The reopening of China’s school system returns the autumn charts in the Chinese market to their familiar curriculum-weighted patterns.
As the Vote Nears: High Season for US Political Books
The clamor on the United States market in political books is reaching a pre-election crescendo this week. NPD sees a a record for the genre.
China Bestsellers in August: A Nobel Laureate Hits the Charts
The acclaimed Chinese author Mo Yan, has raced onto the bestseller list in China with his first book since his 2012 Nobel win, A Late Bloomer
China’s Digital Publishing Innovation Forum: ‘Digital Inheritance’
At a conference in Beijing, publishers are asked to consider how their content could be reformmated for popular digital distribution systems.
Political Releases, Led by Brian Stelter’s ‘Hoax,’ Drive US Nonfiction Book Sales
The publication of Brian Stelter’s examination of Donald Trump and Fox News opens a new season of election-season titles.
China Bestsellers in July: Student Reading Drives the Charts
After ‘almost a full semester’ of virtual classes, vacationing school students in China turned to recommended reading lists in July.
China Bestsellers in June: Tried, True, and Familiar Hold the Charts
The annual June 18 sales were perhaps somewhat subdued by the pandemic, in a month in which Chinese readers clung to favored authors and themes.
Trump Tell-All Breaks S&S Record; PRH India Signs Sourcebooks, Fitzcarraldo
Industry Notes: The bestseller by Donald Trump’s niece is going into its 14th printing. And Penguin Random House India inks deals with US, UK independents.
Court Lifts Gag Order on Mary Trump as S&S Releases ‘Too Much and Never Enough’
Simon & Schuster author Mary Trump is freed by the New York state supreme court to speak as she wishes, just in time for the release of ‘Too Much and Never Enough’
Simon & Schuster Establishes Carolyn Kroll Reidy Memorial Scholarship
Simon & Schuster’s Jonathan Karp notes that the late Carolyn Reidy was a supporter efforts in diversity and of publishing training programs.