Children’s Institute 2018: CI 6 Gets Political
Concerns about the separation of immigrant children from their parents, diversity, and changing the world found a place alongside nuts-and-bolts education at this year's conference. more...'Appalled': As ALA Kicks Off in New Orleans, Librarians Blast Trump Border Policy
In a statement this week, ALA president Jim Neal said there was "no legitimate policy or moral basis" for the Trump administration's "unconscionable" policy of separating families at the border. more...B&N Posted Loss of $125 Million on 6% Sales Drop in FY '18
Total sales at Barnes & Noble fell 6.0% in the fiscal year ended April 28, 2018, compared to fiscal 2017, and the retailer posted a net loss of $125.5 million last year, compared to net income of $22.0 million in fiscal 2017. more...Acquisitions Boost Sales at B&N Education
Acquisitions offset declines in comparable store sales in the Barnes & Noble College Booksellers division of Barnes & Noble Education, leading to a 17.6% increase in sales at the company for the fiscal year ended April 28, 2018, over fiscal 2017. more...and more.
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BooksellingThis Week's Bestsellers: June 25, 2018
Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Kitchen Confidential’ is the #2 book in the country. Plus Kelly Clarkson’s endorsement boosts sales of the Plant Paradox books, and Gillian Flynn’s ‘Sharp Objects’ is set to premiere on HBO.
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Bookselling
Change Coming Slowly to B&N
The retailer cuts costs, but can’t predict when comp sales will increase.
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Bookselling
Increase in Nonfiction Led to 2% Unit Gain in Mid-June
Unit sales of print books rose 2% in the week ended June 17, 2018, over the comparable week in 2017 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Publisher News
Picador and TED-Ed Team for Book Promotions
Macmillan’s literary trade paperback imprint has teamed up with the educational video unit of the renowned ideas conference to create a book recommendation program pairing each of TED-Ed’s educational animated shorts with an appropriate book.
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Book Deals
Book Deals: Week of June 25, 2018
S&S acquires a debut novel in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.; Metropolitan buys a book on the end of slavery; and more in this week's notable book deals.
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Publisher News
Oceanview Publishing Founders Patricia and Robert Gussin Receive Thriller Legends Award
The prestigious award from International Thriller Writers acknowledges the Gussins' lasting impact on the thriller genre as advocates and editors at Oceanview. (Sponsored)
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Publisher News
Sharing Stories Wherever Readers Are: Chicken Soup for the Soul in 2018
The beloved brand has been reimagined as a multiplatform media juggernaut with the classic real-life story at its core. (Sponsored)
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PW Tip Sheet
PW Picks: Books of the Week, June 25, 2018
This week: the new novel from Emily Giffin, plus why it's so hard for white people to talk about racism.
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PW Tip Sheet
The Time Arthur Conan Doyle Helped Solve a Real Murder Case
Inside one of the most sensational crimes of the 20th century—and how Arthur Conan Doyle helped solve it.
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Libraries
ALA 2018: In Opening Session, Michelle Obama Gets Personal
In her highly anticipated appearance, the former First Lady reflected on her life as a woman, parent, First Lady—and the time a kid named Lin-Manuel Miranda first rapped about Alexander Hamilton in the East Room.
