Thursday, May 15, 2014

Book Trade News from PW

iBooks Bestsellers: Patterson Chases Green
"The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green was once again #1 on Apple's iBooks bestseller list. James Patterson's "Unlucky 13," out May 5, hit the list at #2 for the week ended May 12. more »


Johansson Sues Novelist : Actress Scarlett Johansson has demanded damages over a bestselling novel whose character, described in the book as being her double, amounts to the "illicit use of her name, fame and image."

Why You Should Avoid Bestsellers : If you read what everyone else reads, soon you'll start thinking like everyone else.

Kids Don't Read, Because Parents Don't : There is a cultural narrative about how electronic devices are pulling children away from books. But what are adults actually reading?

Cover Concepts for Books About Africa : Why the jacket art for every book set in Africa, or written by an African writer, is the same.


The Real-Life Hercule Poirot?: A retired British navy commander thinks he may have found the inspiration for Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot in a Belgian refugee and retired policeman named Jacques Hornais who lived near Christie's home in England.

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