In a window display epitomizing what owner Lynn Rosen called "our Philly-flavored brand of humor," Open Book Bookstore, Elkins Park, Pa., found an amusing juxtaposition involving two hot books (at least in the Philadelphia area): Fearless: How an Underdog Becomes a Champion (Hachette Books) by Doug Pederson, head coach of the Super Bowl-winning Philadelphia Eagles, and Bob Woodward's Fear: Trump in the White House, which went on sale Tuesday.
Simon & Schuster said yesterday that it had sold 750,000 copies of Fear in print, digital and audio on its first day of sale and has gone back to press for another 150,000 copies, bringing the in-print total to 1.15 million. In addition, Barnes & Noble said Fear is its top seller in stores and online, and has had faster sales than any adult title since Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman in 2015.