Publishers Weekly - 02.03.2020

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DEPARTMENTS & COLUMNS

17 Books in Spanish

We highlight select March titles from Spanish-language publishers.

68 Soapbox by Mouza Al Shamsi

The director of an Arabic book prize argues that the time has come

for more Arabic works to be translated.

BESTSELLERS

● Adult Hardcovers 13 ● Adult Paperbacks 14

● Children’s 15 ● Apple Books 16

REVIEWS

Fiction

38 General Fiction

42 Mystery/Thriller

46 SF/Fantasy/Horror

48 Romance/Erotica

49 Comics

Nonfiction

51 General Nonfiction

57 Lifestyle

60 Religion/Spirituality

Children’s/YA

62 Picture Books

63 Fiction

66 Comics

66 Nonfiction

53

Q&A with

Zephyr Teachout

54

Q&A with

Loretta Lynn

66

Boxed Review

When Stars

Are Scattered

45

Boxed Review

The Nemesis Manifesto

40

Boxed Review

Tropic of Violence

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