Bestseller Stat Shot

James Patterson and Marshall Karp’s NYPD Red 4 (Hachette) was the top-selling book in America last week, but it had plenty of competition: of the eight regions that Nielsen Bookscan divides the country into, NYPD Red 4 was only the top dog in two. Here’s how last week’s regional bestsellers shook out.

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Children’s Bookshelf

Archipelago Books, an independent press dedicated to English-language translations of literature from around the world, is launching a children’s imprint in 2017. We get the scoop.

PW Daily

Get the latest publishing news, delivered every day to your inbox, free. Among last week’s highlights: ongoing coverage of Amazon’s rumored plans to expand its physical bookstore operations, inside Quarto’s acquisition of Harvard Common Press, and more.

BookLife Report

An author reflects on what it was like to go from being traditionally published to becoming “a largely unknown, ignored, and even pitied self-published author.”

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PW Radio

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