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This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Jan. 21, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan © 2023 NPD Group.

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HarperCollins, striking workers agree to federal mediation

HarperCollins Publishers and the union representing some 250 striking employees have agreed to enter into federal mediation, the first sign of a possible settlement since the work stoppage began in early November

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson rakes in half a million pounds for book on his disastrous time as PM

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has earned £510,000 as an advance for an upcoming book on his time in power after signing a deal with publisher Harper Collins

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Heidi Stevens: Envy, love, loneliness. ‘B.F.F.’ looks at the unexplored parts of friendship.

Christie Tate opens her new memoir, “B.F.F.,” at a memorial service.

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1619 on TV: "Justice requires repair"

The Pulitzer Prize winner talks about the ways the TV adaptation of this impactful work democratizes access

Salon

A free spirit and a fearless artist: Colette at 150

A century and a half after her birth, Colette remains an icon: a bestselling author, a music hall star, a mime artist and, eventually, an elder stateswoman of French literature. We discuss her extraordinary trajectory with author Emmanuelle Lambert, whose book "Sidonie Gabrielle Colette" takes us through the many faces…

France 24

Mrs Hinch 'unrecognisable' as she issues 'honest' family update

The mum-of-two has sent an emotional statement to clear up speculation

Liverpool Echo

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This week's bestselling books

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias.

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Prince Harry: early leaks came from a Spanish translation, causing confusion about what was really said

Eight days before Prince Harry’s memoir Spare hit shelves elsewhere, copies went on sale prematurely in Spain.

The Conversation

Prince Harry's kill count revelation could spark important discussions about war's effects on soldiers

When Prince Harry revealed in his new book, “Spare,” that he killed 25 Taliban fighters as an Apache helicopter pilot, he compared their deaths to “chess pieces removed from the board.” His comments have drawn ire from critics, such as Anas Haqqani, a member of the Haqqani Network, which is…

The Conversation

Schiff calls Mike Pompeo ‘failed Trump lackey’ after classified records claim

Democratic congressman pushes back after former CIA chief and secretary of state accuses him of leaking classified information

The Guardian - US

Mrs Hinch to visit Glasgow shopping centre as cleaning guru promotes new book

Fans can get tickets to go and see the Instagram star and cleaning icon at Silverburn Shopping Centre, with the opportunity to get a signed book and a cheeky pic.

Glasgow Live

The Holocaust: remembering the powerful acts of 'ordinary people'

“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there,” the British author LP Hartley once wrote, hinting at the mystique of history – the idea that people in the past were somehow different to us in the 21st century.

The Conversation

The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett review – on the trail of a cult

The author of The Appeal compiles a dossier of evidence with dramatic results in this dark tale of Satanic rituals

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Robin Abcarian: Two universities that tried to squelch academic freedom have backtracked. Here's hoping that's a trend

I thought my mind was playing tricks on me when I first read that Kenneth Roth, who led Human Rights Watch for three decades, had been disinvited to a fellowship at Harvard Kennedy School's Carr Center for Human Rights.

Daily Record

Dumfries and Galloway poet set to launch landmark collection of Scots poems

Stuart A Paterson will introduce his book Wheen in the film theatre at the Robert Burns Centre

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pompeo Lauds Saudi Crown Prince as 'Historic Figure on World Stage'

The former US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, came out with a new memoir, which attracted much attention in the US political circles and the local and foreign media. The book "Never Give an Inch – fighting for the America I Love" provides information about various issues, including the CIA…

The Guardian - UK

The World and All That It Holds by Aleksandar Hemon review – an engrossing epic

Opening in Sarajevo as the first world war is triggered, this magnificent globe‑trotting, century-spanning novel mingles fact with the fabulous

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Victor Navasky, the New York Times and a key moment in gay history

The great editor, who died this week, prompted one of the most important pieces ever published about homosexuality

Financial Times

What the poet, playboy and prophet of bubbles can still teach us

Charles Mackay was wrong about a lot, but his wild life and times hold many lessons

Wales Online

Jane Austen memes have ‘become a cult of their own’ – study

Pride and Prejudice author composed books that effectively contained memes centuries before the concept existed

The Guardian - US

Infinity Pool review – a holiday turns hellish in full-on thriller

Brandon Cronenberg continues following in his father David’s footsteps with a violent eye-opener about extreme hedonism

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Schools in Florida's Pinellas County remove book by prize-winning author Toni Morrison

Pinellas County high school students no longer will have access to Toni Morrison’s first book, “The Bluest Eye,” in their classrooms or libraries.

Belfast Live

Co Down schoolboy writes and publishes his first children's book at the age of seven

Talented Elijah is already planning a second book

Daily Mirror

Book thief escapes $1,600 fine despite returning to library 44 YEARS late

An employee of the city’s water department took out Chilton's Auto Repair Manual 1954-1963 from Abilene Public Library in Texas, US, in 1979, but never returned the item

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