Volume 266
Number 44
ISSN 0000-
November 4,
2019FEATURES
20 Well and Good
What does it mean to be healthy? New books propose a variety of
answers, and numerous ways to get there.
33 Disturbing the Peace
John Jennings and Damian Duffy have adapted Octavia Butler’s pre-
sciently dystopian novel Parable of the Sower into a graphic novel.
1–24 Books in Spanish
With India as the guest of honor, organizers expect a lively 2019
Guadalajara International Book Fair, which runs November 30–
December 8.
NEWS
4 Is Publishing Too Top-Heavy?
As megabestsellers command more of publishers’ marketing
budgets and retailers’ shelf space, breaking out the next crop of
hit makers has become a challenge.
6 Sales Up at the Close of October
Unit sales of print books rose 1.1% in the week ended October 26
over the comparable week last year, helped by strong sales in adult
nonfiction, where two big cookbooks debuted.
8 International Interest in SIBF Grows
The 2019 Sharjah International Book Fair kicked off October 29
with a three-day professional program, which focused on publishing
in Africa, among other topics.
10 Deals
Val Kilmer’s memoir lands at a Big Five house, Dead Man Walking
goes graphic, the screenwriter of The Jerk sells a thriller, and more.
11 ‘Flowers in the Attic’ Still in Bloom
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of V.C. Andrews’s
series-launching blockbuster this year, Gallery Books is planning a
social media campaign and a new trilogy by Andrew Neiderman, who
continued the series after Andrews’s death in 1986.
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