Friday, January 30, 2015

The Roundup with PW

'American Sniper' Rules Bestseller List
As the cultural debate over the film 'American Sniper' continues to swirl, the book on which it is based held the top three spots on the print bestseller list last week, according to Nielsen BookScan, which tracks approximately 80% of print sales. more »

New Start-Up Touts Book Discovery Tool
Boston-based digital distributor Trajectory has developed an algorithm platform it claims can extract a book's 'personality' in order to offer better recommendations for retailers and librarians. more »
New Salman Rushdie Novel Coming in September
Random House has acquired 'Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights,' a new novel by Salman Rushdie. more »





Colleen McCullough Dies: The bestselling Australian author, whose novel 'The Thorn Birds' sold 30 million copies worldwide, has died at age 77 after a long illness.

'The Secret' Coming to the Big Screen: Constantin Film and Robert Cort Productions have teamed up to bring the bestselling self-help book by Rhonda Byrne to the big screen.

Not the Next 'Gone Girl': 'The Girl on the Train' is being touted as the heir to Gillian Flynn's blockbuster, but Laura Miller, at Salon, says it's not a simple formula.

From Gatsby to Darcy: 'The Guardian' has the top liars in fiction.

Guitarist Sued Over Rascals Book: A writer who says he made a deal with Steven Van Zandt, longtime guitarist in Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, to produce a picture book about a 1960s rock group, is now claiming he never got a dime.


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