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Book Club Picks for September 2024
Reese Witherspoon spotlights her former high school English teacher's new book, Danzy Senna's latest novel gets love from Barnes & Noble and 'Good Morning America,' and more.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: September 9, 2024
Hannah Grace scores the #1 book in the country with ‘Daydream,’ book three in her Maple Hills college hockey romance series. Plus ‘Amari and the Despicable Wonders’ continues B.B. Alston’s popular middle grade fantasy series, and, just in time for back to school, ‘Feeding Littles Lunches’ offers relief and a wealth of ideas to busy caregivers.
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Jenn Risko Steps Down at 'Shelf Awareness,' John Mutter Assumes Full Ownership
Risko, the cofounder and publisher of 'Shelf', will leave the bookselling trade newsletter on September 6, leaving Mutter, its editor-in-chief, full owner of the company. As a result, Matt Baldacci is being promoted to publisher, and Neil Strandberg to CEO.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: September 2, 2024
Jodi Picoult has the #3 book in the country with ‘By Any Another Name,’ a fictional exploration of the theory that poet Emilia Bassano ghostwrote Shakespeare’s works. Plus Adalyn Grace wraps her Belladonna YA romantasy trilogy, and William Kent Krueger makes a ‘Spirit Crossing’ onto our list.
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T*Rex Remainder Show Returns to Texas This September
Approximately 35 exhibitors and 150 buyers are expected to attend the next Texas Remainder Expo, to be held in Carrollton, Tex., September 24–26.
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The American Booksellers Association Is Publishing a Handbook for Fighting Book Bans
The 'ABA Right to Read Handbook: Fighting Book Bans and Why It Matters' is scheduled for a September 16 release. All profits will support the efforts of the American Booksellers for Free Expression against book bans.
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The Book World Takes on the 2024 Democratic National Convention
Chicago booksellers and other literary-minded organizations are responding to the crowds in town for the Democratic National Convention by selling books, promoting causes, and, in the case of one publication, reporting on the proceedings from a literary perspective.
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550 Stores Participated in 2024 Bookstore Romance Day
Bookstore Romance Day, held last Saturday, has grown to include 550 bookstores, up from 150 stores when it was founded in 2019. It now offers online events and giveaways from Libro.fm, in addition to in-store promotions.
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Germany’s Weltbild to Close Remaining Stores
Once a major player in German bookselling, with more than 300 outlets, Weltbild will shutter its remaining 14 brick-and-mortar stores and lay off approximately 440 employees by the end of this month.
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New Bookstore Aims to Help Readers Cope With Burnout
5 to 9 Books, a new online-only bookstore run through Bookshop.org and Libro.fm, aims to help burned out professionals and new retirees cope with the stresses of life by introducing them to new hobbies and feeding their passions.
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Compass Rose Publishing Looks to Harness the Power of Indie Booksellers
The new small press, launched by two congressmen-turned-authors alongside former American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher, will work directly with independent booksellers to help curate and market a small list of titles.
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Australia’s Booktopia Sold to Local Camera Store Chain
Booktopia, the Australian online bookseller, which went into voluntary receivership in July, has been sold to camera store chain DigiDirect.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: August 19, 2024
‘Apprentice to the Villain,’ book two in Hannah Nicole Maehrer’s TikTok–spawned romantasy series, is the #2 book in the country. Plus ‘The Mercy of Gods’ launches a new series from pseudonynous Expanse authors James S.A. Corey, and Casey McQuiston returns with the queer romance ‘The Pairing.’
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This Week’s Bestsellers: August 12, 2024
Alex Hirsch’s ‘The Book of Bill’ is the #1 book in the country, followed by two editions of J.D. Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy.’ Plus Alison Espach’s ‘The Wedding People’ and Rainbow Rowell’s ‘Slow Dance,’ two book club picks, make their debuts.
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Durham's Letters Bookshop Transitions to Community-Owned Cooperative
Founded in 2013, Letters Bookshop in Durham, N.C., is transforming from a privately owned business to a community-supported cooperative, selling shares for $116, in an aim to sustain the store amid a challenging retail environment.
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Book Club Picks for August 2024
Novels by Alison Espach, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and Rainbow Rowell are among this month's selections by the nation's biggest book club purveyors, from Barnes & Noble and Jenna Bush Hager to 'Good Morning America' and Reese Witherspoon.
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Derek Holland Named Managing Director of Tattered Cover
The 35-year veteran has been tapped to oversee operations and revitalize the Denver-based bookstore chain in the wake of its bankruptcy and acquisition by Barnes & Noble.
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East Bay Booksellers Destroyed by Early Morning Fire
Firefighters arrived at the bookstore’s 5433 College Avenue location just before 5:30 a.m. on July 30, and Bay Area media described the business as a total loss. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined.
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TikTok Drives Growth at U.K. Online Retailer Books2Door
U.K. online book retailer Books2Door reported sales of £2.7 million in the first six months of 2024, a 38% increase compared to the same period in 2023. The company credits TikTok for giving it a significant boost.
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'Hillbilly Elegy' Sales Soared Last Week; Sales of Books by Kamala Harris Growing
The 2016 title by Republican vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance sold more than 197,000 copies last week according to Circana BookScan and an estimated 650,000 copies according to publisher HarperCollins. Sales for titles by Vice President Kamala Harris, now the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate, are seeing a “surge in demand,” per her publisher, Penguin Random House.
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