This Week from NEIBA Happy Holidays · 2018-12-19 · My first December as a sales rep was...
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From: New England Independent Booksellers Association [email protected] Subject: This Week from NEIBA: Happy Holidays! Date: December 19, 2018 at 1:41 PM To: [email protected] NEIBA News December 19, 2018 www.newenglandbooks.org Happy Holidays! Notes From the NEIBA Advisory Council By Megan Sullivan, Penguin Adult Sales Rep, Somerville, MA What do Sales Reps do in December? My first December as a sales rep was completely unnerving. For more than a decade, I’d spent
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From: New England Independent Booksellers Association [email protected]: This Week from NEIBA: Happy Holidays!
Date: December 19, 2018 at 1:41 PMTo: [email protected]
NEIBA NewsDecember 19, 2018
www.newenglandbooks.org
Happy Holidays!
Notes From the NEIBA Advisory CouncilBy Megan Sullivan, Penguin Adult Sales Rep, Somerville, MA
What do Sales Reps do in December?My first December as a sales rep was completely unnerving. For more than a decade, I’d spent
My first December as a sales rep was completely unnerving. For more than a decade, I’d spentevery December working the holiday rush at Harvard Book Store, finding books for customers,wrapping books for customers, telling customers that the book that just came out last month isnot in paperback yet, scrambling to get the hot title of the moment from publishers orwholesalers, finding POs in the basement, and restocking shelves. But once I became a salesrep, December rolled around and I only had one appointment, early in the month. Then, it wasmostly silence: all my accounts were too busy selling to talk to me. It was so strange!
So what do reps who aren’t on the road do in December? Penguin Random House has threeseasons, so I’ve been working on Edelweiss markups for the next season (Summer 2019). ButI can’t do that all day—it can get very tedious. I visit bookstores in the area, I browse, I shopfor gifts at all the bookstores, and buy books I’ve been wanting to read all year. During the restof the year, I don’t have much opportunity to read outside my own house, so in December I tryto read all the non-Penguin books I can. Yesterday I popped into Porter Square Books where it was bustling in the middle of the day.They have a really nice table full of all of the staff’s recommendations (below left). Today Iwent to Harvard Book Store, also full of customers, and browsed their tables and shelves(below right). So many books to read and it’s wonderful to see so many people shoppinglocally!My plans for the rest of the month include cleaning out my galleys to prepare for the nextseason, finalizing markups, visiting more stores, and reading as much as I can. Happy holidaysto everyone, and I hope you all are busy with customers.
CongratulationsNEIBA bookseller winners of a 2018 Patterson Holiday Bonus!
Alice Ahn, Water Street Bookstore (Exeter, NH)Claire Benedict, Bear Pond Books (Montpelier, VT)
Caleb Bollenbacher, Porter Square Books (Cambridge, MA)Clea Boone, Everyone's Books (Brattleboro, VT)William Carl, An Unlikely Story (Plainville, MA)
Josh Caudil, Belmont Books (Belmont, MA)Josh Christie, Print: A Book Store (Portland, ME)
Nichole Cousins, White Birch Books (North Conway, NH)Lori Dalesio, Brown University Bookstore (Providence, RI)
Linda Devlin, Linda's Story Time (Monroe, CT)
Linda Devlin, Linda's Story Time (Monroe, CT)Mandy Dorso, RJ Julia Booksellers (Madison, CT)Michele Eaton, Barrington Books (Barrington, RI)Sandy Eaton, Gibson's Bookstore (Concord, NH)
Katherine Fergason, Harvard Book Store (Cambridge, MA)Kinsey Foreman, Odyssey Bookshop (South Hadley, MA)
Jacob Fricke, Hello Hello Books (Rockland, ME)Sarah Galvin, The Bookstore Plus (Lake Placid NY)
Ari Gersen, Longfellow Books (Portland, ME)Clarissa Hadge, Trident Booksellers & Café, The Silver Unicorn Bookstore (Boston, MA)
Laura Heaberlin, The Flying Pig Bookstore (Shelburne, VT)Sara Hines, Eight Cousins (Falmouth, MA)
Julia Hobart, The Bookloft (Great Barrington, MA)John Hugo, The Book Rack (Newburyport, MA)Steve Hutchinson, Byrd's Books (Bethel, CT)
Megan Keefe, Andover Bookstore (Andover, MA)Jenny Lyons, Vermont Book Shop (Middlebury, VT)
Roxie Mack, Broadside Bookshop (Northampton, MA)Donna McDermid, Phoenix Books (Essex Junction, VT)
Fran Elise Mermelstein, New England Mobile Book Fair (Newton, MA)Kari Meutsch, Yankee Bookshop (Woodstock, VT)
Kathleen Millard, Elm Street Books (New Canaan, CT)Jo-Ellen (Joey) Mitchell, Storybook Cove (Hanover, MA)Jessica Mullins, World Eye Bookshop (Greenfield, MA)
John Netzer, Concord Bookshop (Concord, MA)Karen Opper, That Book Store (Wethersfield, CT)
Nicola Orichuia, I AM Books (Boston, MA)Rachel Person, Northshire Bookstore (Saratoga Springs, NY)Mica Peruzzi, Sherman's Books & Stationary (Bar Harbor, ME)
Kathryn Price, Norwich Bookstore (Norwich, VT)Michael Ramsey, R.J. Julia Wesleyan (Middletown, CT)
Nicole Reiss, Brattle Book Shop (Boston, MA)Abby Rice, The Briar Patch (Bangor, ME)
Ellen Richmond, Children's Book Cellar (Waterville, ME)Thomas Roberge, Riffraff (Providence, RI)
Alex Schaffner, Brookline Booksmith (Brookline, MA)Susan Schlesinger, Books On the Square (Providence, RI)
Sandy Scott, The Galaxy Bookshop (Hardwick, VT)Therese Stanford, Oblong Books & Music (Millerton, NY)
Meg Wasmer, Cabot Street Books (Beverly, MA)Brian Woodbury ,Toadstool Bookshop (Milford, NH)
Alison Wyman, Northshire Bookstore (Manchester, VT)Fran Ziegler, Titcomb's Books (Sandwich, MA)
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NEIBA Best Sellers
for the week endedSunday December 16, 2018
Based on reporting from the independent booksellers ofNEIBA and IndieBound
HARDCOVER FICTION1. UnshelteredBarbara Kingsolver, Harper, $29.99, 97800626845612. Kingdom of the BlindLouise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 97812500662063. There ThereTommy Orange, Knopf, $25.95, 97805255203754. The ReckoningJohn Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 97803855441535. Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens, Putnam, $26, 97807352190906. Fire & BloodGeorge R.R. Martin, Doug Wheatley (Illus.), Bantam, $35, 97815247962807. Nine Perfect StrangersLiane Moriarty, Flatiron Books, $28.99, 97812500698258. The Travelling Cat ChroniclesHiro Arikawa, Berkley, $20, 97804514913369. The Witch ElmTana French, Viking, $28, 978073522462910. TranscriptionKate Atkinson, Little Brown, $28, 978031617663711. The OverstoryRichard Powers, Norton, $27.95, 978039363552212. The FriendSigrid Nunez, Riverhead, $25, 978073521944113. Circe NewMadeline Miller, Little Brown, $27, 978031655634714. Warlight NewMichael Ondaatje, Knopf, $26.95, 978052552119815. Washington BlackEsi Edugyan, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525521426
HARDCOVER NONFICTION1. BecomingMichelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 97815247631382. EducatedTara Westover, Random House, $28, 97803995905043. How to Be a Good CreatureSy Montgomery, Rebecca Green (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $20, 97805449383284. Leadership: In Turbulent TimesDoris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $30, 97814767959285. The Point of It All: A Lifetime of Great Loves and EndeavorsCharles Krauthammer, Crown Forum, $28, 97819848254836. The Fifth RiskMichael Lewis, Norton, $26.95, 97813240026427. Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & YouLin-Manuel Miranda, Jonny Sun (Illus.), Random House, $22, 97819848542788. Cook Like a Pro
8. Cook Like a ProIna Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 97808041870469. In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at YorktownNathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $30, 978052542676910. These Truths: A History of the United StatesJill Lepore, Norton, $39.95, 978039363524911. Almost EverythingAnne Lamott, Riverhead, $20, 978052553744112. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good CookingSamin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35, 978147675383613. The Library BookSusan Orlean, S&S, $28, 978147674018814. Brief Answers to the Big QuestionsStephen Hawking, Bantam, $25, 978198481919215. Ottolenghi Simple: A Cookbook NewYotam Ottolenghi, Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781607749165
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION1. MilkmanAnna Burns, Graywolf Press, $16, 97816444500002. The Tattooist of AuschwitzHeather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 97800627971553. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely FineGail Honeyman, Penguin, $16, 97807352206904. LessAndrew Sean Greer, Back Bay, $15.99, 97803163161325. The Best American Short Stories 2018Roxane Gay, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 97805445829416. PachinkoMin Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.99, 97814555639207. My Brilliant FriendElena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17, 97816094550648. The Perfect NannyLeila Slimani, Penguin, $16, 97801431321729. Crazy Rich AsiansKevin Kwan, Anchor, $16, 978052556376110. Hope Never DiesAndrew Shaffer, Quirk Books, $14.99, 978168369039911. Alternate SideAnna Quindlen, Random House, $17, 978052550987512. Beartown NewFredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $17, 978150116077613. AsymmetryLisa Halliday, S&S, $16, 978150116678514. In the Midst of Winter NewIsabel Allende, Atria, $17, 978150117814615. The Wife Between UsGreer Hendricks, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250130945
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION1. SapiensYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 97800623161102. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2019Old Farmer's Almanac, $7.95, 97815719877303. Killers of the Flower MoonDavid Grann, Vintage, $16.95, 97803077424834. My Own WordsRuth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18, 9781501145254
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18, 97815011452545. Code GirlsLiza Mundy, Hachette, $16.99, 97803163525436. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2019 NewSarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $14.99, 97816005722277. The Great Halifax ExplosionJohn U. Bacon, Morrow, $17.99, 97800626665438. Leonardo da VinciWalter Isaacson, S&S, $22, 97815011391619. Ruth Bader Ginsburg: In Her Own Words NewHelena Hunt (Ed.), Agate B2, $11.95, 978157284249610. Hillbilly Elegy NewJ.D. Vance, Harper, $16.99, 978006230055311. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2018 NewSam Kean, Tim Folger (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 978132898780812. Homo DeusYuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 978006246434713. GrantRon Chernow, Penguin, $22, 978014311063714. Red Notice NewBill Browder, S&S, $16, 978147675574815. Beautiful BoyDavid Sheff, Eamon Dolan/Mariner Books, $16.99, 9781328974716
MASS MARKET1. DuneFrank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 97804411727192. The Name of the Wind NewPatrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 97807564047413. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy NewDouglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 97803453918034. To Kill a Mockingbird NewHarper Lee, Grand Central, $9.99, 97814555389665. The Left Hand of DarknessUrsula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 97804414781256. Good OmensNeil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, HarperTorch, $7.99, 97800608539837. 1984George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 97804515249358. A Game of ThronesGeorge R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 97805535937169. The Diary of a Young Girl NewAnne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 978055357712910. OutlanderDiana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED1. The Snowy NapJan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 97803991707372. The Polar ExpressChris Van Allsburg, HMH Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 97805445801453. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningRobert Frost, Susan Jeffers (Illus.), Dutton, $16.99, 97805254673424. The Snowy DayEzra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 97806700127015. The Wonky DonkeyCraig Smith, Katz Cowley (Illus.), Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545261241
Craig Smith, Katz Cowley (Illus.), Scholastic, $7.99, 97805452612416. How the Grinch Stole ChristmasDr. Seuss, Random House, $16.99, 97803948007907. Santa BruceRyan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 97814847829038. Construction Site on Christmas NightSherri Duskey Rinker, A.G. Ford (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $16.99, 97814521391119. Goodnight MoonMargaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 978069400361710. The MittenJan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $7.99, 9780399231094
CHILDREN'S INTEREST1. The Hate U GiveAngie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 97800628713502. The Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous KidDylan Thuras, Rosemary Mosco, Joy Ang (Illus.), Workman, $19.95, 97815235035443. Bridge of ClayMarkus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $26, 97819848301594. Dear Evan HansenVal Emmich, et al., Poppy, $18.99, 97803164202355. Louisiana's Way HomeKate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $16.99, 97807636946306. Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters: The Questioneers Book #1Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Harry N. Abrams, $12.99, 97814197336047. Mac Undercover (Mac B., Kid Spy #1) NewMac Barnett, Mike Lowery (Illus.), Orchard Books, $12.99, 97813381435918. Children of Blood and BoneTomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $18.99, 97812501709729. The Poet X NewElizabeth Acevedo, HarperTeen, $17.99, 978006266280410. The One and Only Ivan NewKatherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780061992278
CHILDREN'S SERIES TITLES1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The MeltdownJeff Kinney, Abrams, $13.95, 97814197274362. Dog Man: Lord of the FleasDav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 97805459351733. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay (HarryPotter)J.K. Rowling, MinaLima (Illus.), Arthur A. Levine Books, $24.99, 97813382638934. Dog ManDav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 97805455816085. The Princess in BlackShannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick, $6.99, 97807636788836. The Stonekeeper (Amulet, #1) NewKazu Kibuishi, Graphix, $12.99, 97804398468137. The Bad Guys (The Bad Guys, #1) NewAaron Blabey, Aaron Blabey (Illus.), Scholastic, $5.99, 97805459124028. The Tales of Beedle the Bard: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter) NewJ.K. Rowling, Lisbeth Zwerger (Illus.), Arthur A. Levine Books, $34.99, 97813382621869. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) NewRick Riordan, Hyperion, $7.99, 978142313494710. Dog Man UnleashedDav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545935203
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