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This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

  • Publishers Weekly, Tribune News Service

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, March 21, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2026 Circana. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 20…

In 2013, Chicago Public Schools tried to ban a book. It didn’t go well. A new graphic novel tells the tale

In 2013, Chicago Public Schools tried to ban a book. It didn’t go well. A new graphic novel tells the tale

  • Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune

CHICAGO — Thirteen years ago, at Lane Tech College Prep High School on Addison Street, a school administrator approached an English teacher and told her that he needed all of her copies of “Persepolis,” the widely beloved, best-selling 2000 graphic novel from Marjane Satrapi about her childh…

Review: Tayari Jones’ follow-up to blockbuster ‘American Marriage’ is ‘Kin’

Review: Tayari Jones’ follow-up to blockbuster ‘American Marriage’ is ‘Kin’

  • Chris Hewitt, The Minnesota Star Tribune

When a character refers to the dual narrators of “Kin” as “crib sisters,” he’s immediately informed that the correct term is “cradle,” not “crib.” There’s a reason for that distinction, I think. “Cradle” is the key word, as in “cradle to grave.” Vernice and Annie grew up in a small Louisiana…

This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

  • Publishers Weekly, Tribune News Service

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, March 14, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2026 Circana. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 20…

‘Eradication’ author Jonathan Miles opened for the Rolling Stones

‘Eradication’ author Jonathan Miles opened for the Rolling Stones

  • Erik Pedersen, The Orange County Register

Jonathan Miles, author of the novels “Dear American Airlines” and “Want Not,” has just published “Eradication: A Fable.” As well as fiction, Miles has published essays, journalism and other nonfiction in The New York Times and toured as a musician in Jon Batiste’s band in 2024. Here, he take…

12 novels and nonfiction books to read and add to your TBR for spring

12 novels and nonfiction books to read and add to your TBR for spring

  • Erik Pedersen, The Orange County Register

These are challenging times by any metric, but here’s something that’s also true: 2026 is shaping up to be a great year for books. Some of our most talented writers are delivering novels, nonfiction and poetry in the coming months. If you want to lose yourself in a good book or just take a b…

‘The Copywriter’ author Daniel Poppick composed text for a queen

‘The Copywriter’ author Daniel Poppick composed text for a queen

  • Erik Pedersen, The Orange County Register

Daniel Poppick has published two collections of poetry, the National Poetry Series-winning “Fear of Description” and “The Police.” “The Copywriter,” his debut novel, was published recently. Q. Please tell readers about your new book, “The Copywriter.” “The Copywriter” is a novel about poets …

12 novels and nonfiction books to read and add to your TBR for spring

12 novels and nonfiction books to read and add to your TBR for spring

    These are challenging times by any metric, but here’s something that’s also true: 2026 is shaping up to be a great year for books. Some of our most talented writers are delivering novels, nonfiction and poetry in the coming months. If you want to lose yourself in a good book or just take a break from whatever it is you need a break from, rest easy knowing that there is a stellar lineup of ...

    ‘The Copywriter’ author Daniel Poppick composed text for a queen

    ‘The Copywriter’ author Daniel Poppick composed text for a queen

      Daniel Poppick has published two collections of poetry, the National Poetry Series-winning “Fear of Description” and “The Police.” “The Copywriter,” his debut novel, was published recently. Q. Please tell readers about your new book, “The Copywriter.” “The Copywriter” is a novel about poets in the workplace. There’s a misconception that poets are people who just float around on a cloud attuned ...

      Eating ice cream and paths to a healthy, fulfilling life, according to Ezekiel Emanuel

      Eating ice cream and paths to a healthy, fulfilling life, according to Ezekiel Emanuel

        PHILADELPHIA — University of Pennsylvania health expert Ezekiel Emanuel’s casual conversations often evolve into impromptu medical consultations. People ask Emanuel — an oncologist, bioethicist, and health policy scholar who helped write the Affordable Care Act — how to live healthier. He said that “incessant asking” inspired him at a time when both information and misinformation are booming ...

        Lizzo writes a children’s book and, of course, it’s about a flute

        Lizzo writes a children’s book and, of course, it’s about a flute

          MINNEAPOLIS — Singer, rapper, flutist, dancer, actor, reality TV star. Lizzo will add another title to her resume — author. The Minneapolis-launched multihyphenate will publish “Lil Lizzo Meets Sasha B. Flootin’,” a children’s book in September via Simon & Schuster. Of course, there’s a flute involved. What else would you expect from Lizzo? The book tells the story of a little girl who just ...

          This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

            Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, March 7, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2026 Circana. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2026, PWxyz LLC.) HARDCOVER FICTION 1. The Correspondent. Virginia Evans. Crown 2. Dire Bound. Sable ...

            This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

            This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

              Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, March 7, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2026 Circana. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2026, PWxyz LLC.) HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "The Correspondent: A Novel" by Virginia Evans (Crown) Last week: 2 ...

              How book publisher The Folio Society remade itself for the 21st century

                On a recent afternoon, I met up for coffee with The Folio Society CEO Joanna Reynolds and Publishing Director Tom Walker. The duo was on a quick trip to the U.S., a market that now accounts for more than half of the U.K. publisher’s business. It wasn’t always that way. When the London-based Folio Society began in 1947, it was a subscription service with very particular old-school rules – you ...

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