Rich Letchinger, v-p of sales and chief marketing officer at Worzalla, argues that the book industry needs to rally around legal immigration reform. https://t.co/1EdxHfORd4
Office discussion on rising costs. Someone asked what various gift experiences would cost for a loved one at #Christmas – weekend in New York, tea at the Ritz, skiing at Courchevel, luxury safari. The intern, who we love, said about £8. Give them a #book, it will all be in there.
Double-digit gains in the adult fiction and young adult categories led to a 4.4% increase in unit sales of print books in the week ended July 23, 2022, over the comparable week in 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. https://t.co/1j2BTuFoJc
Fifteen years ago, we reported on the publication of the final installment in J.K. Rowling’s megaselling Harry Potter series, which sold 8.3 million copies in the first day after its release. https://t.co/uYIKPQFEsZ
From an examination of the ravages of Jim Crow to a meditation on the idea of happiness, this fall’s noteworthy nonfiction debuts span the range of human experience. https://t.co/BXVp1iWdii
Everyone - if you can do nothing else, at least follow this man as a show of support. Make him the most followed man in social media history. It's nothing, just a click.
@ZelenskyyUa#Zelensky#followZelensky#UkraineInvasion
The 2022 @TheBookerPrizes judging panel will be chaired by writer and broadcaster Neil MacGregor and features academic and broadcaster @ShahidhaBari, historian Helen Castor, completed by @mjohnharrison and @amabanckou! Read more: https://t.co/wxKpkXq5Qa
Christmas won’t be magical for every child.
This year we want to send more surprise festive book parcels than ever before and light up Christmas for 16,000 children who are vulnerable or in care. ✨
Can you help? https://t.co/MRgxOHR4a4 #JustOneBook
"That means we have to change the way teachers are not just paid but also taught. We have to destroy prisons and make schools that really take care and love the people that need it the most." @KieseLaymon speaks with @JaneGRatcliffe at @LAReviewofBooks https://t.co/NaY4rWZoJu
“Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist or understand” – George Orwell, born #OnThisDay in 1903.
May is #LocalAndCommunityHistoryMonth, and we have created a booklist for children and young people themed 'Back in Time'. Explore these fiction & non-fiction titles to discover the story of the first computer programmer, the Windrush Generation and more! https://t.co/f2wHGPXZxL
The YA Book Prize 2021 winner will be crowned THIS WEEK! There are 10 amazing books on our #YA10 shortlist, but which one will take home the prize? Make sure you're checking our Twitter feed at 5pm BST on Thursday 6th May to find out! 🥳📚