Bestseller Stat Shot
Jerusalem: A Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi (Ten Speed) is the top-selling cookbook in the country, subverting the conventional wisdom that you need to have a TV show to have a bestselling cookbook. The book, which was published in October 2012, has become something of a phenomenon and has been on the upswing recently, thanks in part to prominent coverage in the New York Times, the proliferation of Jerusalem-themed dinner parties, and copious coverage online (Tablet: “Can the ‘Jerusalem’ Cookbook Bring About Peace?”). It’s sold just shy of 80,000 copies since its release, and 38,338 so far in 2013.
| Week Ending | Unit Sales |
|---|---|
| July 28 | 2,271 |
| July 21 | 1,721 |
| July 14 | 1,650 |
| July 7 | 798 |
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From the Archives
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PW Radio
Michael Paterniti discusses his book The Telling Room: A Tale of Love, Betrayal, Revenge, and the World’s Greatest Piece of Cheese (Dial), and PW children’s book reviews editor John Sellers highlights this summer’s movie tie-ins. Click here to listen.
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Podcasts
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Colleen Gleason talks about mixing Egyptian myth, time travel, alternate history, and more in The Clockwork Scarab (Chronicle), the first book in her Stoker & Holmes series, starring Bram’s sister and Sherlock’s niece.
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Authors
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