Bestseller Stat Shot
Most weeks, a look at the most popular books, region by region, yields little in the way of surprises. This week is no exception: the bestselling book in the country—Mark R. Levin’s The Liberty Amendments (S&S/Threshold)—is the top-selling book in every region except the Northeast, where Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling) is holding strong. That sort of uniformity does not a nice chart make. So instead, we looked at the top-selling fiction titles regionally, which gives quite a different picture: six different books take regional honors this week, with Debbie Macomber owning the middle and James Patterson (with coauthor David Ellis) dominating most of the East Coast.
| Northeast | The Cuckoo’s Calling Robert Galbraith |
| Middle Atlantic | Mistress Patterson/Ellis |
| East North Central | The Inn at Rose Harbor Debbie Macomber |
| West North Central | The Inn at Rose Harbor Debbie Macomber |
| South Atlantic | Mistress Patterson/Ellis |
| South Central | Low Pressure Sandra Brown |
| Mountain | The Last Man Vince Flynn |
| Pacific | The Casual Vacancy J.K. Rowling |
From the Newsletters
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PW Radio
Mark I. Pinsky joins us to discuss his riveting new true-crime book, Met Her on the Mountain (John F. Blair), about a 40-year-old cold case. Plus, PW reviews editor Annie Coreno talks about book recommendation site LibraryReads.
Discussion series: The New Publishing Jobs Market and 2013 Salary Survey
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Blogs
ShelfTalker
Why buy local? Yes, you may pay more for books bought locally, but there’s value beyond price.
PWxyz
A look at graphic novel bestsellers, and why a comics bestseller list is hard to calculate.
Beyond Her Book
Six romance authors recommend hot books to read.
Podcasts
FaithCast
Mega-selling The Shack author William Paul Young talks about his new novel, Cross Roads (Hachette/FaithWords).
PW KidsCast
Kazu Kibuishi talks about creating new cover art for all seven Harry Potter books.
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Authors
James Sallis’s new novel, Others of My Kind (Bloomsbury), follows the life of a woman who was kidnapped as a child and spent two years locked in a box under her captor’s bed. We talk to the author about his inspiration and how his heroine is way out of step with the culture of victimhood.
Volatile men, a mentally unstable mother, and a mind for details: Karen Dietrich takes us inside The Girl
Factory (Globe Pequot).
Events
For the Love of Romance
Join Barbara Vey and editors from Harlequin, Sourcebooks, and Kensington on Sept. 17 for a lively webcast about romance novels, what makes a great heroine, how the rise of erotica is making itself felt in the romance category, and more.
