

Also producing: the book’s author Lani Sarem, an actress with a few credits to her name, and Chris Kenner, magician David Copperfield’s executive producer. Adding fuel to this fire, Geeknation, Handbook’s publisher, recently got a writeup in the The Hollywood Reporter, which mentions that American Pie (yes, someone from that franchise is involved) actor Thomas Ian Nicholas is attached to produce and potentially star in an adaptation of the Handbook for Mortals franchise. If the book topped the best-sellers list, the thinking goes, it would be more likely to sell a film adaptation. One of those orders apparently came from someone who claimed to be making an adaptation of the book. (they asked for their name to be redacted) /WkzUynUwsB- Phil Stamper 🚀🏳️🌈 August 24, 2017 Several booksellers anonymously said that they had received calls from people asking if they reported sales to the Times and then placing bulk orders for Handbook. To that end, Pajiba has compiled a fascinating investigation into Handbook for Mortals’ sketchy numbers, which seem to have come from a plot to order a significant number (but just under the size of a corporate sale, which the NYT would have flagged) of copies at bookstores across the country.

But here we are.- Phil Stamper 🚀🏳️🌈 August 24, 2017 You shouldn't be able to buy your way onto the list. YA author Phil Stamper first questioned the book’s sales numbers on Twitter, pointing out that it’s out of stock on Amazon and unavailable at most bookstores, likely indicating that there was some sort of scheme to buy out copies of Handbook for Mortals at the right bookstores, artificially inflating sales. 1 on the New York Times Young Adult Hardcover best-seller list and then was pulled later today after the paper found “inconsistencies in the most recent reporting cycle,” a rep for the Times told Vulture. In a dramatic turn of events fit for a good page-turner, the young-adult novel Handbook for Mortals appeared at No. If you’re looking for some brand new book releases to get stuck into this summer, then I’m sure one of these New York Times Best Sellers will tickle your tastebuds.īut, if you’d prefer some best-selling recommendations that span through the ages, here’s a list of smash hit contemporary titles that are well on their way to becoming classics.Handbook for Mortals used some off-the-book tactics. You May Also Read: The Complete List of The Legend of Drizzt Books in Reading Order Conclusion
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