Bookselling Spotlight: Capital Books
'PW' talks with Ross and Heidi Rojek, who opened Capital Books in downtown Sacramento, Calif., in spring 2019. more...Book Deals: Week of May 16, 2022
Knopf announces a new memoir from Bono, Hanif Abdurraqib acquires his first title as editor-at-large at Tin House, and more. more...
A Cloudy Picture for Publishers' Performance
Sales rose at three major trade publishers in the first quarter, but uncertainty over the future remains. more...
Rich Dad, Poor Dad: 25 Years of Financial Advice Books
It has been 25 years since the original publication of 'Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money—That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!' a book that was originally self-published. Since its release, the book has remained a bestseller, having sold upward of 44 million copies. more...
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BooksellingPrint Book Sales Fell 6% Last Week
Since the end of the Easter shopping season, unit sales of print books have followed a fairly regular weekly path, falling by roughly 6% compared to a year ago. That was the result again last week when sales dropped 6.9% from the week ended May 15, 2021.
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U.S. Book Show
David Sedaris to Open the U.S. Book Show
Humorist David Sedaris will open the U.S. Book Show on May 23, livestreaming from the 'Publishers Weekly' office in Manhattan.
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Financial Reporting
EDC's Revenue Returns to Earth
After hitting a record high of $204.6 million in the fiscal year ended February 28, 2021, revenue at Educational Development Corp. fell 30.3% in fiscal 2022, dropping to $142.2 million. Net earnings declined 34.1%, to $8.3 million.
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Bookselling
ABA to Debut Virtual Children's Conference
The American Booksellers Association is launching a Virtual Children’s Institute on July 13; the daylong digital event includes online education sessions, bookseller idea exchanges, and keynote speeches.
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Libraries
Congress to Hold Second Hearing on Censorship Issues
The hearing, set for Thursday, May 19, at 10:00 a.m. ET, will focus on the "ongoing efforts to prohibit discussion in K-12 classrooms about American history, race, and LGBTQ+ issues and to punish teachers who violate vague and discriminatory state laws by discussing these topics."
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Religion
New Books Explore Faithful Fatherhood
New and forthcoming books on fatherhood coming from religion publishers are emphasizing connection and healing between fathers and sons.
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Obituaries
Obituary: Ann Spinelli
Spinelli, a former v-p and executive art director at Putnam Publishing Group, died on May 9. She was 77.
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U.S. Book Show
Oscar Isaac to Speak at U.S. Book Show
Isaac will discuss the neo-noir graphic novel 'Head Wounds: Sparrow,' co-developed by Isaac and published by Legendary Comics, with the 'Beat' editor and 'PW' podcast host Heidi MacDonald.
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Comics
Tokyopop Marks 25 Years: CEO Stu Levy Looks Back and Ahead
Founded 25 years ago by Stu Levy at a time when manga was a niche within a niche, Tokyopop brought manga—Japanese book-format comics—to a new generation of young American fans, ushering in a new era in North American comics.
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Comics
Panel Mania: Radical: My Year with a Socialist Senator by Sofia Warren
In the summer of 2018, 'New Yorker' Cartoonist Sofia Warren emailed Julia Salazar, a young democratic socialist running for the New York state senate, a request to follow her around and create a nonfiction comics account of her campaign. The result is the graphic memoir 'Radical: My Year with a Socialist Senator'. A 13-page excerpt.
