This week! Books!
It’s another busy week at Nathan Bransford Books LLC as I finish up some projects before the weekend, so just links today without commentary. I’m still booking new editing slots and consultations, so feel free to reach out!
Here come the best of the year lists:
- The 10 Best Books of 2023 – The New York Times
- The Best Books of 2023 – The New Yorker
- The 10 best books of 2023 – The Washington Post
- The 10 Best Books of 2023 – Wall Street Journal
- Best Books of 2023 – Amazon
Paul Lynch Wins Booker Prize for ‘Prophet Song’ – Alex Marshall, New York Times
When Your Own Book Gets Caught Up in the Censorship Wars – Robert Samuels, The New Yorker
Two New Solicitation Bewares: DiscoverPublishers.com and Reseller Ventures – Victoria Strauss, Writer Beware
The Forgotten History of the Chapter – Nicholas Dames, The Millions
South Korea’s City of Books – Chang W. Lee and Jin Yu Young, New York TImes
5 Trademarks of a Hayao Miyazaki Movie – Alyssa Miller, Screencraft
Is My Toddler a Stochastic Parrot? – Angie Wang, The New Yorker
Who Doesn’t Like Music? Nabokov, For Starters – Michael Faber, LitHub
This week in bestsellers
Here are the top five NY Times bestsellers in a few key categories. (All links are affiliate links):
Adult print and e-book fiction:
- Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- Inheritance by Nora Roberts
- Alex Cross Must Die by James Patterson
- The Exchange by John Grisham
Adult print and e-book nonfiction:
- The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
- Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
- Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
- My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand
- The Wager by David Grann
Young adult hardcover:
- Murtaugh by Christopher Paolini
- Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
- Powerless by Lauren Roberts
- Nightbane by Alex Aster
- The Way I Am Now by Amber Smith
Middle grade hardcover:
- The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs by America’s Test Kitchen Kids
- The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs by America’s Test Kitchen Kids
- Wings of Fire: A Guide to the Dragon World by Tui T. Sutherland
- The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro
- The Harry Potter Wizarding Almanac by J.K. Rowling
This week on the blog
In case you missed them, here are this week’s posts:
- Will you ever buy mostly e-books? (17th annual poll)
- Specificity, specificity, specificity (query critique)
Don’t forget that you can nominate your first page and query for a free critique on the blog:
And keep up with the discussion in all the places!
And finally:
700 Paintings, 45 Galleries: A Guide to the Met’s New European Wing
Have a great weekend!
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