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This week’s bestsellers from Publishers Weekly
Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Feb. 27, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan © 2020 NPD Group. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2020, PWxyz LLC.) HARDCOVER FICTION 1. The Four Winds. Kristin Hannah. St. Martin's 2. A Court of Silver Flames. Sarah J. Maas. Bloomsbury 3. The Midnight Library. Matt Haig. Viking 4. The Sanatorium. Sarah Pearse. Viking/Dorman 5. The Vanishing Half. Brit Bennett. Riverhead 6. The Kaiser’s Web. Steve Berry. Min...
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This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly
Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Feb. 27, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan © 2021 NPD Group. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2021, PWxyz LLC.) HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "The Four Winds" by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s) Last week: 2 2. "A Court of Silver Flames" by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury) Last week: 1 3. "The Midnight Library" by Matt Haig (Viking) Last week: 3 4. "The Sanatorium" by Sarah Pearse (Viking/Dorman) Last week: 4 5. "The Vani...
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6 Dr. Seuss books will halt publication over depictions deemed 'hurtful and wrong'
SAN DIEGO — Six Dr. Seuss books originally published decades ago will no longer be sold because they "portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong," the San Diego-based company that controls the late La Jolla author's catalog said Tuesday. The decision, announced on what would have been Theodor Seuss Geisel's birthday, includes his first book, "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street," which came out in 1937 and depicts a "Chinaman" wearing a pointed hat and carrying chopsticks and a bowl of rice. Also being dropped are "If I Ran the Zoo," from 1950, which has drawings of nose-ring ...
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Dr. Seuss pulls six books over racist imagery
New York (AFP) - They are beloved by generations of early readers for their wacky rhyming tales and mischievous plotlines, but six Dr. Seuss books are being pulled because of imagery now considered racist. Dr. Seuss Enterprises -- the publisher of the bestselling children's books -- announced Tuesday that it is taking the six titles, which include "If I Ran the Zoo" and "The Cat's Quizzer," out of print. The move comes as criticism grows in the United States over the way minority communities have been portrayed in many of the author's books. Dr. Seuss Enterprises said it had made the decision ...
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Six Dr. Seuss books to stop being published over ‘hurtful and wrong’ portrayals
Six Dr. Seuss books are being retired after decades of criticism over racist imagery in the illustrated children’s stories. Dr. Seuss Enterprises, the organization that carries on the author’s legacy, announced Tuesday that it will stop publishing and licensing “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,” “If I Ran the Zoo,” “McElligot’s Pool,” “On Beyond Zebra!,” “Scrambled Eggs Super!” and “The Cat’s Quizzer.” “These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong,” the organization said in a statement Tuesday morning, adding that the decision was made last year with a panel of e...
New York Daily News
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This week’s bestsellers from Publishers Weekly
Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Feb. 20, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan © 2020 NPD Group. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2020, PWxyz LLC.) HARDCOVER FICTION 1. A Court of Silver Flames. Sarah J. Maas. Bloomsbury 2. The Four Winds. Kristin Hannah. St. Martin's 3. The Midnight Library. Matt Haig. Viking 4. The Sanatorium. Sarah Pearse. Viking/Dorman 5. The Invisible Life of Addie Larue. V.E. Schwab. Tor 6. The Vanishing Half. Brit B...
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This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly
Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Feb. 20, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan © 2021 NPD Group. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2021, PWxyz LLC.) HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "A Court of Silver Flames" by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury) Last week: – 2. "The Four Winds" by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s) Last week: 1 3. "The Midnight Library" by Matt Haig (Viking) Last week: 5 4. "The Sanatorium" by Sarah Pearse (Viking/Dorman) Last week: 3 5. "The Invi...
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Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny to publish political thriller
New York (AFP) - Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state who ran against Donald Trump for president in 2016, is to publish a suspense thriller with Canadian author Louise Penny in October, publishers Simon & Schuster and St. Martin's Press said Tuesday. "State of Terror" will be on bookshelves on October 12, the publishers said, and will tell the story of a novice secretary of state serving in the administration of her political rival as a "series of terrorist attacks throws the global order into disarray." Although the book's blurb makes no explicit mention of Trump, whose "America Fir...
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This week’s bestsellers from Publishers Weekly
Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Feb. 13, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan © 2020 NPD Group. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2020, PWxyz LLC.) HARDCOVER FICTION 1. The Four Winds. Kristin Hannah. St. Martin's 2. Faithless in Death. J.D. Robb. St. Martin's 3. The Sanatorium. Sarah Pearse. Viking/Dorman 4. The Vanishing Half. Brit Bennett. Riverhead 5. The Midnight Library. Matt Haig. Viking 6. The Russian. Patterson/Born. Little, Brown...
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This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly
Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Feb. 13, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan © 2021 NPD Group. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2021, PWxyz LLC.) HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "The Four Winds" by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s) Last week: 1 2. "Faithless in Death" by J.D. Robb (St. Martin’s) Last week: — 3. "The Sanatorium" by Sarah Pearse (Viking/Dorman) Last week: 3 4: "The Vanishing Half" by Brit Bennett (Riverhead) Last week: 5 5. "The Midnight...
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