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Print Sales Rose 4.2% in Early March
With young adult fiction the only major category posting a decline, unit sales of print books increased 4.2% in the week ended Mar. 11, 2023, over the comparable week in 2022, at outlets that report to Circana BookScan.
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John Steinbeck’s House May Become a Writers Retreat
John Steinbeck’s Sag Harbor home on Long Island may soon secure its place in literary history, thanks to an impassioned coalition of readers, writers, and booksellers.
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The Culture Wars Are Energizing Feminist Bookstores
As book banning efforts, assaults upon women’s autonomy, and more intensify, feminist bookstores of all schools are drawing customers seeking safe spaces and solace in books.
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This Week's Bestsellers: March 20, 2023
Taylor Jenkins Reid climbs the charts with 'Daisy Jones & the Six,' now streaming as a limited series. Plus fantasy author Hannah Whitten makes her hardcover debut with 'The Foxglove King,' and the GMA Book Club makes a stop on 'Pineapple Street.'
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Print Book Sales Increased 4.2% Last Week
Despite no new blockbuster title, unit sales of print books rose 4.2% last week, driven by a 9.8% increase in sales of adult fiction.
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Bookstore Sales Start 2023 with Big Gains
Bookstore sales posted surprisingly strong gains in January, jumping 15.9% over 2022. Sales in January 2023 were $997 million.
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McNally Jackson Books Moving NoLita Store to Larger Location
The independent bookseller announced that its new building will be "larger" and "sturdier."
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Greenlight Bookstore to Shutter Location in Flatbush, Brooklyn
After more than six years in business, owner Jessica Stockton-Bagnulo announced that the location will permanently close on May 14.
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CALIBA’s Poetry Series Introduces California Poets
The California Independent Booksellers Alliance has released 'This Wandering State: Poems from Alta,' the first volume in a series of poetry collections, which will be focused on regions of the vast state.
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Print Sales Dipped in Early March
Unit sales of print books fell 0.9% in the week ended March 4 compared to the similar week last year, despite strong showings by several new titles.
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This Week's Bestsellers: March 13, 2023
Florida governor Ron DeSantis has the #1 book in the country with 'The Courage to Be Free.' Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher's 'Never Never' are #2, and #5, 'Storm Watch' by C.J. Box, is a fan favorite in the author's native Wyoming.
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Print Book Sales Slipped Last Week as DeSantis Title Topped the Charts
A small decline in print book sales last week came despite a 6.7% increase in adult fiction sales and a strong showing for 'The Courage to Be Free' by Florida governor Ron DeSantis, which was the top-selling book for the week.
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Book Club Picks for March 2023
Debut novels by Diane Marie Brown, Lakiesha Carr, and Claire Jiménez are among the nation's biggest book clubs' March picks.
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Indigo Recovering from Ransomware Attack
A month after a ransomware attack shut down the bookseller's website and crippled its internal computer systems, the book chain's stores are again accepting all forms of payment, and its online store has been restored to full functionality.
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February Ends with Small Gain in Print Sales
Print unit sales rose 0.6% in the week ended February 25, over the similar week last year, driven by a 12.2% gain in adult fiction sales.
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This Week's Bestsellers: March 6, 2023
'I Have Some Questions for You' by Rebecca Makkai debuts at #4 on our hardcover fiction list. Plus 'The Housemaid' author Freida McFadden returns to divulge 'The Housemaid's Secret,' and John Patrick Green spins off his InvestiGators middle grade series.
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Expedition Press Delivers Poetry on a Grand Scale
Myrna Keliher, founder of letterpress studio Expedition Press, unveiled a 40-foot-long, four-foot-tall plywood mural at Winter Institute with the phrase "i continue to continue."
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Print Book Sales Inched Up Last Week Thanks to Adult Fiction
Though the adult fiction segment was the only category to post a sales increase over 2022 last week, its 12% gain was enough to increase total sales of print books by 0.6%.
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Continental Sales Inc. Marks 25 Years
Completing its 25th year, the Barrington, Ill., rep group employs 25 reps and account managers throughout the U.S., and offers clients access to 101 gift and specialty market sales reps for sideline buys.
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Wi2023: Booksellers Respond to Book Challenges and Bans
On the closing day of Winter Institute, a keynote and idea exchange tackled book banning and other threats to the freedom to read. Stories of outrage were easy to come by, but solutions were in shorter supply.
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