Anyone who's worked for a major book publisher in recent memory knows the energy that crackles through the office at 4:59 P.M. on Wednesday afternoons, right before the preview of next week's best seller list arrives from The New York Times. After months of pitching reviews, planning marketing campaigns, doing bookseller outreach, and begging for budget, this is the moment when you find out if it was enough to earn your author a spot on the best seller list. No one outside The New York Times knows exactly how its best sellers are calculated—and the list of theories is longer than the actual list of best sellers. In The New York Times' own words, "The weekly book lists are determined by sales numbers." But beyond these disclosures, the Times is not exactly forthcoming about how the sausage gets made.
Anyone who's worked for a major book publisher in recent memory knows the energy that crackles through the office at 4:59 P.M. on Wednesday afternoons, right before the preview of next week's best seller list arrives from The New York Times. After months of pitching reviews, planning marketing campaigns, doing bookseller outreach, and begging for budget, this is the moment when you find out if it was enough to earn your author a spot on the best seller list. No one outside The New York Times knows exactly how its best sellers are calculated—and the list of theories is longer than the actual list of best sellers. In The New York Times' own words, "The weekly book lists are determined by sales numbers." But beyond these disclosures, the Times is not exactly forthcoming about how the sausage gets made. |
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Gifts for him that he doesn't even know he wants, yet. |
| The major deal won't last long. |
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Sometimes, the people who boast most proudly of their unpredictability are actually as predictable as a Hallmark Channel holiday movie. Anybody who didn't see this move coming from a mile away needs to stay as far away from any poker table as is humanly possible. Sinema did not make a profound statement of principle here, she made her customary grab for the main chance. She can sprinkle glitter on it and call it a principled stand, but it's pure politics. |
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It's not too late! These bestsellers will still arrive in time. |
| The Giorgio Galli S1 is a cult classic—and it's about to take its final bow. |
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It's still very hard for me to picture certain parts of that day. But one thing I'll always remember is the look on their faces. Panic. It was horrifying. They were so close to me, and there was nothing I could do to help them. It would have been horrible losing just one of them, but all four—I just can't comprehend it sometimes. I always tried to be protective of Dave. As a kid, I let him bunk with me because he was scared of the dark. When he got his driver's license and would be out after curfew, I would tell him, "Just be careful. Just drive the speed limit so you don't get pulled over." And at camp when he went out, I'd nag him about having a designated driver. He was always like, "I've got it under control, Ben." |
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