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Top 10 Books | Top Selling Books | Nielsen

Top 10 Book Sales - Adult Fiction
October 1, 2012 - October 7, 2012
RankTitleAuthorPublisherPublication Date
1The Casual Vacancy (Hardcover)J. K. Rowling Little Brown And Company 01-Sep-2012
2Fifty Shades Of Grey (Trade Paperback)E. L. James Vintage Books 01-Apr-2012
3Fifty Shades Darker (Trade Paperback)E. L. James Vintage Books 01-Apr-2012
4Fifty Shades Freed (Trade Paperback)E. L. James Vintage Books 01-Apr-2012
5Mad River (Hardcover)John Sandford Putnam Adult 01-Oct-2012
6Winter Of The World (Hardcover)Ken Follett Dutton Books 01-Sep-2012
7Shock Wave (Mass Market Paperback)John Sandford Berkley 01-Oct-2012
8Gone Girl (Hardcover)Gillian Flynn Crown Publishing Group (Ny) 01-Jun-2012
9Victims (Mass Market Paperback)Jonathan Kellerman Ballantine Books 01-Sep-2012
10Micro (Mass Market Paperback)Michael Crichton Harper 01-Sep-2012
Source: Nielsen BookScan. Data does not include sales from Wal-Mart or libraries.

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November Avon Impulse Call for Manuscript Submissions

 
THE BABY IS A SECRET!
How could he not know? After all, he’s the father of a child…but he doesn’t, because it’s been kept a secret from him—sometimes for years. Now it’s your chance to put your own twist on the ever-popular, ever-perplexing ‘secret baby story. We’re looking for short contemporary novellas, 20-25,000 words that will convince us that a baby really can be kept a secret!
Details:
  • 20,000 – 25,000 words
  • Sensuality level: from Moderate to super-sexy
  • Contemporary
  • Must be received by November 15th
NOTE FOR WRITERS - Get information and reading recommendations for this trope by RT Book review. Do your homework before you write. http://www.rtbookreviews.com/content/theme-secret-babies  SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE by Rachel Gibson, Avon Author is a wonderful introduction or review of this trope. Look at Goal-Conflit-Disaster AND plot lines in this review.
Send submissions through our form at www.avonimpulse.com. Please refer to this submission in the “In Reference To” box on the submission form.
TEXAS WEDDINGS!
We’re inviting you to the wedding of a big, bold Texas man—one of your own creation—and the one woman on earth who can tame him. How you get them to the altar is up to you. Just make certain there’s plenty of romance along the way. These can be full length novels or 20-25,000 word novellas. And if you have a series in mind, now is the time to tell us!
Details:
  • 20,000-25,000 words or full length
  • Sensuality level: from Moderate to super-sexy
  • Contemporary
  • Must be received by February 1, 2013
Send submissions through our form at www.avonimpulse.com. Please refer to this submission in the “In Reference To” box on the submission form.
 
 
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The Nobel Prize in Literature 2012

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2012
October 11, 2012 Press release by the Nobel Prize committee: "The Nobel Prize in Literature 2012 Mo Yan. The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2012 is awarded to the Chinese writer Mo Yan
'who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary'. "

Mo Yan

Guan Moye, wa Yo Man, work has been compared to the complex world building abilities of William Faulkner and Gabriel García Márquez in his ability to weave fantasy and reality as well as social perspective with history.  Mr. Moye provided a new voice in traditional Chinese literature. He began writing short stories in 1976 gaining notice in the 80's with his writing depicting the turbulent existence for Chinese farmers.  at the same time finding a departure point in old Chinese literature and in oral tradition.
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My recommendation for the holidays!

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