Shelf Awareness reports that "in the fourth quarter ended December 31, net sales at Amazon rose 8.6%, to $149.2 billion, and net income fell to $278 million from $14.3 billion. For the year, net sales rose 9.4%, to $514 billion, and there was a net loss of $2.7...
Books to Read: Paris Requiem, Chris Lloyd, Pegasus Crime – A gripping World War II murder mystery—and a beautifully drawn portrait of Paris under Nazi occupation
The Exceptions by Kate Zernike, Scribner – From the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who broke the story, the inspiring account of the sixteen female scientists who forced MIT to publicly admit it had been discriminating against its female faculty for years
The Indie Bestseller List Published Wednesday, January 25, 2023 (for the sales week ended Sunday, January 22, 2023). Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. __________________________________________________ Debuts for the...
January 30, 2023; New York, NY– A distinguished panel of judges from the Biographers International Organization (BIO) has selected 10 nominees for the 11th annual Plutarch Award, the only international literary award for biography judged exclusively by biographers....
Furthermore, grants in publishing, a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund, is currently accepting spring grant applications. Furthermore grants support nonfiction books having to do with cultural history; conservation and preservation; art, architecture, and design; and...
The American Booksellers Association lists twelve debut authors in its bestseller list this week. If you are stumped for good books to read, check out some of these titles. Debuts for the week: Hardcover Fiction #10-Age of Vice, by Deepti Kapoor (9780593328798)...
WOW! Women On Writing now hosts two quarterly contests: one for fiction writers and one for nonfiction writers. They've hosted the flash fiction contest since 2006, and over the years, writers have asked them to open up an essay contest. So they are happy to add the...
Books to Read: Dark Rooms, Lynda La Plante, Zaffre – The edge-of-your-seat new thriller from bestselling author, Lynda La Plante.
Books to Read: Vegans everywhere are banding together in their efforts to be healthy, cruelty free, and environmentally responsible—this is their handbook.
