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Easter Bump Lifted Print Book Sales by 10% Last Week

By Jim Milliot | 04/14/2022 @ 09:00AM

With Easter getting closer, the children's category had a big jump in sales last week over a year ago, leading to an overall 10.2% increase in print unit sales for the week.
Book Club Picks for April 2022

By Gilcy Aquino | 04/13/2022 @ 09:00AM

Annie Hartnett's 'Unlikely Animals' lands on two lists, mythological retellings make a splash, and more in April's book club picks.
This Week's Bestsellers: April 11, 2022

By Carolyn Juris | 04/08/2022 @ 07:00PM

Bridgerton is back, and so are several trade paper editions of Julia Quinn's Regency romances. Plus Tieghan Gerard takes the #1 spot with 'Half Baked Harvest Every Day,' and Jimmy Fallon loves his 'Nana.'
The Book Sales Boom Dies Down

By Jim Milliot | 04/08/2022 @ 07:00PM

Sales of print books dipped 8.9% in the first quarter of 2022, putting an end to a long sales surge.
This Week's Bestsellers: April 4, 2022

By Carolyn Juris | 04/01/2022 @ 07:00PM

After the release of the film trailer for 'Where the Crawdads Sing,' the year-old trade paper edition soars to #1 in the country. Plus Janet Evanovich introduces a new globetrotting heroine, and Ibram X. Kendi's 'Antiracist Baby' gets a boost from an unlikely corner.
Print Book Sales Plummeted by Nearly 20% Last Week

By Jim Milliot | 04/01/2022 @ 09:00AM

The release of a new Dav Pilkey title and the approach of Easter last year combined to sink unit sales of print books 19.8% last week compared to the week ended March 27, 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
Bookselling, Publishing Unions Make Progress

By Ed Nawotka | 03/30/2022 @ 09:00AM

The employees at Greenlight Bookstores and Yours Truly stationery stores in Brooklyn unanimously ratified their first union contract after joining the RWDSU. Earlier this month, the NLRB rejected Duke University's challenge to the union formed by members of Duke University Press last year.
This Week's Bestsellers: March 28, 2022

By Carolyn Juris | 03/25/2022 @ 07:00PM

'Lessons from the Edge' by Marie Yovanovitch, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, debuts at #6 on our hardcover nonfiction list. Plus a pair of science fiction titles land on our hardcover fiction list, and comedian Seth Meyers makes his picture book debut.
Print Book Sales Declined 12.8% Last Week

By Jim Milliot | 03/24/2022 @ 04:00PM

The impact of an earlier Easter and a kerfuffle surrounding Dr. Seuss titles that sold many books last year proved impossible to overcome last week, when unit sales of print books were down 12.8% compared to the week ended March 20, 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
Book Club Picks for March 2022

By Gilcy Aquino | 03/22/2022 @ 02:00PM

Barnes & Noble, 'Good Morning America,' and other big clubs look toward the summer and believe in love in this month's book club picks.
PLA & Pacific Northwest Spotlight: Pacific Northwest Booksellers Stay Strong

By Kathi Inman Berens, Rachel Noorda, and Nathalie op de Beeck | 03/21/2022 @ 12:00AM

Known for store-specific, unique curation, Pacific Northwest bookstores are flavored by their local environs.
Unit Sales of Print Books Fell 8.3% in Early March

By PW Staff | 03/18/2022 @ 07:00PM

Unit sales of print books fell 8.3% in the week ended Mar. 12, 2022, from the comparable week in 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
This Week's Bestsellers: March 21, 2021

By Carolyn Juris | 03/18/2022 @ 07:00PM

Dolly Parton and James Patterson have the #1 book in the country with 'Run, Rose, Run." Plus 'The Wok' by J. Kenji López-Alt is #3 in the country, and another cookbook, 'Jane Austen's Table' by Robert Tuesley Anderson, serves up shortbreads and sensibility.
Print Unit Sales Fell 8.3% Last Week

By Jim Milliot | 03/17/2022 @ 04:00PM

With juvenile sales falling 13% and adult nonfiction dropping 8.6%, print unit sales fell 8.3% last week at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
January Bookstore Sales Rose 11.5% in 2022

By Jim Milliot | 03/16/2022 @ 09:00AM

January bookstore sales increased to $914 million in 2022, but were 7.7% below bookstore sales in January 2020.
PW Bookstore, Rep Finalists Announced

By Erin L. Cox | 03/15/2022 @ 09:00AM

The five bookstore finalists and five sales rep finalists have been announced in PW's annual award program. Winners will be announced at PW's U.S. Book Show set for May 23-26.
Print Sales Fell 16.2% in Early March

By PW Staff | 03/11/2022 @ 07:00PM

Unit sales of print books dropped 16.2% in the week ended Mar. 5, 2022, from the comparable week last year, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
Bookselling Spotlight: Mitzi’s Books

By Claire Kirch | 03/11/2022 @ 07:00PM

We talk with Mary Ackland, retail manager of Mitzi’s Books in Rapid City, S.Dak.
This Week's Bestsellers: March 14, 2022

By Carolyn Juris | 03/11/2022 @ 07:00PM

Tessa Bailey lands at #3 on our trade paperback list with her latest rom-com, 'Hook, Line, and Sinker." Plus V.E. Schwab's YA fantasy novel 'Gallant' is #2 on our children's fiction list, and a trio of March book club picks claim their spots on our hardcover fiction list.
Snow Days 2022: Booksellers Use Their Superpower in Cultural War

By Claire Kirch | 03/11/2022 @ 10:00AM

Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys set the tone for the final afternoon of the ABA's new virtual conference for indie booksellers when she urged them to tap into their superpower: the ability to fight back against book bannings.

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