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Volume 265
Number 42
ISSN 0000-0019
October 15,
2018
F
EATURES
Great Gift Ideas
from Around
the Globe
23–108
Holiday Gift Guide
We’ve compiled lists of 2018 books for every interest and taste,
conveniently organized into categories to satisfy every bookish
appetite.
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Married to the Music
Maxine Gordon chronicles the life and career of her late husband,
jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon, in
Sophisticated Giant.
Biographic Coco
N
EWS
4
Stability Reigns at Frankfurt
The 2018 Frankfurt Book Fair, which wrapped up on October 14, had
a business-as-usual vibe.
9781781453124
Biographic Bowie
Biographic Kahlo
9781781453414
9781781453278
Check out all 20 BIOGRAPHIC titles
from
Ammonite Press
$14.95
6
Deals
PRH invests in a book by Will Smith, Knopf buys a new Christopher
Paolini collection, Viking lays out high six figures for a debut, LB
throws down for a French bestseller, and more.
8
Print Unit Sales Fall in Early October
In the week ended October 6, unit sales of print books were down
2.7% from the similar week last year, due mostly to a 14.2% drop
in sales of adult fiction.
10
Cooking in Iran
We talk with Mohammad and Najmieh Batmanglij, the husband-
and-wife team behind D.C.-based Mage Publishers, which produces
Persian cookbooks and other titles related to Iran.
Dress Up Meghan
$9.99
9781780555799
Michael O’Mara
December
Big Sister
$14.95
9781912374199
Orenda Books
Last Minute Rooms
in Bethlehem
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Search Histories of the Past
$13.95
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Boxtree
East by West
Simple Recipes for Ultimate
Mind-Body Balance
$36.95
9781509858125
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Contents
D
EPARTMENTS
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OLUMNS
19
Library News
The Winnetka Public Library near Chicago underwent a stunning
transformation; other libraries can, too.
140
Soapbox
by Dominique Raccah and the
LYB Steering Committee
The Love Your Bookstore campaign will champion the value of
bricks-and-mortar stores.
B
ESTSELLERS
Adult Hardcovers
15
Adult Paperbacks
16
Children’s
17
Apple Books
18
R
EVIEWS
Fiction
112
General Fiction
116
Poetry
119
Mystery/Thriller
122
SF/Fantasy/Horror
124
Romance/Erotica
126
Comics
Nonfiction
127
General Nonfiction
131
Lifestyle
Children’s
135
Picture Books
137
Fiction
139
Nonfiction
119
Q&A
with
E.S. Thomson
114
Boxed Review
Looker
129
Q&A
with
Sam Schwartz
136
Reviews Roundup
Artful children’s books
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