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who acquired the quirky
title, described it as
“arresting and fun.” She
believes that stretching
is the next U.S. fitness
fad and that people are
moving away from
intense workouts like
spin classes or CrossFit
toward “something a
little more gentle and
restorative.” The book,
she said, is perfect for a
post-Kondo American
lifestyle market that has
embraced the Japanese
approach to better living.
This, Vigilante said, “is a natural topic
to introduce to them,” she said. “And we
love the enthusiastic tone, simple plan,
and the author’s offbeat short story. It
just makes Splits all the more charming.
This is a playful way to keep the body
limber, toned, and healthy.”
The book even offers a modified pro-
gram for pregnant women. Vigilante was
pregnant when the manuscript arrived
and ran through all the
moves. “I found them
easy to do,” she said. “I’m
looking forward to get-
ting back to my normal
exercise routine and
doing the splits.”
Splits isn’t the only
bestselling lifestyle title
coming from Sunmark.
Trunk Muscle Reset Diet, a
book on losing weight by
adjusting core muscles,
by Kenichi Sakuma, a
personal trainer for celebrities and models, has
sold more than 500,000
copies four months after its release in
Japan.
Sunmark international rights manager
Ichiro Takeda said the Sunmark foreign
rights team has already sold the title into
four foreign markets. “Trunk Muscle looks
to be our eighth million-copy bestseller,
and it is on its way to help more people
outside of Japan to get fit,” he said.
—Teri Tan
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The NFL at BIBF
The National Football League took
a booth at last week’s Beijing
International Book Fair to display
books and other publications about
the sport. Among the activities at
the booth was an hourly flag
football tournament. BIBF ran
August 23–27 and had more than
2,400 exhibitors from 89 countries.
In Japan, Trunk Muscle Reset
Diet has sold 500,000 copies in
four months.
A Fishy #1
YA ‘Times’
Bestseller
Lani Sarem’s
Handbook for
Mortals, which hit
#1 on New York
Times YA hard-
cover list brie;y
last week, has
been removed
from the list after
members of the
YA writing commu-
nity claimed the
book’s sales were
manipulated.
Nook Kills Off
Erotica Author
Accounts
Nook Press’s new
policy on obsceni-
ty, which went into
effect last week,
resulted in the
termination of
the accounts of
numerous self-
published authors.
After the move,
several authors
who received the
notices vented
their frustrations
on social media.
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