Penguin Random House stats for the first half of 2019
- Copies sold of Becoming by Michelle Obama: over 2.8 million
- Copies sold of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens: over 2 million
- Number of New York Times bestsellers during the first half of 2018: 178
- Number of New York Times bestsellers during the first half of 2019: 191
- Percent of PRH titles on UK Sunday Times bestseller list: 46
Source: PRH Posts Double-Digit Gains in Sales, Earnings in First Half of ’19
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