On Sale in June by Charlotte Abbott - 05/05/2008
Janet Evanovich crests summer's first big wave with two million copies, while James Patterson and Howard Roughan Sail in at one million, followed by Catherine Coulter, Danielle Steel and Clive Cussler. In nonfiction, Pete Sampras and Mark Bowden enter the minds of champions, while David Sedaris gives a little French shrug and laughs.
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On Sale in May by Charlotte Abbott - 04/14/2008
Truth? Fiction? This month, skeptics can test the mettle of new memoirs from Barbara Walters and Augusten Burroughs, along with James Frey’s, um, “first novel.” In children’s books, it’s all about series, with the protagonists of Chasing Vermeer and The Wright 3 returning in Blue Balliett’s The Calder Game, as well as new Clique and Gossip Girl titles.
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On Sale in February by Charlotte Abbott - 01/14/2008
Women rule fiction this month, from Danielle Steel, back with her usual 800,000-copy run, to J.D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts) with 600,000 copies to Sophie Kinsella, edging up to 450,000 copies. Is it any wonder that a female sleuth is helping James Patterson (and Maxine Paetro) stay on top, with a 1.25 million printing? In children's books, there are eagerly awaited sequels to Diary of a Wimpy Kid...
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On Sale in January by Charlotte Abbott - 12/17/2007
Janet Evanovich and Stephen King kick off the new year, each with a million-plus printing, followed by John Grisham, pushing close to three million. In nonfiction, Nobel winner Muhammad Yunus envisions a world without poverty while former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright presents an agenda for the next U.
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On Sale In December by Charlotte Abbott - 11/12/2007
The year's last major fiction laydown arrives December 4, with Sue Grafton's 1.2 million-copy printing, trailed by new suspense novels from Steve Berry and Julie Garwood. In nonfiction, financial adviser Jim Cramer gets a jump on the New Year/New You market, while political reporter Elizabeth Bumiller and science writer Mark Bowen try to spark some headlines.
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On Sale in November by Charlotte Abbott - 10/08/2007
Rhett Butler sweeps in just before the holidays with the two-million-copy printing of the second sequel to Gone with the Wind, by Donald McCaig. New memoirs arrive from comic Steve Martin, news anchor Peter Jennings and rocker Tom Petty. Frank McCourt appeals to kids and adults with dual editions of a Christmas story about his mother, Angela, while teen spy Alex Rider goes on another mission an...
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On Sale in October by Charlotte Abbott - 09/10/2007
Next month, personal accounts by two U.S. presidents, a Supreme Court Justice and an unmasked spy will arrive. But it remains to be seen if O.J. Simpson's “confession” will remain a bigger publishing story than candid comments from Ford and Carter, Clarence Thomas and Valerie Plame. Saleswise, Stephen Colbert tramples Ann Coulter in the race to the top of the political heap (his f...
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