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Trade book sales were strong in September, with the Association of American Publishers reporting $947 million in sales from participating publishers — a 10 percent increase. Both adult and children’s books grew in the month. In adult books, sales were up 11.3 percent to $662.5 million, with $359 million in fiction (up 15.4 percent) and $303 in nonfiction (up 6.8 percent). Print books led the growth, with hardcovers up 18.3 percent to $285 million and paperbacks up 17.3 percent to $201 million. Digital audio fell 3.5 percent to $76 million and ebooks fell 8 percent to $73 million. Children’s and …
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Four-time Emmy-winning actress, producer, and LGBTQ+ advocate Laverne Cox's TRANSCENDENT: A MEMOIR, sharing the author's journey as a transgender woman in Hollywood, confronting childhood trauma, shame, gender identity, her transition, body image issues, her search for romantic love, deep-seated feelings of unworthiness, and ultimately, healing, to Natasha Simons at Gallery, for publication in June 2026, by Michael Johnston and Cait Hoyt at CAA.
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