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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Bookselling
Print 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.