Book sales were sharply up in September, the book trade’s best month in a long time. “Children’s hardcover category continued to show the strongest gains as sales in September increased 62.1%. For the first nine months of the year, children’s hardcover sales were up 56%. Adult hardcover, which has had an up-and-down year, posted a sales gain of 31.7% in September, although year-to-date sales were off 5.8%.”