys in the Boat' lands in theaters—and on our trade paperback list—and several other titles get a holiday boost.
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Unionized Staff at B&N Flagship Store Stage Walkout
On December 22, workers at the Barnes & Noble flagship Union Square location walked off the job over what their union, the RWDSU, called "the company's failure to return on economic portions of the contract amid their highest sales season."
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Print Sales Rose 5.8% in Christmas Week
The holiday sales period ended on a high note with unit sales of print books increasing 5.8% over the week ended December 24, 2022 at outlets that report to Circana BookScan.
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Holiday Book Sales Slip Again
For the second consecutive week, gains in adult and young adult fiction were not enough to offset declines in all other categories, resulting in a 2.9% decline in unit sales of print books last week from the comparable week in 2022.
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