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  • This Week's Bestsellers: December 11, 2017

    Must-have kitchen gadget the Instant Pot continues to be a boon for cookbook publishing. Plus Madeleine L’Engle’s ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ prepares for its big-screen debut, and E.L. James’s Christian Grey tells a ‘Darker’ tale.

  • GLIBA Executive Director Deb Leonard To Step Down

    Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association executive director Deb Leonard is leaving the regional booksellers association at the end of December, after six years at the helm.

  • Bookstore News: December 6, 2017

    New bookstore to open in Anchorage; the university trying to buy its bookstore; B&N to close San Jose store; the Texas library bookstore moving online; and more.

  • Curious George Store to Stay Put in Harvard Square

    The World’s Only Curious George Store will be included in the redevelopment of its current Cambridge, Mass. location, and will not have to move.

  • Bookstore News: December 4, 2017

    A Harvard Coop reading turns violent; Louisiana university bookstore closes; LGBTQ store opens in Mississippi; the history of the Strand's totes; and more.

  • Indies Signal Good Start to Holiday Sales

    Booksellers were pleased with the start of the official holiday shopping season following strong sales on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday.

  • B&N Sees Some Positives in Gloomy Second Quarter

    The chain’s sales fell and loss widened in the period, but book sales held firm.

  • Thanksgiving Week Sales Down 3% from 2016

    Sales of print books got off to a slow holiday season start at outlets that report to NPD BookScan: units were 3% lower in the 2017 Thanksgiving week than in the comparable week last year.

  • This Week's Bestsellers: December 4, 2017

    Dungeons and Dragons players sent 'Xanathar’s Guide to Everything’ to the top of our hardcover nonfiction list. Plus 'Dear Evan Hansen: Through the Window’ takes readers behind-the-scenes of the Tony-winning musical, and Neil Patrick Harris writes a middle-grade novel.

  • Bookstore News: November 30, 2017

    Waterstones' pre-Christmas opening spree; the new Harvard study that reveals indies are thriving; the Minnesota store that mimics an Icelandic tradition; and more.

  • Bookstore News: November 28, 2017

    Philadelphia's new African-American bookstore; the founder of Cider Monday speaks; the Lone Star state's big new indie; the hardworking 102-year old bookseller; and more.

  • D.C. Metro Spotlight: Indie Booksellers Take Back D.C.

    Across a changing city, a resurgence of independent bookselling is underway.

  • This Week's Bestsellers: November 27, 2017

    Jesmyn Ward and other 2017 National Book Award winners enjoyed a sales bump the week after the November 15 ceremony. Plus Andy Weir follows up ‘The Martian’ with ‘Artemis,’ and Joe Biden releases his memoir.

  • A Week Before Thanksgiving, Unit Sales Rise 2%

    Unit sales of print books rose 2% in the week ended Nov. 19, 2017, over the comparable week in 2016 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.

  • Monthly StatShot, July 2017

    Sales of adult books were 9.8% lower in July 2017 than in July 2016, and sales in the children’s/young adult segment fell 36.8%, according to figures released by the Association of American Publishers as part of its StatShot program.

  • Hudson Group Prepares for IPO

    While many bricks-and-mortar retailers have struggled financially in recent years, Hudson has filed the paperwork for an initial public offering it hopes to make in 2018.

  • Bookstore News: November 22, 2017

    D.C. Bookseller to renovate; a children's pop-up to open in California; the Brooklyn indie showing its canine side; and more.

  • As Under-Fire Al Franken Cancels Appearances, Minnesota Booksellers Stand By Their Senator

    The Minnesota Senator and former comedian has canceled two major appearances promoting his new memoir, 'Al Franken: Giant of the Senate,' in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations.

  • Bookstore News: November 20, 2017

    The best book chains in the U.K.; new indies coming to New Hampshire and Maryland; Phaidon's holiday pop-up; and more.

  • Unit Sales Post a Solid 9% Gain

    At outlets that report to NPD BookScan, sales of print units were up 9% in the week ended Nov. 12, 2017, with units up in all four major publishing categories.

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