Newbery Jump 2025
One great side effect of winning the Newbery Medal? The award really moves the needle in terms of sales. As soon as The First State of Being was announced, librarians and booksellers around the country got busy tracking down copies. Often times, the Newbery winner can be hard to find for a few weeks until more copies can be printed.
So, it’s been over week since the Newbery was handed out – how is it faring on the New York Times Bestseller list?
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It debuted this week at the #5 spot. Here’s hoping it sticks around for a while.
It’s also common for Newbery Honor books to make the New York Times list. None have showed up yet, but I’ll be keeping an eye on the situation.
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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