Using advanced language processing Trajectory adds nuanced detail to book metadata, offering analytics for intensity and sentiment, among other qualities.
China Bestsellers October 2019: Hits Online and on Screen
Having first appeared as ‘online writing’ in 2015, ‘Better Days’ by Jiu Yuexi became a major hit on film, and the book has entered China’s bestseller list.
James Daunt at FutureBook Live: Barnes & Noble’s ‘Crucifyingly Boring’ Stores
Seeing Barnes & Noble stores’ character ‘crushed’ by the corporate ‘opulence’ of American business, James Daunt says the chain must ‘rip out the boring.’
China Bestsellers for September 2019: Patriotism and Back to School
China’s bestselling books of September reflect celebrations of the People’s Republic’s 70th National Day and the opening of the autumn school semester.
Patricia Cornwell’s New Spacewalk: ‘Not Just About Putting a Flag on the Moon’
Patricia Cornwell’s ‘Quantum’ is the curtain-raiser for a series that takes the bestselling author into a new realm of exploration and storytelling.
China Bestsellers for August: Back to School, Light Fiction
With the People’s Republic’s 70th National Day on October 1–and the end of summer’s school lists–books on the regime and ‘light fiction’ rise.
Edmund White Is National Book Awards’ Distinguished Contribution Medalist
The iconic fiction and nonfiction writer of 20th-century American gay life, Edmund White, receives the medal from film director John Waters on November 20.
China Bestsellers for July: An Urban Online Gaming Culture Drives Sales
New fiction on China’s bestseller lists captures the contemporary sensibilities of young adults in the country’s largest cities.
China Bestsellers for June: Reading Pavilions Draw Crowds
Pop-up ‘reading pavilions’ offer sound booths for CCTV fans who record their favorite literary passages and send them to friends and loved ones.
China Bestsellers for May: Staying Power and Stalwarts
The resilience of a Scottish author’s popularity in China puts a third book on the list, and a Frenchman’s business book arrives as ‘The American Trap.’