Bestseller Stat Shot
One of the big publishing stories of the year has been the blowout popularity of coloring books for adults. Every publisher seems to be getting in on the game, and the public’s appetite for them is unceasing. Johanna Basford’s Secret Garden and Enchanted Forest were the titles that kicked off the craze, and this week the queen of coloring is back with Lost Ocean, her first title with Penguin after two with Laurence King. Here’s a look at Basford’s print-sales history, by the numbers. (For more on the coloring book boom, check out “Ocean Plus Eleven.”)
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One visit from Pout-Pout Fish, zero tears: a children’s bookseller reports on a visit from the popular picture book character.
Podcasts
Peter Kuper talks about Ruins (SelfMadeHero), his new graphic novel about living in Oaxaca, Mexico, during a teachers’ strike that began peacefully but ended brutally.
It’s a tale of two booksellers: PW senior writer Andrew Albanese discusses Amazon’s foray into bricks-and-mortar bookselling, and the rebirth of Zola Books.
Vincent DeVita and Elizabeth Raeburn DeVita discuss their new book, The Death of Cancer (FSG/Crichton), and how close we might be to a cure. PW publisher Cevin Bryerman talks about the 2016 Havana Book Fair and publishing opportunities in Cuba.
Publishers Weekly and the Bologna Children’s Book Fair present Global Kids Connect, a one-of-a-kind event on the best strategies to engage the children’s and young adult book market on a global scale. Register today, and we’ll see you on December 2.
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