Bestseller Stat Shot

We’ve got a category close-up on science fiction and fantasy on p. 40 this week, so be sure to check that out before cruising over to publishersweekly.com, where we’ve got two extended bestseller lists—one for the science fiction category and one for fantasy. To whet your appetite, here are the top 10 fantasy titles for the year to date, a mere seven of which are various editions of books written by George R.R. Martin.

Top 10 Fantasy Overall, Year to Date

1 A Memory of Light Jordan/Sanderson Tor Hardcover 289,850
2 Song of Ice & Fire (boxed set) George R.R. Martin Bantam Boxed Set 182,836
3 Dead Ever After Charlane Harris Ace Hardcover 178,543
4 A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin Spectra Mass Market 150,678
5 A Dance with Dragons George R.R. Martin Bantam Mass Market 130,945
6 The Ocean at the End of the Lane Neil Gaiman Morrow Hardcover 127,791
7 A Feast for Crows George R.R. Martin Bantam Mass Market 119,510
8 A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin Bantam Mass Market 114,163
9 A Clash of Kings George R.R. Martin Spectra Mass Market 94,357
10 A Storm of Swords George R.R. Martin Bantam Mass Market 81,022

Blogs

ShelfTalker
Is the current definition of “young adult” outdated? Weigh in with your best definition of what young adult literature actually is these days.

PWxyz
Different takes on the eternal book-lover traveling conundrum: which books to pack? Or, perhaps, which books not to pack.

Podcasts

FaithCast
Pastor Tullian Tchividjian talks about his new book, One Way Love: Inexhaustible Grace for an Exhausted World (David C. Cook), and his famous grandfather Billy Graham.

The Week Ahead
PW senior writer Andrew Albanese is back covering federal court, but this time it’s not Apple in the hot seat, it’s Google, as the Authors Guild’s eight-year-old suit over book scanning finally gets a hearing.

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Authors

J. Maarten Troost, who followed in the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson for his book Headhunters on My Doorstep (Gotham), talks travel, sobriety, and his favorite place on Earth.

Mark I. Pinsky solves a 40-year-old Appalachian murder mystery in Met Her on the Mountain (John F. Blair). We talk to him about his investigation, and how he came
to identify the killer.

Events

Discussion Series: The New Publishing Jobs Market and 2013 Salary Survey
Are you earning what you should be? Join us as PW co-editorial director Jim Milliot analyzes the results of our annual salary survey at the next PW discussion panel, on Sept. 25. Register here.

Going to Frankfurt?
We are. Come visit us at booth 80R35, and be sure to pick up your copy of the PW Frankfurt Show Daily each day at the show. Got a story you’d like to see covered in the Show Daily? E-mail Jim Milliot at jmilliot@publishersweekly.com.

From the Newsletters

Tip Sheet
James Goodman, author of But Where Is the Lamb? Imagining the Story of Abraham and Isaac (Shocken), explains the story behind one of the most debated passages in the Bible.

Children’s Bookshelf
A new children’s publishing group, Children’s Books Boston, gathers in Boston. And happy birthday to Children’s Bookshelf, which turned eight last week.

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The most-read review on publishersweekly.com last week was Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon (Penguin Press).

PW Radio

Luke Barr remembers the life of his great-aunt, M.F.K. Fisher, in his book Provence, 1970 (Clarkson Potter). Plus PW poetry editor Craig Teicher talks about the National Book Awards and the poetry long list, and fiction reviews editor Gabe Habash highlights the big literary fiction titles hitting this month. Listen here.