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Best Sellers of the Week, Here and Elsewhere * – 12
Books of the Times (by Orville Prescott, first-time contributor) – 13-14
Notes on Books and Authors ** – 14
* Quarterly feature to follow evolution of American reading habits. “The Prodigal Woman,” and “The Robe,” are doing well this quarter in the fiction category. “See Here, Private Hargrove” and “They Were Expendable” make most of the general lists. Here are the earlier lists. They are near the end of the post in each case.
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** Random House has signed a contract with Richard Tregaskis for a book to be called “Guadalcanal Diary.” Tregaskis, a King Features representative, was in the party of first assault troops who landed on the island.
Even though the book is not finished you can still pre-order it on Amazon.
Book Section
Best Sellers of the Week, Here and Elsewhere * – 12
Books of the Times (by Orville Prescott, first-time contributor) – 13-14
Notes on Books and Authors ** – 14
* Quarterly feature to follow evolution of American reading habits. “The Prodigal Woman,” and “The Robe,” are doing well this quarter in the fiction category. “See Here, Private Hargrove” and “They Were Expendable” make most of the general lists. Here are the earlier lists. They are near the end of the post in each case.
8/17/42 Thread
5/18/42 Thread
2/16/42 Thread
11/17/41 Thread
8/18/41 Thread
5/19/41 Thread
2/17/41 Thread
11/18/40 Thread
8/19/40 Thread
5/13/40 Thread
2/19/40 Thread
10/23/39 Thread
** Random House has signed a contract with Richard Tregaskis for a book to be called “Guadalcanal Diary.” Tregaskis, a King Features representative, was in the party of first assault troops who landed on the island.
Even though the book is not finished you can still pre-order it on Amazon.