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This Week's Bestsellers: May 22, 2023

By Carolyn Juris | 05/19/2023 @ 07:00PM

'The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece' by actor and debut novelist Tom Hanks is the #6 book in the country. Plus two novels win the 2023 Pulitzer for fiction, and both get a boost on our lists.
Expanding the Reimagining Bookstores Campaign

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 05/19/2023 @ 07:00PM

A cornerstone of the Reimagining Bookstores campaign is encouraging booksellers to rethink “outdated” frameworks for maximizing profits and instead emphasizing bookstores’ social value—and now, organizers say, is the time to double down on that.
With a Boost from Adult Fiction, Print Book Sales Rose 1.3% Last Week

By Jim Milliot | 05/19/2023 @ 10:00AM

A combination of a 13.1% increase in the adult fiction category and flat sales in adult nonfiction was enough to lift unit sales of print books up 1.3% last week over the comparable week in 2022 at outlets that report to Circana BookScan.
Booksellers Advocate for Trans/Nonbinary Employees, Denounce Anti-Trans Legislation

By Claire Kirch | 05/19/2023 @ 09:00AM

In response to the rise in anti-trans legislation, SIBA sponsored a virtual panel discussing how booksellers can support their trans and nonbinary employees, and be good allies in general.
Bookstore Sales Rose 11.9% in First Quarter

By Jim Milliot | 05/16/2023 @ 09:00AM

Three months of double-digit increases resulted in bookstore sales rising to $2.07 billion in the first quarter of 2023, from $1.83 billion in the first period of 2022.
Rutgers University's Barnes & Noble College Booksellers Unionize

By Sophia Stewart | 05/15/2023 @ 09:00AM

The workers at B&N College Booksellers at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., have voted unanimously to unionize.
Book Club Picks for May 2023

By PW Staff | 05/15/2023 @ 09:00AM

The latest novels from Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Victor LaValle, Abraham Verghese, and more are among this month's picks by the nation's biggest book clubs.
Is There Another Way to Run a Bookstore?

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 05/12/2023 @ 07:00PM

Reimagining Bookstores, a network of indie booksellers coordinated by Kepler’s Praveen Madan, is gaining momentum, and aims to revamp book industry hierarchies.
This Week's Bestsellers: May 15, 2023

By PW Staff | 05/12/2023 @ 07:00PM

Taylor Swift and her fans send a Little Golden Books biography to the top of the list, Rick Riordan's latest is a star, Abraham Verghese gets the Oprah bump, and more.
Taylor Swift Can't Prevent Book Sales from Falling

By Jim Milliot | 05/11/2023 @ 09:00AM

A Little Golden Book biography of Taylor Swift sold more than 102,000 copies in first week on sale, but sales in all major categories still fell.
Print Book Sales Were Flat in 10 Major Markets in 2022

By Ed Nawotka | 05/05/2023 @ 07:00PM

A Nielsen report finds that sales of print books in 10 countries totaled 614 million copies last year, level with 2021 sales.
This Week's Bestsellers: May 8, 2023

By Sophia Stewart | 05/05/2023 @ 07:00PM

Emily Henry has the #1 bestselling book in the country with her fourth novel, 'Happy Place,' Ana Huang’s latest romance series 'King of Wrath' and 'King of Pride,' coming in at #4 and #18, respectively, on our adult trade paperback list and 'The Office' star Rainn Wilson has the #7 title on our adult nonfiction list with 'Soul Boom.'
New Leaf Literary & Media Evolves Team to Meet Changing Industry Demands

By Emell Adolphus | 05/04/2023 @ 08:00AM

The New York City–based literary agency announced three new director-level promotions among several new hires and staff changes across the agency.
Print Book Sales Declined 2.7% Last Week

By Jim Milliot | 05/04/2023 @ 12:00AM

Unit sales of print books fell 2.7% last week compared to the week ended April 30, 2022. For the second consecutive week, higher sales in the adult fiction and young adult categories were offset by declines in adult nonfiction and children's segments.
Workers at B&N Flagship Store in NYC Launch Union Drive

By Claire Kirch | 05/01/2023 @ 03:00PM

Workers at the Barnes & Noble flagship store in New York City's Union Square filed for a union election with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. It is the second union drive started by B&N workers in the past month.
Independent Bookstore Day 2023 Thrived on Passport Promotions

By Claire Kirch, Nathalie op de Beeck, and Sophia Stewart | 05/01/2023 @ 09:00AM

Across the country this weekend, independent bookstores once again celebrated Independent Bookstore Day, this year on April 29. Some bookselling scenes began the lead-up to the celebration even earlier, with "passport" promotions that offered customers discounts after visiting a certain number of stores.
This Week's Bestsellers: May 1, 2023

By Sophia Stewart | 04/28/2023 @ 07:00PM

David Grann's 'The Wager' dwarfs his previous four books in first-week sales, Mary Higgins Clark has a posthumous hit, a passel of cookbooks hit the top 10 in nonfiction, and more.
Print Book Sales Fell 3.4% Last Week

By Jim Milliot | 04/27/2023 @ 09:00AM

Declines in adult nonfiction and both juvenile categories offset gains in the adult fiction and young adult categories, leading to a 3.4% decline in unit sales of print books last week.
Freedom to Read Supporters Say It's Time to Get Louder

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 04/25/2023 @ 12:00AM

At an American Booksellers for Free Expression session, panelists discussed different approaches booksellers can take to fight book bans. Among the ideas floated were outreach to government officials, creating library-style “request for reconsideration of materials forms,” and improving Banned Books Week.
This Week's Bestsellers: April 24, 2023

By Jonathan Segura | 04/21/2023 @ 07:00PM

Abby Jimenez tops our trade paper list and has the #2 bestselling title in the country with 'Yours Truly,' Susan Patterson's 'Things I Wish I Told My Mother' is #3 on our hardcover fiction list, and 'Life Worth Living' by Miroslav Volf rounds out our top 10.

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