The Talk of the Book World Still Can’t Sell

This One from The NYTimes says Sylvia Ann Hewlett\’s book \”Creating a Life: Professional Women and the Quest for Children\” has generated the kind of publicity authors and publishers usually only dream of, but it\’s hardly selling at all.


Data from the research marketing firm Bookscan suggest \”Creating a Life\” has sold fewer than 8,000 copies. The book\’s publisher, Talk Miramax Books, puts the number closer to 10,000 but acknowledges that the book has sold far short of expectations.