![]() ![]() HarperCollins is owned by News Corp., which also owns The Post. HarperCollins had originally put 2 million copies in print - but went back to print an additional 1.3 million copies, bringing the total to 3.3 million. We are thrilled to see readers respond to this historic new work from an iconic author like Harper Lee.”īoth Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million said on July 14, when the book hit store shelves, that “Watchman” was the best-selling adult novel in their respective chains’ history. “Bringing this book to market has been an amazing effort by thousands of people - from our publishing teams to booksellers large and small. “First week sales of ‘Go Set a Watchman’ far exceeded our expectations,” Brian Murray, president and CEO of HarperCollins Publishing, said in a statement. The robust sales come despite mixed reviews and a controversial route to publication - 54 years after “Mockingbird” won a Pulitzer Prize and became one of the bestselling books ever published. The figure includes print, digital and audio editions of the book. It marks the highest first-week sales in the company’s history, the publisher said. ![]() “Go Set a Watchman,” the sequel to Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” sold 1.1 million copies in its first week, publisher HarperCollins said Monday morning. 'Mockingbird' star defends Harper Lee's sequel The story behind Harper Lee's lost true-crime novel Writings of Harper Lee's dad reveal Atticus Finch's conflict ![]() 'To Kill a Mockingbird' author Harper Lee dies at age 89 ![]()
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![]() 1926 - The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is administered for the first time.This becomes common practice, leading to controversy when some adoptees are unable to determine the identity of their birth parents. 1917 - Minnesota becomes the first state to seal adoption records.The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 eventually regulates the practice at a federal level. 1904 - The National Child Labor Committee is founded to advocate against child labor, commissioning Lewis Hine as a photographer.A much greater number are working when family farms are included in the total. 1880 - An estimated 25% of children under 15 years are employed in manufacturing and other jobs.Set in the 1840s, it soon becomes a classic of American literature. ![]()
![]() ![]() Schelling said the new series is set 20 years after the events described in Seven Realms and introduces readers to “a new generation of teen characters who grapple with old enemies, new betrayals, and unprecedented magical threats.” Book one in the series is set for fall 2015. Abby Ranger at HC took world English rights from Christopher Schelling at Selectric Artists. The series follows two teens, on opposing sides of a war, as they, per Morgen, “rise to become leaders in their respective kingdoms while falling in love with each other.”Ĭinda Williams Chima, author of the bestselling fantasy series Seven Realms (Disney-Hyperion), signed a four-book deal with HarperCollins to launch a currently untitled new series. The first installment, Ruined, is set for summer 2016. ![]() Tintera, who will be penning a YA fantasy trilogy, was represented by Emmanuelle Morgen at Stonesong, who sold North American rights. Amy Tintera ( Reboot and Rebel) closed a three-book, six figure deal with Jennifer Klonsky and Emilia Rhodes at HarperTeen. ![]() |