It's Time for the Book Business to Change
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The 5.5% decline in print unit sales last week compared to the previous week was mainly due to a 25.5% sales drop in the young adult category, in which 'The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' sold more than 270,000 copies in the week ended May 23. more...BookExpo, BookCon Online Drew Strong Numbers
ReedPop moved BookExpo and BookCon online last week when it was forced to cancel the in-person events because of the pandemic. The most popular attraction was BookConline's Sunday session, which generated nearly 240,000 views. more...The Uncles Bookstores in Minneapolis Conduct Fundraising Campaign
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A new crop of titles encourages readers to think for themselves. more...
- The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-Eun, Lizzie Buehler
- Sherlock Holmes: The Spider’s Web by Philip Purser-Hallard
- The Four Profound Weaves by R B Lemberg
- Kiss My Cupcake by Helena Hunting
- Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics by Tom Scioli
- DMZ Colony by Don Mee Choi
- The Deepest South of All: True Stories from Natchez, Mississippi by Richard Grant
- The House That Love Built: Why I Opened My Door to Immigrants and How We Found Hope Beyond a Broken System by Sarah Jackson, Scott Sawyer
- All the Things We Never Knew by Liara Tamani
In 'Last Call on Decatur Street' (Park Row, Aug.), a New Orleans burlesque dancer longs for her estranged best friend on the Mardi Gras holiday Twelfth Night. more...
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Solstice Shadows - A VanOps Thriller by Avanti Centrae
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What Would Tom Do? by Carol J. Borowiak
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The Books of Norene III by Jane Sefc
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Android's Daughter by Marshal Northrup
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The Night The Moon Went Dark by gordon kibbee
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The Garbage People's Union: A Novella by Daniel J. Guercio
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Long About Ten Years: Truth Be Told by Paul Snawder
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Circumcision Scar by Jay J. Jackson
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Broken Mirrors And Burning Bushes by Jeremy Rubinstein
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DAD'S JOKE BOOK by Kevin N. Trevor
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Tituba: The Intentional Witch of Salem by Dave Tamanini
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Remarkable Retail by Steve Dennis
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Fixer by Sally Vedros
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Parasomnia by J.C. Bratton
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Broadsword by Roger Glasgow
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Feathers in the Soul: A Guide for Families Struggling with a Child's Addiction by A. Mother
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The Blue Stone by Isabel Nash
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Regaining Life's Winding Trail by Henry Disney
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Box Set by Elfrida
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To the Heart of God by Dymphna Baird
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Edie's Last Christmas by David Bradshaw
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Thirst for Revenge by Damian Westly
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Xander Chase and the Unicorn Code by Carrie Weston
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Monday's Child by Caroline Lockstone
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Edwin and the Climbing Boys by Benita Cullingford
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Delta Strength by Barbara J. Johnson
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Adventures of Wellington the Cat by Barbara Bush
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The Sheep Who Was Afraid of Her Own Reflection by Arthur Treloar
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A Roman and a Celt: Memoirs of a Past-Life by April E. Claridge
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Rendezvous in Paradise by Annick Weilche
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The Mountain on the Other Side of Light by Malcolm Haslett
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The Inca's Treasure: A Melissa Greentree Adventure by Lino Omoboni
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Klara the Flying Cow by Linda Frietman
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Lola Finds Her Colours by Leigh Carter
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Jeff's Adventures by Kate Lovering
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The North Cape by John Brooke
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Soul Divining by Jocelyn Prosser
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Shield Lord Marayshan by Joanna Zorina Ray
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Darker Matter - Book I: Dakor's Darkness by Jim Lowther
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The Final Voyage by Jim Bayliss
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The Man Who Changed His Name by Jessica Holt
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Between Two Homes by Jane Fry
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The Militia Boy by James Palmer
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The Betrayal by Steven Bosworth
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Romeo and Juliet/Merchant of Venice by Roy Lancaster
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The Snowman by Rebecca Mccaffery
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Dhanmondi Road by Robin Young
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Good Boy by Páidí Murphy
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Monique by Mike Walsham
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Message from a Star by Michael J. Clark
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Environmental Therapy by Martin Norman
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Tanya by Marianne Malthouse
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Relax… You’re Not Going to Die. by Darryl Philip
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The Curious Cake by Margaret Woods
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A Glimpse of North Sudan by Eric & Clare Lowry
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The Adventures of Granny Fannie by Yolanda Avery
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The Film by George Amos
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Nellie's Roarsome Adventure by Zoe Gentleman
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Lacey Loo’s Christmas Adventure by Terri Lamberton
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The Fantastic Adventures of Pinky Wombat by T.J. Ernst
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Echoes from a Time Passage by Susannah MacDonald
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Little Anton: A Historical Novel Series by John W. Warner IV
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Hold the Ladder Steady by Sue Barlow
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Wish Upon a Tree by Naomi Schulz
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A Unique Life at Sea by Captain Peter Skog
- Production Coordinator Sr - Getty Publications - Los Angeles, CA
- Marketing Manager - University of Washington Press - Seattle, WA
- Investor Relations Collateral Production Associate - The D. E. Shaw Group - New York, NY
- Director of Marketing and Sales - Dreamscape - Holland, OH
- Production Manager - Boyds Mills & Kane and minedition - New York, NY
- General Manager - Greenlight Bookstore LLC - Brooklyn,
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