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The Bookseller •

Samantha Harvey's Orbital leads Booker shortlist sales surge

Orbital by British author Samantha Harvey (Jonathan Cape) remains the sales leader among the six books shortlisted for the Booker Prize, shifting almost 29,000 copies this year. The winner of a prize worth £50,000—among a list dominated by the highest number of women in the prize’s 55-year history—will be announced tomorow night (12th November). Sales of Harvey’s novel, which follows six astronauts aboard the International Space Station as they orbit  Earth, increased 86% from the almost 3,500...
The Bookseller •

Hardback sales for bestselling authors down on previous release as readers 'wince' at higher cover prices

The volume of hardback books sold in the first week of publication by some of the bestselling authors is down compared to their previous titles, despite the fact that in some cases revenues have either remained flat or gone up marginally, analysis of Bookscan data reveals. Some within the publishing industry have put this trend down to the rising prices of hardbacks, leaving customers "wincing" at the tills.
Northeastern Global News •

US ambassador to UK encourages Northeastern’s Women Who Empower to speak their minds and ‘not be afraid’

LONDON — At the U.S. embassy in London there is a hall where portraits of the former ambassadors to the United Kingdom hang. “The hall is a stark reminder of the sex and race of historic ambassadors,” said Jane D. Hartley, who has been U.S. ambassador to the U.K. and Northern Ireland since 2022. Noting the one exception, she said, “If you go down that hall, it’s all white men.”
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