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#MarginsBookselling Month Grows in Third Year
The program began as a response to the pandemic’s toll on bookselling, and aims to help people learn more about their local indies and discover bookstores in other states that they can support by shopping online.
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This Week's Bestsellers: October 16, 2023
'Icebreaker' author Hannah Grace has the #1 book in the country and it's selling like 'Wildfire.' Plus Alix E. Harrow's 'Starling House' is the October Reese's Book Club pick, and Le Bernadin owner and chef Eric Ripert makes 'Seafood Simple.'
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Print Book Sales Up 4.7% Last Week, Driven by New Adult Titles
A host of new titles and a solid performance by the adult segments led to a 4.7% increase in unit sales of print books last week over the week ended October 8, 2022 at outlets that report to Circana BookScan.
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Hachette UK Up on TikTok Shop
Hachette UK has joined TikTok Shop. The group will offer "a specially curated selection" of some of its titles that have been most popular with the online community.
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Print Book Sales Fell 4.1% in First Nine Months of 2023
Sales fell to $526.8 million from a year ago, with sales down in all categories.
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This Week's Bestsellers: October 9, 2023
Emily Wilson's translation of Homer's 'The Iliad' takes the #9 spot on our hardcover fiction list. Plus children's book favorites including Peter Brown's Wild Robot and Abby Hanlon's Dory Fantasmagory return. (Percy Jackson's back, too!)
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Banned Book Buses Roll Out for October
Three book buses—from MoveOn, PRH, and the 'New Republic'—are on the move this October, spreading awareness about the freedom to read and giving away copies of frequently challenged books.
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This Week's Bestsellers: October 2, 2023
Seven years after debuting with 'The Nix,' Nathan Hill returns with 'Wellness.' Plus Ava Reid, author of two dark fantasy novels for adults, makes a YA foray with 'A Study in Drowning,' and John Scalzi subverts classic supervillain tropes with 'Starter Villains.'
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CALIBA Brings Fall Fest to the Bay Area
The California Independent Booksellers Alliance’s dynamic Fall Fest hustled attendees between author events, rep picks, tech tips, a Drag Story Hour session on hosting controversial events, and soirées during two jammed-packed days September 27-28 at the South San Francisco Conference Center.
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With Adult Fiction Tumbling 10%, Print Book Sales Fell 5.7% Last Week
After a long run with weekly sales ahead of 2022, unit sales of adult fiction titles were down 0.2% in the year-to-date after sales fell last week.
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CALIBA Convenes in South San Francisco
The California Independent Booksellers Alliance commenced its Fall Fest on September 27 in South San Francisco. According to CALIBA co-executive director Ann Seaton, 230 booksellers preregistered. CALIBA's 2024 Fall Fest will be held in Pasadena.
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Book Business Applauds Government Lawsuit Against Amazon
"What took so long?" That was the prevailing sentiment among many industry members upon hearing the news that the FTC had filed an antitrust lawsuit against the nation's largest e-tailer and dominant bookseller.
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Booksellers Stock Up on Genre Fiction
Genre fiction by such authors as Colleen Hoover, N.K. Jemisin, and Rebecca Roanhorse remains extremely popular with readers. As publishers increase their output to meet demand, booksellers are making more and more room on their shelves for the titles.
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This Week's Bestsellers: September 25, 2023
Actor Matthew McConaughey has the #7 book in the country with the picture book 'Just Because,' Lauren Groff heads into 'The Vaster Wilds,' Reese's Book Club taps Nina Simon's debut, 'Mother-Daughter Murder Night,' and more.
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PNBA's Fall Tradeshow Wraps Up with Stories and Candid Advice
The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association concluded its Fall Tradeshow in Portland, Ore., with an author breakfast and bookseller education programming.
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PNBA Membership, Tradeshow Attendance Numbers Both Trend Up
The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association devoted its Fall Tradeshow’s second day to the exhibition hall, a membership meeting, and events to celebrate 40 authors and their new books.
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Elon Musk Can't Make Book Sales Better Either
Solid-selling new books, including the new biography of Elon Musk, weren't enough to stop unit sales of print books from falling 5.7% last week from the comparable week in 2022.
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PNBA Gathers in Portland
The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association began its Fall Tradeshow in Portland, Ore., this week, with Monday pre-show events, rep picks, dozens of authors, and a soft-open of the exhibit hall.
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Heather Reisman Returns as Indigo's CEO; Markus Dohle Named Chair
Reisman has returned as CEO of Indigo Books & Music, not long after CEO Peter Ruis resigned and Reisman officially retired. Newly elected board member Markus Dohle has taken the role of company chair. The company is also preparing to open a new concept store in Toronto.
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Booksellers Add TikTok to the Toolbox
This month, TikTok's weekly trends newsletter spotlighted a new book-related hashtag, #independentbookstore. We spoke with bookstore owners and staffers about the value the app has for booksellers.