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NEWSTHE WOMENKristin Hannah #1 Hardcover Fiction, #1 overall “Hannah’s emotionally charged page-turner centers on a young nurse whose life is changed by the Vietnam War,” according to our review. “Fans of women’s historicals will enjoy this magnetic wartime story.”IF ONLY I HAD TOLD HERLaura Nowlin #1 Children’s Fiction, #2 overall This is a companion novel to Nowlin’s 2013 debut, the YA romance If He Had Been with Me, Me which went from modest backlist seller to BookTok phenomenon a decade after its release. The 2019 trade paper edition has sold more than 883K print copies.PHOTO (COLOR)PHOTO (COLOR) [Extracted from the article]

NEWSAfter a string of STEM rom-coms beginning with 2021’s The Love Hypothesis, followed by an advance into YA with Check & Mate, Ali Hazelwood makes another shift with Bride, a “funny and thoughtful urban fantasy romance,” per our review. “It’s a new subgenre for Hazelwood, and she navigates it well, slowly teasing out the sweet and spicy supernatural romance.” It’s #3 on our hardcover fiction list (#5 in the country) and #5 on our trade paper list. Together, the two formats sold nearly 51K print copies, marking Hazelwood’s best debut week to date.PHOTO (COLOR) [Extracted from the article]

Announces that in February, Black History Month, the University of California Press will release `Call to Serve,' the first of 14 volumes of `The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr.' Proposed publication over the next 20 years; The project's beginning in 1984 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, in Atlanta; Others involved; Special direct-marketing push to libraries and public schools; More.

Describes how Ecological Fibers, a Lunenberg, Mass., vendor of book-material products and its sister plant, Narragansett Coated Papers, Pawtucket, R.I., are introducing and producing acid-free products for the publishing industry. A cut-to- order-company which eliminates waste and reduces product cost; Examples of acid-free products; Advantages of water-based technology; Other companies that produce alkaline paper.

The article presents an interview with Kate Edwards, executive director of the ACP at Canada's organization for domestic presses. Topics include paper shortages and rising production costs, competition for press time, and ongoing supply chain disruptions; and focusing on other areas of the business or association priorities like advocacy.

Discusses the impact of increasing book paper prices on the book publishing industry in the United States. Reports from Rob Gallen, editor of the `Pulp & Paper Week' periodical; Elasticity of demand for book paper; Views from industry officials. INSET: The year of merging hopefully..

The article discusses efforts by the paper supplier Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) to retain customers from the children's book and toy industries after announcing that it would no longer use paper from endangered rainforests in Indonesia in response to criticism from environmental advocates. APP attended the International Toy Fair Show in New York in February 2013 and promised to comply with High Conservation Value Forest (HCVF) and sustainable procurement values.

The article presents an interview with Nicholas A. Basbanes, the author of the book "On Paper: The Everything of Its Two-Thousand-Year History." Topics include currency in Zimbabwe, paper making, and Basbanes' desire to preserve the U.S. Declaration of Independence and a first folio by William Shakespeare.

The article informs that children's book buyers are facing supply chain disruptions as shortage of papers cause printing delays, along with increased shipping costs and other delivery issues. Meghan Goel, children's book buyer at BookPeople in Austin, Texas, ordered more books last fall than ever before as children's inventory is a spike in online preorders that began at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. INSET: Supply Chain Issues Hit Sidelines, Too.

A chart listing the best-selling children's books sold from July 6th through July 12, 2015 is presented, which includes the book "Paper Towns," written by John Green, the book "Your Baby's First Word Will Be Dada," written by Jimmy Fallon, and the book "The Giver," by Lois Lowry.

The article lists the top ten overall book sales for the week of July 20, 2015, including the book "Grey," written by E.L. James, the book "Paper Towns (movie tie-in)," written by John Green and the book "All the Light We Cannot See," written by Anthony Doerr.

The section presents charts of the best selling children's books by category in the U.S. for the week ended July 5, 2015, including "Paper Towns" by John Green, "First 100 Words" by Roger Priddy, and "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle.

The article presents a chart which displays the top 10 overall best selling fiction and nonfiction books for the week of June 22-28, 2015, which include "Paper Towns" by John Green, "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins, and "The Isle of the Lost" by Melissa de la Cruz.

A chart of the top 10 best selling books in the U.S. during the week from June 8 to 14, 2015 is presented, including "Paper Towns" by John Green, "Finders Keepers" by Stephen King, and "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins.

Charts are presented that show the top 25 best selling children's books by category in the U.S. for the period May 25-31, 2015, including "Paper Towns," by John Green in the frontlist fiction category and "Peanut Butter & Cupcake," by Terry Border in the picture book category.

The article presents information on film adaptations of the books "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" by Jesse Andrews and "Paper Towns" by John Green and related book sales.

Reports on the publishing industry's enthusiasm for the use of recycled paper. Publishers' fear of process complications; End-user demand for recycled fiber content for hardbound books; Study by Jaakko Poyry Consulting showing that use of recycled paper in book publishing is not popular; Optimism in use of acid-free, permanent paper.